The NFL did not wait long to announce the punishments for three key players involved in last night’s scuffle at the end of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns Thursday Night Football game.
An ugly end to an ugly game #Browns #HereWeGo #PITvsCLE #TNFonFOX #NFL100
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— NFL@SneakerReporter (@NFL_SR) November 15, 2019
On the Browns side, defensive linemen Myles Garrett and Larry Ogunjobi were suspended. Ogunjobi was suspended one game for his contributions and Garrett has been banned for the rest of the 2019 season (including the playoffs if Cleveland should make it) at minimum.
Maurkice Pouncey was the lone Pittsburgh player to get a suspension and he will miss three games for the punches and kicks he aimed at Garrett after the latter swung a helmet at Rudolph.
To top things off, both teams will be fined $250,000 dollars by the NFL:
Steelers, Browns organizations each fined $250,000.
Browns' Garrett, Ogunjobi & Steelers' Pouncey suspended. pic.twitter.com/HJ4Qnc4xsY
— Michael Signora (@NFLfootballinfo) November 15, 2019
In the statement released by the league, they mention that there could potentially be more fines handed out to other players that partook in the skirmish.
With Garrett’s actions being the most egregious the punishments seem to be handed out properly, and swiftly, by the NFL. Along with his indefinite suspension, Garrett must speak with and be cleared by commissioner Roger Goodell before he can be reinstated in the future.
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