One of the most remarkably tone-deaf comments that I have heard from an NFL player recently came last week from Myles Garrett of the Cleveland Browns, who finished the final six games of the 2019 season serving what at the time was an indefinite suspension after he struck Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph over the head with force, using Rudolph’s own helmet.
While he appeared to escape significant injury—he didn’t even go to the ground—it was described by many as one of the most disturbing acts that they can recall seeing on a football field, and forced the NFL to react quickly.