Lions say Suh “failed to meet the level of sportsmanship we expect”

[Big Bid'Ness]

fromrofootballtalk

A day after Ndamukong Suh was ejected from their annual Thanksgiving game, the Detroit Lions have released a statement condemning Suh for stepping on Green Bay’s Evan Dietrich-Smith.

“The on-field conduct exhibited by Ndamukong Suh that led to his ejection from yesterday’s game was unacceptable and failed to meet the level of sportsmanship we expect from our players,” the statement read. “Ndamukong has made many positive contributions to the Lions on and off the field. We expect his behavior going forward to consistently reflect that high standard of professionalism.”

There was no name attached to the statement, which makes it unclear who the statement comes from: Lions owner William Clay Ford? General Manager Martin Mayhew? Coach Jim Schwartz? There’s no word on who wrote the statement, or whose opinion was being expressed.

But someone in the Lions’ front office has been talking to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s office, and the Lions know discipline is coming.

“We have been in contact with Commissioner Goodell’s office and were advised that, like any on-field matter, Thursday’s incident is subject to review by the league office and that subsequent discipline would be determined by the league office,” the statement read.

For his part, Suh has changed his tone from defiant to apologetic, writing on Facebook today that he’s sorry for what he did.

“In the past few hours, I have had time to reflect on yesterday’s game and I want to sincerely apologize for letting my teammates down, the organization, and especially to my fans who look to me for positive inspiration,” Suh wrote Friday evening. “My reaction on Thursday was unacceptable. I made a mistake, and have learned from it. I hope to direct the focus back to the task at hand — by winning.”

NFL discipline is expected to be announced early next week.

 

[germany00]

The guy is dirt, i saw his stomp last night

 

[jonathanlambert33]

I wonder if the fact that it happened in a nationally televised game will make the NFL's punishment (whether that's just a fine or suspension) worse?

 

[Pugz]

he really isnt a dirty player. in my eyes what makes a player dirty is his overall attitude on and off the field. hes a class act off the field, just needs to mature on the field..


BUT, he does deserve a huge ass fine and a suspension for what happened. it was dirty as dirty gets and awful. complete stupidity. and yea, i think since it was a national game it could be worse for him.