Posted on 12/30/2014 2:38:40 PM PST by Perdogg
Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh is not suspended from Sundays playoff game after all.
Suh has won the appeal of his one-game suspension and will play on Sunday at Dallas.
Instead of getting suspended, Suh will be fined $70,000. Thats actually a more harsh financial penalty than a suspension would have been, as players on wild card teams are paid $22,000 for their first playoff game.
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I saw that too but what disturbs me the most is since he was looking down field and blocked backwards, how did he know it was Rogers he was "deliberately" stepping on and not one of his own defensive players?
Only 2?
Suh’s natural behaviors indicate a rather short life on this earth.
That’s great news. He’s the heart of the defensive line.
Would NOT be surprised to learn that money changed hands under the table.
The act was intentional and despicable. He should have been suspended for the remainder of the season, regardless of upcoming games.
The NFL “leadership” is a joke. I lost all faith in Goodell and his cronies a few years ago. It is obvious they have their favorites and no problem promoting violence. They manipulate the NFL nearly as much as the the WWE is controlled.
Eh. As a Packer owner, he either gets beaten by the Cowboys, or gets beaten by the Seahawks, or gets beaten by the Packers, AGAIN.
Look at the video...
Who else would be behind him?
Was it deliberate... ?
I guess you can make a case both ways...
First step was not... Second step back...I guess it depends on your perspective...
Wouldn’t a GB-Det rematch for the NFC championship at Lambeau on Jan. 18 be sweet? Then Suh could get what he has coming.
Clearly, if Adrian Peterson wanted to play this season he should have whipped Aaron Rodgers.
“First step was not... Second step back...I guess it depends on your perspective...”
He knew he was stepping on somebody with the first step, he then takes a second step back and steps on him again with his left foot and puts his right foot in the air. This puts over 300 pounds on Roger’s ankle. He should be suspended for multiple games.
I think the Dallas Cowgirls cheerleaders need to use this cheer.
Rah rah Ree, kick Suh in the knee
Rah Rah Ree kick Suh in the other knee.
Hooray Suh is down, please kick this clown in the backside so he is left trackside.
Suh is a dirtball.
I hope to encourage the Dallas Cowboys to go a little harder on him in blocking and if he gets dirty - kick him in the backside.
The guy has had too many suspensions in this NFL season to show that there is something wrong with the guys Brain cells
Did you guys actually WATCH the video?
Suh was pushed backwards by a GB player.
If you watch from the “ankle down” shot shown over (and over), then yes - it does appear he is stepping intentionally on Rogers.
If, however, you watch from the waist up - he is clearly pushed backward by a GB player.
Happens ever day, gang. Players step on other players every single game - especially when they are being pushed around the field by other players. Don’t let Suh’s past history influence the perception of what really happened.
BTW, I did think the infamous “stomp” from a past season WAS blatant and intentional, but this was not - and suspending a guy from a playoff game for something that happens every single game all across the league was WAY overkill by the league, IMHO.
Good to see that calmer and more objective minds prevailed here..
Ndamukong ?
Sounds like something James T Kirk was yelling in a Star Trek film.... : )
Funny thing is, with him becoming a Free Agent at the end of the year, the line is going to form to the left.
I did, and what I failed to see was the 3 - 5 second sequence of event that led up to the sole video account that began with Suh stepping backwards.......What was omitted from that video and why?
Who else would be behind him?
It could have been any of the defensive lineman....As a defensive player, you only have one objective and that does not include knowing the whereabouts of your fellow players at the end of a play.
If their helmets included rear camera observance of what's behind them then I might question Suh's negligence in ignoring the field behind him. But since that technology isn't available then there is no way Suh could have known what or who was behind him......
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Gutless NFL.
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