ESPN’s Josina Anderson apologizes for Mason Rudolph ‘private parts’ tweet
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Mark Fischer
November 16, 2019 | 2:24pm |
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ESPN reporter Josina Anderson apologized Saturday for her tweet that chastised Mason Rudolph for allegedly grabbing Myles Garrett’s “private parts”
during the Browns-Steelers brawl Thursday night.
“What word would be used to describe this if an NFL player grabbed a female’s private parts in a non-consensual way? Pause,” she wrote in the since-deleted tweet following the Browns’ 21-7 win over the Steelers. “Would that be assault? Male or female, this nonconsensual act right here is beyond invasive, provoking and wrong.”
Anderson shared a photo from the game that showed Rudolph and Garrett tangled up after Garrett hit Rudolph over the head with the Steelers quarterback’s helmet following an on-the-field scuffle between the two players near the end of the game.
Anderson used an arrow to point to Rudolph’s left hand, seemingly implying he grabbed Garrett’s crotch-area.
“Mistakes need to be owned, and I will own mine here,”
Anderson tweeted Saturday. “With the benefit of additional angles, it’s clear my tweet misinterpreted one of the photos taken during the brawl. That’s my fault, I apologize. My goal is to always be completely accurate and fair.”
Garrett was suspended for the remainder of the season and playoffs, at a minimum, without pay, and Rudolph, who was not injured in the incident, is expected to be fined,
according to NFL Network.
Pittsburgh’s Maurkice Pouncey (three games) and Cleveland’s Larry Ogunjobi (one game) were also suspended without pay for their roles in the fight.