Ryan Grant: Ndamukong Suh's Suspension 'Needs To Be Longer'

Earlier this week, the NFL levied a two-game suspension against Detroit defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh for stomping on an offensive lineman during the Lions' Thanksgiving game against the Green Bay Packers.

Suh disagreed with the penalty and scheduled a hearing on Thursday to appeal the suspension in hopes of having it reduced.

But according to Packers running back Ryan Grant, he should have to sit out longer.

"Do I think it needs to be longer? Yeah, I do. I think it's absurd," Grant told WSSP radio in Milwaukee. "It was about as overboard as you can get what he did; it's just not football."

Following the game, from which Suh was ejected, he initially defended his actions, claiming he lost his balance. But later, Suh issued an apology to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, which many, including Grant, questioned the sincerity of.

"I'm not a fan of the apology, I'm not a fan of what he said. Anybody in hindsight can say all that, but we're talking about something that's not exactly a first occurrence," Grant noted. "There have been issues, there have been talks and communication with the commissioner and across the board."

Since entering the league in 2010, Suh has been fined a total of $42,500 for a multitude of hits deemed to be illegal. In August, Suh was fined $20,000 by the NFL for a hit on Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton during a pre-season game. WIth his infractions mounting, Suh even set up a meeting with Goodell in October to clarify why he has been fined in the past. This meeting came shortly after Suh found himself mired in another controversy for reportedly taunting Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan as he lay on the ground injured.

The Lions and Packers both currently sit atop the standings in the NFC North and will play each other again week 17 in Green Bay.

This interview was transcribed by Sports Radio Interviews. Click HERE to listen to the full segment.

Comments

[tomgee111]

08:24 AM on 12/03/2011

He should be suspended an additional 2 games for lying about it.

[ocalasatpro]

09:10 PM on 12/02/2011

Let's see if the warm Packers' fans have this right. Did we read that Detroit is sitting atop the NFC North with Green Bay? THAT hurts the senses.

The writer might want to study the definition of the word "standings."

[cdianek]

04:52 PM on 12/02/2011

It bugs me that this guy thinks meeting with a commissioner to go over the reasons for his fines is going to somehow negate the havoc he's causing his teammates and himself, and the harm he's causing opposing players. If I was one of those, I wouldn't be bugged, I'd be insulted.

The NFL has its problems, including the problem of how to deal with these type offenses. Entertaining a player pretending to be ignorant of the fact that you don't stand over an injured player and taunt them shouldn't be one of those problems.

Maybe the two-game suspension will take; maybe it won't. If the team and the league cannot get a handle on this guy, he'll paralyze somebody before his fourth year in the league.

[MHB48]

04:19 PM on 12/02/2011

Suh has issues. I think these issuses are hurting his team's chances of winning football games. The team players and the managment should take care of this themselves. They have to determine if he's contributing more by engauging in this sort of behavior than he's taking away to their team's chances of success. It's all just pluses and minuses.

[splinky]

01:54 PM on 12/02/2011

I know it would never get through the CBA, but one thing that I think might solve a lot of problems is fining a perpetrator's teammates--not as much as you hit the guy who did it, but, say 10% of that guy's fine. There might be no deterrent better than having 52 teammates come after you for costing them money.

[rich3324]

01:33 PM on 12/02/2011

The NFL as become a sissy league. In the 60's and 70's this would of been no big deal.

[splinky]

02:12 PM on 12/02/2011

Yeah, but back then they didn't have HGH and whatever else these guys are on to get them to 350 with nearly Olympic sprint times--they can do a lot more damage to each other now than they could back then.

[rich3324]

02:41 PM on 12/02/2011

Tell that to Darrel Stingley.

[cameron d]

01:20 PM on 12/02/2011

Repeat offences and a brutal act. Should have been a minimum of 5 games. Minimum.

[Steven Travis]

01:35 PM on 12/02/2011

sure thing...Suh scares the crap out of the other teams which is why they're all over this.

