In an unsurprising turn of events, disgruntled football fans, seething with an outsized rage that is, frankly, a little scary, are yelling at the wrong Myles Garrett on social media.
(Remember, that’s Myles with a Y. That will be important shortly!)
Thursday night’s matchup between the Browns and Steelers featured an on field altercation that reached its crescendo when Cleveland’s Myles Garrett ripped off Mason Rudolph’s helmet and tried to hit him over the head.
There has been a lot of justifiable and downright over-the-top reaction to Garrett’s moment of attempted assault. Fans flooded social media with reactions, but instead of going after Myles with a Y, many are tagging a different “Miles Garrett” in their rage fueled screeds.
This Miles Garrett is actually a sports reporter from Indiana who spells his name with an I and clearly lists that he’s a sports reporter in his bio. That hasn’t stopped people from screaming at him though. Still, Miles with an I seems to having some fun with his mentions taking a turn for the worse and has deployed a pretty good meme in his own defense.
So, if you are the kind of person that likes to yell at athletes on social media, make sure you’re tagging the right person, because honestly, what an absolute shame that the actual Myles Garrett, who issued an apology for the incident and has been suspended indefinitely by the NFL for his actions, should miss such pithy condemnations.
