Week ELEVEN Fine/Suspension Blotter, Part Well Negative: The Browns might break all records for fines and the like...

The shit has just hit the fan in Cleveland.

I can almost bet this is going to be a 9 AM Eastern Friday job (it would be 9 AM Eastern Monday, but they might get this out of the way now before the other Week 11 games are played).

Don't know how long this is going to stay up, but:


Pittsburgh quarterback Mason Rudolph tried to rip the helmet off of Cleveland's Myles Garrett on the ground.

Garrett responded by ripping Rudolph's helmet off and swinging at it his head and HITTING HIM IN THE HEAD WITH IT.

Pittsburgh's Maurkice Pouncey was also ejected for throwing several punches and a kick at Garrett.

Also, according to CBS NFL columnist Pete Prisco:

Ogunjobi threw down Rudolph after the helmet strike

— Pete Prisco (@PriscoCBS) November 15, 2019

That's Larry Ogunjobi, and he's already one fine in arrears this year.  Garrett would be his third league action of the year.

But here's the big stuff:  If Garrett is suspended, each game would cost him at least $520,000.  Since it would be the third suspension for the Browns this season, the increment bumps to 25%.  And if Ogunjobi goes with him, that's 33%.

Basically, the Browns face the following:

• $150,000 for any suspension from this incident.
• A $50,000 matched fine since it was also on the field.
• Any other fines accumulated by any other parties in the incident must also be matched.
• And if another player is suspended as well as Garrett, the fine alone for the suspensions will probably be almost $400,000.

The Browns are already $285,722 in on-field fines.  That surpasses all thresholds, so that's $75,000 more for the team, plus another $74,505 they've ALREADY matched, PLUS another $101,996. 

They're already paying the league over half a million dollars.  They've only had one game this regular season in which they were not fined.

Stay tuned.  This is probably one of the worst incidents on the field in a very long time.  There WILL be repercussions.

And, as Mr. Adams says, THAT'S NOT ALL!!!  Early in the second quarter, this...


The NFL must not only void this win, but consider forfeiture of either next week's Browns game, or the rematch in two weeks in Pittsburgh.