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Andy Nesbitt

Myles Garrett got punched in the face by a fan while sitting in his car and handled it perfectly

It’s a tough time being a member of the Cleveland Browns (which is something that has probably been said a lot of the years) as the team isn’t living up to the preseason hype at all so far this season.

Baker Mayfield and Co. are 2-4 with a week off before they travel to face Tom Brady and the Patriots, which should go well for them.

Apparently one fan wasn’t all that happy with the team and decided to do something really, really, really, dumb when they saw Myles Garrett driving his car. The dumb fan waved down the star defensive end and got a picture with him… and then punched him the face.

Update: Police found the fan, according to Cleveland.com:

Cleveland police identified a man they believe punched Cleveland Browns star Myles Garrett as the defensive end posed for a photo with him in downtown Cleveland.

No formal charges have been filed in the case, but officers identified the 24-year-old Strongsville man through his license plate, police reports say.

Here was Garrett’s explanation of the situation:

Needless to say, that’s not how fans, or anyone, should act.

Garrett was able to have fun with the situation, at least:

Other Browns fans were sorry to see this happen:

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