Detroit Lions fans breathed a massive sigh of relief on Tuesday as Ndamukong Suh won his appeal and had his one-game suspension reduced to a fine.
According to Albert Breer of the NFL Network, appeals officer Ted Cottrell ruled to reduce Suh’s punishment from a suspension to a $70,000 fine.
While I strongly believe that Suh stepped on Aaron Rodgers’ leg intentionally, I was surprised to see the NFL suspend him for a game. Suh has a long history of throwing cheap shots at opponents, but it’s tough to prove intent when he wasn’t even looking at Rodgers when he stepped on him.
Again, I’m not saying it wasn’t intentional. Suh knew Rodgers was laying on the ground behind him and stepped back anyway. Like many have said, the fact that he didn’t even look back after stepping on Rodgers certainly made it seem like Suh knew exactly what he was doing.
In any event, the Lions will not have to take on the Dallas Cowboys without their best interior defender. Matthew Stafford’s girlfriend will be extremely happy to hear that.
