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The Cleveland Police Dept. is NOT investigating Myles Garrett for assault stemming from the helmet attack on Steelers QB Mason Rudolph, a spokesperson tells TMZ Sports.
We asked if the CPD was planning to arrest the 23-year-old and we were told quite simply, “No.”
The incident went down in the final seconds of the game at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland — when Garrett and Rudolph tussled after a play … followed by Garrett ripping off Mason’s helmet at swinging it at his head.
After the game Garrett spoke about the incident — “What I did was foolish, and I shouldn’t have allowed myself to slip like that,” Garrett said … “It’s out of character.”
“I lost my cool and I regret it,” he added … “It’s going to come back to hurt our team. The guys who jumped into the scrum, I appreciate my team having my back, but it never should have gotten to that point.”
Rudolph also commented … saying, “I thought it was pretty cowardly and bush league.”
“I’m not going to back down from any bully. I felt like I had a bone to pick with him. I appreciate the line always having my back, but I was angry.”
We spoke with “Friday Night Lights” director Peter Berg after the game — and he told us the scene looked like something out of “Game of Thrones.”
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As for punishment, Berg says a 4-game suspension is probably fair.
Other stars, like ex-NFL linebacker James Harrison, seem to be calling for harsher punishment.
“That’s assault at the least… 6 months in jail on the street.. now add the weapon and that’s at least a year right?!”