[cameron d]

02:07 PM on 12/02/2011

Of course he does. He's a really good player, no one is taking that away from him. He still needs to be held accountable for his repeat offences.

[addisonsteele]

12:53 PM on 12/02/2011

It should have been at least five games.

[Equinator]

12:00 PM on 12/02/2011

What a sweetheart.

[tanya11111]

11:16 AM on 12/02/2011

you know there is an "intellignece" test the football players take and it is contraindicated for defensive backs to score well... meaning they literally look for low IQ players for this position... true story...

[tanya11111]

11:16 AM on 12/02/2011

ha ha how funny... I spelled intelligence wrong... I should play football or something.

[splinky]

01:50 PM on 12/02/2011

But only on defense--the offensive players have to be pretty smart. Well, except for wide receivers.

[AuGlove5]

11:00 AM on 12/02/2011

WTF is Grant whining about? He had a teammate kick a guy in the nuts a few weeks ago. At least Suh was in a bit of a wrestling match with someone. Brian Robison kicked an unsuspecting TJ Lang as he turned around... An incident hardly mentioned.

[joegolly]

02:21 PM on 12/02/2011

Wrong... Grant is on the Packers, and it was his teammate who was kicked in the privates by a member of the Vikings.

[gingras]

02:34 PM on 12/02/2011

Grant and Robinson are not teammates. Grant is a Packer, as are TJ Lang and Dietrich-Smith. Robinson is a Viking.

[Chris Markel]

10:08 AM on 12/02/2011

Suh needs some Zanax or something. That, and a better public relations manager.

[tanya11111]

11:14 AM on 12/02/2011

I'm thinking a joint might be better...

[StAlphonso]

03:02 PM on 12/02/2011

Hey, let's not leave out the possibilty of a double down!

[ocalasatpro]

09:13 PM on 12/02/2011

Damn.... Now we HAVE to fan you!

[CPAwADD]

09:24 AM on 12/02/2011

I thought two games seemed about right. He didn't stomp on his head like Haynesworth but he definitely stomped. The notion that he was trying to regain his balance is ludicrous. That the stomp came after Suh was using Detrich-Smith's head as a basketball and his prior behavior makes two games seem about right.
What makes Suh a great player is the same thing which makes him a problem. Intensity is a double edged sword with him.

[cameron d]

01:23 PM on 12/02/2011

Repeat offences have to be taken into consideration. First offence, fine two games. But this guy has been ripping helmets off of players and hitting people after the whistle since he came into the league.

It's obvious that the fines aren't stopping him from acting poorly on the field. Take him off the field and hurt his team. That, hopefully, will change how he plays the game.

[CPAwADD]

01:26 PM on 12/02/2011

That's a fair point, but it is a first suspension.

[JDLA]

12:40 AM on 12/02/2011

and what does this Packer think should happen to his Packer teammate? The one that went home after the game and proceeded to beat his girlfriend?

[AuGlove5]

11:02 AM on 12/02/2011

Or his teammate that kicked TJ Lang in the nuts a few weeks ago?

[iamfinch]

07:01 AM on 12/03/2011

You mean Brian Robison? He plays for the Vikings, TJ Lang plays for the Packers. Learn your information before posting.

[splinky]

01:51 PM on 12/02/2011

That would be an interesting question, but I think it's fair to restrict the question posed to a football player to what the football penalty should be for an act that happened on the field.

[JDLA]

02:27 PM on 12/02/2011

Ok what does the Packer think should happen to his Packer teammate that kicked an opposing player in the groin a few weeks ago?

[I AM THAT]

12:34 AM on 12/02/2011

Suh is a liar, and he cant man up. Sissy girlie men rarely can or do.

[JDLA]

08:47 AM on 12/02/2011

Such a big bad internet poster.
I'd like to see you get on the wrestling mat with Suh, call him a girlie man and tell him he'd better man up.