Myles Garrett hits Mason Rudolph in the head with his own helmet, a breakdown
What Happened
In a heated AFC North rivalry matchup, the Cleveland Browns are dominating the Pittsburgh Steelers late in the fourth quarter. Pittsburgh quarterback Mason Rudolph is trying to make the best of a lopsided game, attempting a shovel pass, but is quickly taken down by a sack from Cleveland's Miles Garrett. Frustrated, Garrett then rips Rudolph's helmet off and strikes him in the head with it. The aggressive move sparks a brawl, with Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey rushing in to defend his quarterback, throwing multiple punches at Garrett. Referees and coaches try to intervene, with Browns defensive end Chad Thomas saying, "Dude, come on, bro, come on." Pittsburgh head coach Mike Tomlin looks on, realizing the severity of the situation. Garrett explains, "He [Rudolph] did the shovel pass, I'm gonna take your helmet off now, you [expletive]." Steelers players are outraged, with Pouncey saying, "That's how you do it, dummy," as he attempts to kick Garrett. The referee tells the sidelines, "He picked his helmet off and he used it as a weapon." The teams are separated and the final seconds tick away with Rudolph still in the game, likely concussed from Garrett's helmet strike. Browns head coach Freddie Kitchens warns his team, "I strictly said I said don't take a player's helmet off and hit him in the face with it. I told you that, you do it again, you're out of here." This ugly incident in the AFC North rivalry game overshadows the Browns' dominant performance. Garrett's actions have drawn widespread condemnation, with the NFL likely to hand down significant disciplinary measures. The Steelers, meanwhile, will be left to pick up the pieces and evaluate Rudolph's health after this heated clash between two bitter division foes.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentBrowns versus Steelers Browns are up big
in the fourth quarter and Rudolph and
the Steelers are just trying to have
some fun before it ends oak and Joe be
with the sack in the bowling ball their
loss of 10 yards the very next play is
gonna be another really easy sack this
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[ __ ] he's off to the races to get
some yards that don't matter but miles
Garrett decides to sack him and throw
him down he's like dude I did the shovel
pass I'm gonna take your helmet off now
you [ __ ] I did the shovel pass you
can't tackle me and then 71 and the ref
think they're helping but they're
actually hurting he grabs him up by the
facemask rips the helmet off says that's
how you do it dummy and then for the
part that sucks and his shitty he had
some in the head with the helmet Pouncy
sees that perfectly and he's gonna go
into attack mode here check out pound so
he just starts whipping fists one punch
misses to punch misses three punch
misses for punch misses now he's gonna
try to get some kicks in that's gonna
get blocked and miss Pouncy I love the
effort my dude I love the effort the
results they kind of suck love the
effort and then ogen Joby comes in for
another sack and it's like dude we
already we did this shovel pass you
can't do this you can't do this [ __ ] 71
gets in the way he's like dude come on
bro come on the coaches are talking like
what happened well he picked his helmet
off and he used it as a weapon use it as
a weapon that's why my guys are so mad
kids is like oh okay that makes sense
that kind of sucks so they tell those
guys you could probably sit these next
eight seconds out we're good without you
there you go get an early break get to
get the pads off have some fun we're
gonna go back to the action finish out
these eight seconds Rudolph's still in
has to be concussed but he stays in the
game and Freddie kitchen tells the
sideline hey I told you i strictly said
i said don't take it players faith
helmet off and hit him in the face with
it i told you that you do it again
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