Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph controversially escaped a suspension for his role in an ugly fight with Cleveland’s Myles Garrett, but it was reported Saturday that the NFL hit Rudolph with a $50,000 fine. Garrett was suspended indefinitely for ripping off Rudolph’s helmet and clubbing him over the head with it, and two other players earned suspensions for their role in the brawl. Earlier this week, the NFL heard Garrett’s appeal and upheld his indefinite suspension.
Many fans and analysts felt that Rudolph deserved a suspension for instigating the fight. It was reported on Thursday that Garrett claimed in his appeal to the NFL that Rudolph used a racial slur on the field prior to the altercation. Rudolph’s lawyer responded to the accusation in a statement, and claimed that the “false allegation” by Garrett was “reckless and shameful.”
On the same day, and NFL spokesman said that “the league found no evidence to support allegations that Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph.”
