The Pittsburgh Steelers have denied a report that Myles Garrett jerseys will be banned at Heinz Field on Sunday when the Cleveland Browns come to town.
“A source close to the situation (me) confirmed these reports are absolutely false,’’ Steelers Director of Communications Burt Lauren tweeted Tuesday.
A source close to the situation (me) confirmed these reports are absolutely false. https://t.co/dSaRGzwMgN
— Burt Lauten (@SteelersPRBurt) November 26, 2019
Garrett is serving an indefinite suspension after taking Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph's helmet off and hitting him in the head with it. There has been some concern about what might happen on the field and in the stands with the teams facing off again.
Andrew Fillipponi of 93.7 The Fan in Pittsburgh told Ross Tucker and Carrington Harrison on their Home & Home podcast that he heard Garrett's jerseys or other pro Garrett attire would be banned.
“It’s going to be like the Roman Colosseum,” Fillipponi said. “I had a Heinz Field employee tell me that he doesn’t think he’s going to let Myles Garrett jerseys into the stadium, [and] that there’s already been a conversation among some of the security staff and people at the gates at the stadium who are on watch for anything that they think is going to create a disturbance inside the stadium.”
“Believe it or not, I guess a jersey with a guy’s last name on it is enough to get you either booted or prohibited from the stadium.”
There are going to be a lot of storylines surrounding this game and there is no doubt going to be extra security. Also watch for how the refs handle it, especially early as they try to set a tone.
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