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AROUND THE WEB:
-- Myles Garrett was ejected from the Thursday Night Football game between the Steelers and Browns after taking Mason Rudolph’s own helmet off his head and hitting him with it.
Myles Garrett ripped Mason Rudolph's helmet off and swung his own helmet at him. That's awful.pic.twitter.com/ZhrzxQTACB
— NFL Update (@MySportsUpdate)
November 15, 2019 The craziest part of the Myles Garrett thing is when Clete Blakeman called hands to the face on the Lionspic.twitter.com/Wn1iMyEffL
— Isaac (@WorldofIsaac)
November 15, 2019 Dawg @MylesLGarrett lost his damn mind last night!!! Cmon bro ----♂️ pic.twitter.com/BcFqOe9krF
— Mack!! (@EVERY1H8S_CHRIS)
November 15, 2019 The fight happened in the final seconds of the game after Rudolph threw a short pass to Trey Edmunds and Garrett rushed him and threw him down on the ground. Then the two started to scuffle and Garrett ripped Rudolph’s helmet off and smashed him in the head with it.
“I lost my cool and I regret it,” Garrett said after the game. “It’s going to come back to hurt our team. The guys who jumped into the scrum, I appreciate my team having my back, but it never should have gotten to that point.”
“I thought it was pretty cowardly and bush league,” Rudolph said. “I’m not going to back down from any bully. I felt like I had a bone to pick with him. I appreciate the line always having my back, but I was angry.”
"There are many risks an NFL QB assumes with every snap taken on the field," Rudolph's agent, Tim Younger, tweeted. "Being hit on your uncovered head by a helmet being swung by a 275 LB DE is not one of them. Tonight could have had a catastrophic ending. The matter will be reviewed thoroughly."
There are many risks an NFL QB assumes with every snap taken on the field. Being hit on your uncovered head by a helmet being swung by a 275 lb DE is not one of them. Tonight could have had a catastrophic ending. The matter will be reviewed thoroughly.
— Younger & Associates/QB Limited (@YoungerAssoc)
November 15, 2019 Garrett faces a possible season-long suspension.
-- Don Cherry tweeted for the first time since being fired this week to thank everyone for their support.
“You'll be hearing from me soon,” he added.
Just want to thank everybody for all the support and kind words. You'll be hearing from me soon. Thumbs up!
— Don Cherry (@CoachsCornerDC)
November 15, 2019 Cherry also tweeted out a story about a “Support Don Cherry” sign being confiscated during a game.
“Support Don Cherry” sign confiscated by security at NHL game, hockey fa... https://t.co/4v3qOSgGwL via @YouTube
— Don Cherry (@CoachsCornerDC)
November 15, 2019 QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I know Grapes better than anybody. He’s not a bigot and he’s not a racist. This guy is the most generous caring guy that I know. What they’ve done to him up there is disgraceful, it really is.” -- Bobby Orr, on the Don Cherry firing
