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Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett should not have been called in the second quarter of the Browns 21-21 on Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers, said Monday the senior vice president of the NFL.
Garrett beat quarterback Steelers Ben Roethlisberger for a third foul and was called for a personal foul. In the next game, Steelers running back James Conner made a touchdown and a 6-0 lead over the Steelers.
Al Riveron, senior vice president of the NFL for arbitration, told NFL.com that the official had made a mistake in calling Garrett. The defensive end has been marked for a rule violation that prohibits a player from landing on the quarterback with any or all of his weight.
"The rule specifically says" most if not all of your body weight, "Riveron said Monday. "So we want that player to make some effort, and over the last three or four weeks we've taken a full video to show the clubs exactly what we're talking about, because the question we're getting all the time is" Eh Well, what do you want our players to do?
Browns coach Hue Jackson said Josh Gordon had started for Cleveland because of the staff involved in a strategic gaming call by offensive coordinator Todd Haley.
The Browns ended a run of 17 consecutive losses, but did not win, scoring a draw against the Steelers in the opening game of the season.
Steelers RB rider James Conner proved he was more than able to win in the absence of The Veon Bell, scoring two rushing touchdowns with 192 yards in his first career start.
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"Well, they do not have to put the weight on quarter, and this one showed yesterday, even if there is weight on Ben, that's not what we consider a contact at the level of a fault. "
Riveron said four other penalties for quarterback players – Atlanta's Grady Jarrett, Carlos Dunlap of Cincinnati, Sheldon Richardson of Minnesota and David Onyemata of New Orleans – were correct.
Jarrett fell on Eagles quarterback Nick Eagles in the end zone after the Foles released a pass in the opening game on Thursday night. He did not agree with the appeal, he said Monday.
"I did not think it was a bad move," Jarrett said Monday. "I have the impression that I kept him a good weight intentionally, that I jumped quickly, I could not turn to the side."
The Browns will be relieved to know that the call was wrong, because the flag puzzled them.
Coach Hue Jackson said Monday before hearing Riveron's comments that he needed to learn more to understand the thinking behind the flag.
After the match, Garrett was also confused.
"I do not know how, from this angle, I can hit him and put him on the ground," Garrett said Sunday. "So you do not want to attack him, you just have to attack him on the ground, so you do not put your body weight or almost all your weight in him, so I have to get rid of So , we can adjust or change something, but we'll see, I will not change the way I hit because that's how I've always been taught.
Jarrett said he and Falcons coach Dan Quinn had discussed the play.
"We just talked about trying to make adjustments," said Jarrett. "You can not do anything against the rule."
At the same time, Jarrett said that it was difficult to change his style of play.
"Without a doubt," he said. "I think the fact of not driving him to the ground is right.I have the impression of not hitting him intentionally in the head is right.
"Form attack." I do not think it's fair to call the draft, and we've seen that happen a lot. "But what are you going to do, cry about the call? … if they want to do that, they might as well go to the touch with both hands.When we touch a quarterback, just be a bag instead.You know what am I saying? So just be right at the ends.
Quinn acknowledged that these are games that officials now call with a renewed focus on player safety.
"So hit on the quarterback – and Grady and I had this conversation – we have to find a way for them to hit and then at the last second, if we can move," said Quinn. it's going to be difficult when you're going at full speed in one direction and you're hitting – "How to change and get out of class?"
"In no case did he try to lower the quarter to this game, what the rule is meant for." I understand. "Pile-steer the guy down, that was certainly not the case or his intention on this game. "
Vaughn McClure and Pat McManamon of ESPN contributed to this report.
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