Myles Garrett criticizes recent officiating mistakes against Browns
Cleveland Browns defensive lineman Myles Garrett is fed up with some of the recent officiating decisions his team has fallen victim to.
Garrett risked a fine by publicly criticizing referees on Friday, particularly over a play where the Los Angeles Chargers committed a missed false start on a 29-yard touchdown in Sunday’s defeat.
“It was so obvious,” Garrett said, via Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com. “To my mind, he’s moved, nobody else has moved and the ball hasn’t moved, so it’s kinda textbook. The flag should be up. So I moved forward because he moved, it’s like I’m on a string. If the ball beats him, we’re going with the ball. If he moves before the ball, I’m going with him.”
Garrett knew he was risking a fine by speaking up, but didn’t particularly care.
“If I get fined, so be it,” Garrett said. “Something needs to be said. If it keeps on going this way, this route, where it seems like we keep on getting the short stick.”
The error in the Chargers game certainly wasn’t the first time Cleveland has fallen victim to an iffy call that had a huge impact on the outcome of a game. Clearly, the Browns have about had it.
