Posted on 11/17/2019 10:33:37 PM PST by righttackle44
Since at least some of you are probably watching football right now anyway, this seems like an opportune time to tackle the question. (Pun intended.) If you follow our weekly NFL threads where Ed Morrissey and I try to predict the outcome of various games, youre likely already up to date on the beating the Steelers took at the hand of the Browns last week. Sadly, it was a literal beating as well as a figurative one, with multiple Browns players taking penalties for various unsportsmanlike acts of aggression.
The worst of these, however, came from Myles Garrett, who ripped the helmet off the head of Steelers player Mason Rudolph and smashed him in the head with it. This wasnt a case of roughing the passer or blocking below the knees. This was a vicious attack, ironically being perpetrated by a member of the team that was clearly winning already. So what happens to Garrett now? Should he be facing criminal charges in addition to whatever the league decides to hit him with? According to NBC News, thats not likely to happen.
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It doesn’t go anywhere when they are arrested.
Beat me to it, but Maximus asking the crowd “Are you not entertained?” was my first thought reading the headline...
Just guessing but I’d almost bet if some linebacker ripped the head off a running back, there’d be a very significant % of the crowd who’d really get off on seeing it...Beer sales would double...
Rollerball is where this whole pro “sports” phenom is headed IMHO...Or maybe they should just skip all that in-between stuff and go right to the Coliseum...
I’m satisfied with how it’s being handled right now. The cops have already said that they’re not going to pursue charges against Myles Garrett unless the victim (Mason Rudolph) files a criminal complaint. Rudolph has already said that he won’t, and hasn’t up to this point, so the point is moot on this one. The loss of pay for the games Garrett is missing is at least a couple million dollars, so his penalty is MUCH greater than if he were being sued for it and it would be pocket change for Rudolph, it would never offset the amount spent on lawyers and court costs. Rudolph is right to just call it good.
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