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  1. Steely McBeam

    Dee Haslam’s pre-game hatwear supports Myles Garrett

    Getty Images Browns defensive end Myles Garrett will serve an indefinite suspension for whacking Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph over the head with his own helmet. The Browns have supported him throughout the ordeal, and Browns co-owner Dee Haslam has opted to show specific support for him...
  2. Steely McBeam

    Tyler Boyd gives Bengals 7-3 halftime lead over Steelers

    Getty Images Tyler Boyd complained of his lack of targets last week. He is showing why this week. The Bengals gained 34 yards on their first 18 plays. They had 62 on the next two, with Boyd catching both. Boyd made a spectacular one-handed grab at the Pittsburgh 15. Terrell Edmunds had one of...
  3. Steely McBeam

    NFL fines Mason Rudolph $50,000

    Getty Images Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph did not get off easy in the altercation that saw him hit over the head with his own helmet by Browns defensive end Myles Garrett. Rudolph, who grabbed the back of Garrett’s helmet while the two of them were on the ground at the end of the play...
  4. Steely McBeam

    Two Steelers clear concussion protocol

    Getty Images The Steelers are far from healthy heading into tomorrow’s game against the Bengals, but they at least got two more players back. Via Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com, the Steelers will have wide receiver Diontae Johnson and linebacker Ola Adeniyi available, after they were cleared from...
  5. Steely McBeam

    33 players disciplined for Browns-Steelers fracas

    Getty Images The brawl that erupted in the final moments of last week’s Browns-Steelers game has resulted in a whopping 33 players facing league discipline. As previously noted, Browns defensive end Myles Garrett was suspended indefinitely, Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey was suspended two...
  6. Steely McBeam

    Report: NFL clears Anthony Chickillo

    Getty Images The NFL has cleared Steelers linebacker Anthony Chickillo because of insufficient evidence, Mark Kaboly of TheAthletic.com reports. The NFL has closed an investigation that began after Chickillo’s arrest Oct. 20. Chickillo will face no punishment, per Kaboly. Chickillo was...
  7. Steely McBeam

    Steelers rule out JuJu Smith-Schuster, James Conner

    Getty Images The chances of Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster and running back James Conner playing this week never looked good and they’ve now disappeared entirely. The Steelers have ruled Smith-Schuster and Conner out for Sunday’s game against the Bengals. They’ll also be without...
  8. Steely McBeam

    Cordy Glenn will start at left tackle Sunday

    Getty Images Cordy Glenn, who has yet to play this season, apparently is out of the Bengals’ doghouse. He is expected to start at left tackle for the Bengals on Sunday, Tyler Dragon of the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. Glenn has taken first-team reps all week. Glenn was diagnosed with a...
  9. Steely McBeam

    Will Myles Garrett sue over his suspension?

    Getty Images With hearing officer James Thrash (correctly) upholding the indefinite suspension imposed on Browns defensive end Myles Garrett, Garrett technically isn’t out of options. As a practical matter, however, he is. Garrett could file a lawsuit aimed at challenging the arbitration. He...
  10. Steely McBeam

    Week 12 injury report roundup

    Getty Images Week 12 of the 2019 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Texans and it continues with 12 more games on Sunday, which means that the 24 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The teams playing on Monday night won’t release...
  11. Steely McBeam

    Tony Dungy: I don’t have sympathy with Myles Garrett

    Getty Images Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy says that no matter what Browns defensive end Myles Garrett heard Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph say, Garrett lost any moral high ground when he ripped Rudolph’s helmet off and hit him over the head. Garrett says that Rudolph uttered a racial slur...
  12. Steely McBeam

    CBA doesn’t specifically prohibit an indefinite suspension

    Getty Images One of the primary arguments made on behalf of Browns defensive end Myles Garrett in opposition to his indefinite suspension flowed from the idea that the labor deal doesn’t permit an indefinite suspension for on-field misconduct. While that argument didn’t work before hearing...
  13. Steely McBeam

    James Thrash complains about social media reaction to his Myles Garrett decision

    Getty Images On Thursday, former NFL receiver James Thrash upheld the NFL’s indefinite suspension of Browns defensive end Myles Garrett. The decision prompted a reaction on social media. Thrash has reacted to the reaction. “Please stop tweeting me about the decision,” Thrash tweeted late...
  14. Steely McBeam

    NFL’s conclusion on Myles Garrett’s claim of a slur overlooks one key piece of evidence

    Getty Images Regarding Browns defensive end Myles Garrett‘s claim that Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph uttered a racial slur before last Thursday night’s melee, the NFL has said, “We looked into it and found no such evidence.” Actually, there is evidence. The evidence comes from the version...
  15. Steely McBeam

    A.J. Green officially out again

    Getty Images The Bengals handed in their 11th list injury designations on Friday and wide receiver A.J. Green has been ruled out for the 11th time. Given the 10 missed games and Green’s lack of practice time, the wideout’s absence from the lineup was always the expected outcome on Friday...
  16. Steely McBeam

    NFL has important reason for indefinite suspension of Myles Garrett

    Getty Images The NFL’s plan for Browns defensive end Myles Garrett, which was upheld by hearing officer James Thrash, consists of sidelining Garrett for the rest of the 2019 season and then figuring out what to do with him in 2020. The original announcement of Garrett’s suspension requires...
  17. Steely McBeam

    Steelers promote Patrick Morris from practice squad

    Getty Images The Steelers need another center with Maurkice Pouncey on the suspended list. On Thursday, they promoted Patrick Morris from the practice squad to take Pouncey’s spot on the 53-player roster during Pouncey’s two-game absence. Pouncey had his suspension reduced by one game on...
  18. Steely McBeam

    Myles Garrett on Mason Rudolph: “I know what I heard”

    Getty Images Browns defensive end Myles Garrett seems upset that his allegation that Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph used a racial slur became public, but Garrett is standing by it. Garrett released a statement saying he believed everything he said in appealing his suspension would remain...
  19. Steely McBeam

    New report disputes the Patriots have interest in Antonio Brown

    Getty Images A report earlier Thursday said the Patriots have “kicked the tires” on Antonio Brown. A new report from NBC Sports Boston disputes that’s the case. Tom Curran cited two sources who scoffed at the team’s reported interest in the free agent receiver, with one asking, “What’s...
  20. Steely McBeam

    Report: NFL had no recorded sound from the field in Cleveland

    Getty Images During his appeal hearing Wednesday, Myles Garrett accused Mason Rudolph of a racial slur. Rudolph “vehemently denied” using a racial slur in a statement Thursday. The NFL investigated Garrett’s claim using the game officials’ report and all camera angles. It did not, however...
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