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Former NFL Player Calls Ndamukong Suh's Excuse For Stepping On Aaron Rodgers 'One Of The Dumbest Ever'
Fox We now know the excuse Ndamukong Suh of the Detroit Lions used to help win the appeal of his suspension for stepping on the leg of Aaron Rodgers and boy it is a doozy.
According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, "Ndamukong Suh said his feet were numb from cold and he couldn't tell difference between Aaron Rodgers' feet and the ground."
How absurd is that? Ron Jaworski, a former NFL quarterback and current ESPN analyst, learned about the excuse live on air on ESPN Radio and immediately started laughing, saying he "can't buy that one" and comparing it to the "dog ate my homework" excuse (see video below).
Maybe more telling was the reaction of Mike Golic, who like Suh, was a defensive lineman in the NFL for eight years. He also immediately started laughing, calling it "one of the dumbest [excuses] ever."
Despite the excuse and the reduction of the punishment to just a fine, an NFL spokesperson told Business Insider that "Suh's actions were determined to be a serious violation of our rules."
The spokesperson went on to explain that both Vice President of Football Operations Merton Hanks, who handed down the initial discipline, and those that heard the appeal, rejected Suh's explanation. Those two only differed on the level of discipline. Former NFL coach Ted Cottrell, who heard the appeal, decided the punishment should just be a $70,000 fine and not a suspension.
Here is the entire reaction from Jaworski and Golic on ESPN Radio.
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