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Nate Ulrich

Browns' Myles Garrett to have appeal hearing Wednesday

Browns defensive end Myles Garrett will be the last player involved in Thursday night's brawl with the Pittsburgh Steelers to have his appeal heard.

Garrett's appeal will be heard Wednesday by James Thrash, Browns defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi's appeal will be heard Monday by Thrash and Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey's appeal will be heard Tuesday by Derrick Brooks.

A league spokesman provided the scheduling updates.

Garrett plans to attend his hearing, a person familiar with the situation confirmed after ESPN reported Garrett intends to be there.

Former NFL players Thrash and Brooks are the officers jointly appointed and compensated by the NFL and NFL Players Association to decide appeals of on-field player discipline. They typically issue a preliminary ruling within 24 hours of an appeal hearing.

Garrett, Ogunjobi and Pouncey were suspended by the NFL for fighting late in the Browns' 21-7 win over the Steelers on "Thursday Night Football." All three players were ejected from the game.

The NFL suspended Garrett without pay for at least the rest of the 2019 season _ the remaining six regular-season games and playoffs. The league suspended Ogunjobi without pay for one game and Pouncey without pay for three games. All three players will be fined, too.

The brawl broke out with eight seconds left in the game.

On third-and-29 at the Steelers 17-yard line, Garrett wrapped up Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph and took him down to the ground after the quarterback threw a short pass.

On the ground, Rudolph grabbed Garrett's helmet and pulled on it enough to nearly remove it.

As Garrett rose to his feet, Rudolph pushed his right foot into Garrett's groin. Garrett grabbed Rudolph's face mask and ripped his helmet off.

Rudolph got up and went after Garrett as Steelers right guard David DeCastro stood between the two. Then Garrett swung Rudolph's helmet and whacked him on the top of his head.

Pouncey reacted to Garrett's helmet swing by repeatedly punching Garrett. Pouncey and DeCastro knocked Garrett down in the end zone. With DeCastro lying atop Garrett in the end zone, Pouncey punched and kicked Garrett in the helmet before Browns defensive end Chris Smith arrived to break up the fight and other players followed suit.

Ogunjobi ran into a helmet-less Rudolph from behind and shoved him to the ground.

Rudolph will be fined but wasn't suspended.

ESPN reported Sunday the NFL will fine about 10 players for leaving the bench area and running on the field. A league source told the Beacon Journal it'll be "easy to reach double digits" for the number of players fined.

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