Ndamukong Suh is not a dirty player, he’s an aggressive one, but apparently the NFL doesn’t differentiate. Suh tweeted today that he received a $20,000 fine for his hit on Dalton, which I believe is a little excessive.
PFT calls Suh a “repeat offender” because of the fines he’s faced for hits on Jake Delhomme and Jay Cutler. The Delhomme fine was warranted, but take it with a grain of salt. It was the first time he got his hands on a quarterback as a professional, where there are very different rules from college where quarterbacks aren’t so protected.
The second fine they refer to is the fine Suh faced for his hit on Jay Cutler which was not only 100% legal, but probably reduced the chance of injuring Cutler. Suh gave a hard two handed shove to Cutler’s back after he crossed the line of scrimmage as a runner. Which is more likely to cause an injury, a two handed shove to the back or a 300 lb lineman with an 8 yard head of steam barreling into and landing on top of Cutler? Quarterbacks forfeit any special protection once they cross the line of scrimmage, so would Suh have been fined if he did that to a running back? No.
Suh also appealed the fine he got from the Cutler hit but the NFL rarely, if ever, announces the outcome of the appeals.
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