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RockaFowler

(7,429 posts) Tue Sep 10, 2013, 03:29 PM Sep 2013

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Lions' Ndamukong Suh fined $100K for illegal block

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000242024/article/ndamukong-suh-fined-100k-for-illegal-block-on-sunday?campaign=Twitter_atl

The NFL has sent a loud message to Ndamukong Suh about his extracurricular activities on the field.

NFL Media's Albert Breer reported that NFL vice president of football operations Merton Hanks notified Suh on Tuesday that he has been fined $100,000 for his unnecessary roughness penalty in the Detroit Lions' 34-24 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.

I'm confused on this. You can't hit high or low now??

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Lions' Ndamukong Suh fined $100K for illegal block (Original Post) RockaFowler Sep 2013 OP

It's a rule specifically designed to protect O-linemen on turnover plays. trotsky Sep 2013 #1

Protecting the heads and knees of players is an admirable goal for the NFL. Scuba Sep 2013 #2

Yup...and no matter how many times he denies it was dirty or intentional... joeybee12 Sep 2013 #4

It's the defense's version of the chop block done by the O-linemen. . . DinahMoeHum Sep 2013 #3

should have been suspended 4 games tishaLA Sep 2013 #5

trotsky

(49,533 posts)

1. It's a rule specifically designed to protect O-linemen on turnover plays.

Reply to RockaFowler (Original post)

Tue Sep 10, 2013, 03:39 PM

Sep 2013

Because of the horrible injuries that have occurred.

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

2. Protecting the heads and knees of players is an admirable goal for the NFL.

Reply to RockaFowler (Original post)

Tue Sep 10, 2013, 04:17 PM

Sep 2013

Suh's a dirty player, proven over and over. The iffy ones aren't going to go his way.

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)

4. Yup...and no matter how many times he denies it was dirty or intentional...

Reply to Scuba (Reply #2)

Tue Sep 10, 2013, 05:36 PM

Sep 2013

No one believes him anymore.

DinahMoeHum

(21,783 posts)

3. It's the defense's version of the chop block done by the O-linemen. . .

Reply to RockaFowler (Original post)

Tue Sep 10, 2013, 05:28 PM

Sep 2013

. . .which is also an illegal block.

tishaLA

(14,176 posts)

5. should have been suspended 4 games

Reply to RockaFowler (Original post)

Tue Sep 10, 2013, 07:03 PM

Sep 2013

the NFL can paint it that they're being tough on him, but I think that $100K is letting him off to easy.

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