Steelers' Mason Rudolph calls Browns' Myles Garrett's claim a 'bold-faced lie'
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Steelers quarterback
Mason Rudolph is calling
Myles Garrett's assertion that he used a racial slur a "bold-faced lie," and Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is supporting his quarterback.
"1000% False," Rudolph tweeted after Outside the Lines aired a new interview with Garrett after the NFL reinstated the
Cleveland Browns defensive end. "Bold-Faced Lie. I did not, have not, and would not utter a racial-slur. This is a disgusting and reckless attempt to assassinate my character."
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However, a league spokesman told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Saturday that no sound from the field was recorded. The spokesman added that linemen are mic'd up to amplify ambient sound but that the mics do not record and are shut off after the ball is snapped.
Rudolph was fined $50,000 for his role in the incident. He appealed the fine, but it was recently upheld, a source told ESPN.
The Steelers and the Browns were also each fined $250,000.
Garrett first alleged Rudolph used the slur in an appeals hearing with the NFL in an effort to get his suspension reduced, ESPN previously reported. Garrett later said he never intended for the accusation to become public, but said, "I know what I heard."
Rudolph strongly denied the allegation in November and called it "totally untrue."
"I couldn't believe it," the quarterback said Nov. 24. "I couldn't believe he would go that route after the fact."