Baltimore Ravens deny Marlon Humphrey choked Cleveland Browns' Odell Beckham Jr.

BEREA, Ohio – The Baltimore Ravens feel cornerback Marlon Humphrey isn't guilty of choking Cleveland star receiver Odell Beckham Jr.

Browns coach Freddie Kitchens disagrees.

"Did you see the video?" he asked.

Defending actions they feel were warranted, the Ravens posted a video and story on their website Tuesday to dispute that Humphrey choked Beckham when the two tangled during the third quarter of Sunday's game.

The slow-motion video shows the fight between Humphrey and Beckham, who after some pushing and shoving winds up pinned below Baltimore's defender. While the clip shows Humphrey's hands pushing Beckham's jersey up around his neck, the story insists the Ravens defensive back did nothing wrong.

Kitchens was upset that Humphrey was not ejected and reached out to the NFL for clarification about the incident in Cleveland's 40-25 win. Kitchens did not divulge any specifics about his conversation with the league.

"We talked, and I got an understanding moving forward," Kitchens said when asked if he was satisfied with the league's response.

Browns right tackle Chris Hubbard scoffed at the idea that the Ravens believe Humphrey wasn't choking Beckham.

"You look at the video, I looked at it this morning," Hubbard said. "The dude is really like trying to strangle my brother. Something has to be done about that, no matter what it is. You can't have that in this league."

Hubbard and Browns guard Joel Bitonio found if laughable the Ravens would go to such lengths to defend Humphrey.

"That's kind of messed up that they did say that," Hubbard said. "It's evident. It's on film. And they need to take consequences on his actions."