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Ndamukong Suh’s Suspension Reduced
- Updated: December 31, 2014
The Detroit Lions will have Ndamukong Suh on the field for Sunday’s Wild Card matchup against the Dallas Cowboys.
Suh won his appeal Tuesday of the one-game suspension handed down for stepping on Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers in Sunday’s loss to the Packers. Appeals officer Ted Cottrell reduced the ban to a $70,000 fine.
According to NFL Media’s Judy Battista, Suh was considered a first-time offender by the repeat offender policy, modified in 2014. Since the Detroit defender went 32 straight games without a player-safety violation, which includes the postseason and preseason, he earned a clean slate.
“If you step on somebody, the first reaction seems to be apologizing or looking back and I’m not sure that’s what happened,” Rodgers said.
Suh served a two-game suspension in 2011 after he stomped on the arm of then-Packers offensive lineman Evan Dietrich-Smith. One year later, Suh was fined $30,000 by the NFL for kicking then-Texans quarterback Matt Schaub in the groin. Since 2010, the All-Pro has been fined eight times for player-safety violations, including Tuesday’s tax.
Suh is the Lions‘ best defensive player, and his absence would have left a huge hole in the middle of Detroit’s defensive line with rushing champ DeMarco Murray and MVP candidate Tony Romo on deck. Suh — and the Lions — should send an oversized novelty thank you card to Cottrell for this well-timed showing of leniency.