Browns’ Myles Garrett praised Chiefs’ Joe Thuney despite being poked in the eye
Roughly an hour after the start of the Chiefs’ 21-7 win over the Browns on Sunday, rain began falling at Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland.
Browns defensive end Myles Garrett removed the visor from his helmet to improve his vision, and it couldn’t have come at a worse time. On the Chiefs’ second touchdown, Garrett was poked in the eye by KC lineman Joe Thuney.
“I think it was literally the first play I took my visor off because it was raining, and it was getting kind of blurry, and then it got real blurry and dark after he hit me in the eye,” Garrett told reporters after the game. “I mean, it hurt a lot, but I was thinking I might not be able to see at all because I have Lasik and that’s why I wear the visor. I don’t want the flap to go up because if it does, then lights out and I have to go to the doctor.”
Garrett still plans to see a doctor on Monday to make sure there is no long-term damage.
“I don’t think Thuney’s a dirty player by any means,” Garrett said. “I think he meant to catch my shoulder with his hand and he just ended up going a little bit higher. I would say I rush with a lot of leverage. I get lower on my rushes and it caught me in the face.”
But Garrett believes there should have been a flag.
“I mean, I talked to him (an official) afterward and he said he just didn’t see it,” Garrett said. “That’s how the game goes.”
CBS Sports’ cameras caught Thuney checking on Garrett as he was headed to the sideline.
“I mean, he apologized when I was going to the locker room,” Garrett said. “He also apologized after the game. So I mean, he’s a good player, good human being.”
This story was originally published December 16, 2024 at 8:54 AM.
