CLEVELAND – The NFL has never been shy about their efforts to protect quarterbacks. Nowadays breathing on a quarterback the wrong way could draw a flag.
So when Myles Garrett was called for roughing the passer in the second quarter of the Browns 21-21 tie with the Steelers, Sunday, it was hardly surprising. On the play in question, Garrett chased down Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger on a third-down play from the Browns eight and landed on top of the 36-year-old one second after he had released the football.
It was an almost impossible hit to avoid, once Garrett had left his feet.