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Lions’ Ndamukong Suh wins appeal, will play against Cowboys on Sunday Lions’ Ndamukong Suh wins appeal, will play against Cowboys on Sunday
(24 days later)
Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh won his appeal on Tuesday afternoon, overturning the one-game suspension the NFL doled out to him as punishment for seemingly purposefully stepping on the ankle of Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers last Sunday. This means Suh is eligible to play against the Dallas Cowboys this weekend. The Lions reported the news on their Web site late Tuesday afternoon.Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh won his appeal on Tuesday afternoon, overturning the one-game suspension the NFL doled out to him as punishment for seemingly purposefully stepping on the ankle of Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers last Sunday. This means Suh is eligible to play against the Dallas Cowboys this weekend. The Lions reported the news on their Web site late Tuesday afternoon.
Appeals officer Ted Cottrell made the decision, which allows Suh to immediately rejoin his team as they prepare for their first playoff bout. Suh will not get off scot-free, however; he has been ordered to pay a $70,000 fine for the violation, which adds to Suh’s pre-existing reputation as a “dirty player.”Appeals officer Ted Cottrell made the decision, which allows Suh to immediately rejoin his team as they prepare for their first playoff bout. Suh will not get off scot-free, however; he has been ordered to pay a $70,000 fine for the violation, which adds to Suh’s pre-existing reputation as a “dirty player.”
Before Suh won his appeal, Rodgers’s characterization of what happened added to Suh’s infamy.Before Suh won his appeal, Rodgers’s characterization of what happened added to Suh’s infamy.
“If you step on something in your everyday life or if you step on somebody on the field, the first reaction seems to be looking back and maybe apologizing with your hands or maybe pulling your foot back right away, and I’m just not sure that’s what happened on Sunday,” Rodgers said on an ESPN radio show in Milwaukee on Tuesday, according to ESPN’s Rob Demovsky.“If you step on something in your everyday life or if you step on somebody on the field, the first reaction seems to be looking back and maybe apologizing with your hands or maybe pulling your foot back right away, and I’m just not sure that’s what happened on Sunday,” Rodgers said on an ESPN radio show in Milwaukee on Tuesday, according to ESPN’s Rob Demovsky.
The incident was also immortalized in several Vines.The incident was also immortalized in several Vines.
While it may look like Suh is getting away with a football crime, especially on the (no pun intended) heels of Suh’s teammate Dominic Raiola, who was suspended for one game for stomping on a Chicago Bears player, not everyone agrees with the original punishment.While it may look like Suh is getting away with a football crime, especially on the (no pun intended) heels of Suh’s teammate Dominic Raiola, who was suspended for one game for stomping on a Chicago Bears player, not everyone agrees with the original punishment.
Former referee Mike Pereira said on Tuesday morning the only reason Suh was ordered to sit out for one game was because: 1) his pre-existing reputation, and 2) Rodgers’s star power.Former referee Mike Pereira said on Tuesday morning the only reason Suh was ordered to sit out for one game was because: 1) his pre-existing reputation, and 2) Rodgers’s star power.
“Look, Suh stepped on Aaron Rodgers,” Pereira, a Fox Sports commentator who formerly was vice president of officiating for the NFL, said. “But I firmly believe that if it wasn’t Suh and it was another no-name who didn’t have history, and it wasn’t Aaron Rodgers, it wouldn’t have led to any type of fine at all.”“Look, Suh stepped on Aaron Rodgers,” Pereira, a Fox Sports commentator who formerly was vice president of officiating for the NFL, said. “But I firmly believe that if it wasn’t Suh and it was another no-name who didn’t have history, and it wasn’t Aaron Rodgers, it wouldn’t have led to any type of fine at all.”
What do you think?What do you think?
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