Myles Garrett's violent helmet removal and strike on Mason Rudolph during a 21-7 lead sparked an NFL brawl, leading to a $40,000 fine and an indefinite suspension for the rest of the year. The incident, described as one of professional sports' worst felonies, highlights Garrett's catastrophic lack of self-control despite his elite athletic status. Ultimately, this felony-level assault underscores a dangerous disconnect between on-field dominance and off-field accountability in modern football. [Automatically generated summary]
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Eight Seconds Left in the Game00:05:07
Cleveland Browns.
Y'all got to be cursed.
What?
They cursed.
Well, they won the game.
Well, look what happened.
Eight seconds left in the game.
Miles Garrett, you don't know how to turn it off, buddy?
With only eight seconds to go in the game that Cleveland was winning, defensive end Miles Garrett pulled off Mason Rudolph's helmet and bashed the Steelers quarterback on the head with it.
Oh, that ignited a brawl.
And shock from around the league.
That's one of the worst things I've ever seen on a professional sports field.
I ain't never seen nothing like this.
I didn't even see nothing like this back in the 70s and 80s.
I mean, you expect to see something like this in a hood somewhere playing tag flag football.
Gee, you would even see that there.
This is crazy.
This is professional football.
Millions of people watching it.
Thursday night football.
Thursday night football.
The game is over.
Cleveland Browns is going to win 21-7.
Yeah, this is the last play of the game.
I would have just went through the motions, but not Miles Garrett.
Nah, I'm still going.
I'm going to give me another sack.
Now, this man has been penalized, I think, like $40,000 for roughing the passer.
Yeah, this year for roughing the passer.
If y'all don't follow football, when the quarterback is throwing the ball, you don't supposed to tackle.
But not Miles Garrett.
He's going to wrap his arms around.
He's going to drive your ass right into the turf.
He's been fine $40,000.
Now, this particular situation in the game, the game's over.
Eight seconds left.
21-7.
The Browns, you got the game one.
They finally gonna win a damn game.
The quarterback, Rudolph, throws the football.
He doesn't have the football no more.
Miles Garrett said, I need another sack.
Grabs him anyway, drives him into the turf.
Yeah, right?
Now, Rudolph, he's pissed.
I would be too.
The game's over.
Why are you driving me into the turf like this?
Miles Garrett is 6'4, 270 pounds of black man.
This dude drafted in the first round, right?
I think he's overall first pick for the Cleveland Browns, man, if I remember correctly.
Talented football plays a savage.
The dude is a genetic freak, man.
Right?
I mean, this dude is Superman.
He's strong, fast, powerful.
He's probably the most athletic man in football ever.
Well, he should have barred Megamon's brain because obviously he don't have one.
Takes the, rips the damn helmet off the quarterback on the ground.
Yeah.
They get up.
The quarterback's running for him to get his damn helmet back.
But give him a helmet back, Miles.
What are you doing?
And then you take the helmet.
Now, this ain't funny.
And bash him across the damn head with it?
You could have killed him.
You could have hit him in the temple.
You could have killed him in front of millions of people, man.
This is just a football game, man.
I don't know Rudolph.
I don't know if he's got family, kids, or whatever.
But this man, he might be a father.
He's someone's son.
Someone's, man.
And you could have took his life right down the field, man.
That reminds me of that movie.
Yeah, the longest yard?
Yeah.
With Burt Reynolds and then Adam Silent made it over.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I look like this was the prisoners versus the prison guards.
This ain't even funny.
Pouncing for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
He's so pissed.
He's punching the man in the helmet with his fist.
He cut that out and said, oh man, this hurt.
Starts kicking him in the helmet.
Probably broke every last thing in his hand.
Yeah, obviously the Pittsburgh Steelers did not see this happening because, like I said, the game's over.
Yeah.
They're la-la-land.
Yeah.
I'm thinking if the whole football team from Pittsburgh would have saw that, I'm thinking anybody in that right mind after they saw something like this, I would charge the field.
Man, even a damn bull know when to stop.
When he see that damn clown man, he stops.
The bull?
Do we need to put a clown on the field so you know when to stop?
Look, life's all about opportunities, making the most out of opportunities in life.
This is a prime example of somebody with all the talent, everything going for him.
Yeah.
And he do something like this and just blows it for himself.
The league suspend him for the rest of the year.
His career is probably over.
Because that was a felony what he committed.
It's in front of everybody.
You don't care about anybody's life.
You could have killed that man.
He said he made a mistake.
He slipped up.
No, you didn't slip up.
What do you mean you slip up?
You slip up if you fall and you got a knife in your hand and you stab yourself.
That's slipping up.
What?
You slipping up is you not paying attention.
You fall down the steps.
That's slipping up.
Yeah, no.
You did that like a damn windmill.
That's not slipping up.
You got a brain.
I mean, did you see red?
The game's over.
Why are you so damn pissed?
Hey, they had an interview with him.
He said he wanted to be a paleontologist.
I mean, you wouldn't be a paleontologist?
You're making millions of dollars.
How much do paleontologists make?
Maybe if you find a T-Rex or a damn, or a damn velociraptor, you might get some money.
You ain't going to be able to dig up no bones.
You're going to be out there with your damn counterparts up there digging up bones.
And you ain't going to be able to find that.
Why He Wanted to Be a Paleontologist00:01:03
You're going to get pissed and you're going to start bashing people in the head.
Where the damn dinosaur bones at?
You told me this was right over here.
Hey, hey, Miles.
Hey, man, it's a perfect opportunity.
You start a new career, buddy.
This is not funny, but man, this is like some Antonio Brown shit.
This is some Pete Buddha Jag shit right here.
What the Pete Buddha Jag shit is this?
Antonio Brown getting paid $30 million this year, man, and he's not even playing because nobody wants him.
Because he's intimidating witnesses.
Dude, the best wide receiver.
What's the point?
You got all this talent, all this genetic, this is God-given ability, and y'all out there acting like complete, utter fools.
Not only is it God-given, but they've trained for this.
They put in the work.
You just throw it away.
You can just throw it away because you can't handle your temper, man.