Who are you gonna believe, Suh asks him or your lyin ' eyes?
This time, Suh — voted the dirtiest player in the League by his peers as a Sporting News poll — is likely to be out of luck. After over $ 40,000 in fines and a bye-week journey to NFL headquarters with his coach to get clarification on what does and does not constitute a legal game, defensive end the Lions repeatedly palmed the head of the right guard Evan Dietrich-Smith against the turf Thursday as he tried to stand up and then he walked after a Scrum of men of a line.
Commissioner Roger Goodell undoubtedly will consider the story of Suh as he ponders a suspension and/or fine. You can also listen to postgame comments from Suh, who were noticeably devoid of remorse and in contrast to the images of the moment (via CBS ' Will Brinson).
Suh said he was just trying to get up and "get out of the situation." Somehow, "situations" seem irresistibly drawn to him and repeatedly. He apologized to his teammates, coaches and "real fans to allow arbitrators to have the opportunity to take me out of this game. What I did was remove myself from the situation in the best way I've heard, I held down in a situation in which I was. And also, my intentions were not kick anyone, as I did, removing myself, as you see, I'm walking away from the situation and with that I apologize to my teammates and my fans and my coaches to put myself in position to be misinterpreted and taken out of the game. "
Later, he said: "I understand, in this world, for the type of player and the type of person you are, all eyes are on me. So why would I do anything to endanger myself and jeopardize my team first? So, here's why — I don't do bad things and I have no intention of doing harm to someone. If I want to hurt him, I'm going to hit his quarterback. As I have done throughout that game.
"I was on top of a guy is pulled down and trying to get up and get out of the ground, [that] because you see me pushing the helmet down because I'm trying to remove myself from the situation. A lot of people are going to interpret it as ... or create their own lines of history to see what they want to interpret it, but I know what I did and the man upstairs knows what I did. "
Suh is not without its side sensitive, thoughtful. He asked charitable activities and, in an interview with the New York Times Judy Battista earlier this week, has expressed an intelligent awareness and denial, as it is perceived.
"It's like Tom Brady is the nice guy in the League," said Suh. "I am perhaps the villain of the League. It is used for boggle my mind: How do you get this reputation? I look at the situation of James Harrison last year. I'm him this year.
His father, Michael, said Baptist that he sees talk as Suh sounds and adds, "I don't want people to think that this is my son."
Unfortunately, now I do.
And now, coach Jim Schwartz, Suh, had a front row seat for two of the most embarrassing stomps of NFL player. It was Tennessee Titans defensive coordinator when Albert Haynesworth stomped Andre Gurode's head, then of the Dallas Cowboys, in October 2006. Gurode needed 30 stitches to close his cuts; Haynesworth was given a five-game suspension, has been chewed on the sidelines, coach Jeff Fisher — who apologized immediately after and promised the team discipline if he felt the NFL was insufficient. (Look here and see that Haynesworth expressed regret).
At the time of such suspension, Goodell, just a couple of months in the job, said: "there is absolutely no place in the game, or elsewhere, for the unpardonable". Fisher said: "this is an unprecedented suspension, and I also feel like his actions on the field were without precedent."
Just as this would appear to be a defining moment for Suh, it is time to Schwartz as a Lions leader, coach and a moment let go Thursday. Schwartz said Suh "said he was detained in the Scrum and was trying to get out of the situation", but did admit that Suh cannot indulge in anger or retaliation.
"Regardless of what it is our intent, we cannot put ourselves in that position," said Schwartz. "Can't leave q
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