I’m pretty sure just about every offensive lineman had the same reaction after they watched Myles Garrett slam Mason Rudolph’s own helmet on the quarterback’s uncovered head: I have to do something. Or I would have done something if I were in those same shoes. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ offensive linemen have a strong history of having the backs of their quarterback, especially Maurkice Pouncey, and for that, he received a three-game suspension.
Pouncey told reporters in the locker room immediately after the game, when asked if he expected to be suspended after he threw several punched and a kick at Garrett while he was on the ground, “at this point, who cares?