own helmet remains the talk of the sports world. tonight the nfl upheld the cleveland browns star defender s punishment after his appeal suspended indefinitely it sends that message loudly and clearly that even though one guy has done it, it should never happen again, and if it does, this is what s going to happen to you. reporter: garrett, who apologized for his actions after the game, made his case in person at league headquarters in new york espn reported garrett to an nfl spokesperson pittsburgh steelers quarterback quickly said, we looked into it and found no such evidence rudolph has not been disciplined by the league the bottom line is i should have done a better job keeping my composure in that situation. reporter: a football fight still rumbling ron mott, nbc news there is outrage tonight at syracuse university in upstate new york where police and the fbi are investigating a series of racist incidents. nbc s ron allen was there. [ crowd chanting ] reporter: hundre