NFL fines Lions' Suh $20K for slamming Bengals QB

Posted: 08.17.2011 at 11:15 PM

      ALLEN PARK, Mich. - Detroit Lions defensive end Ndamukong
Suh (ehn-DAHM'-uh-kehn soo) has been fined $20,000 by the NFL for a
hit on Cincinnati quarterback Andy Dalton.
      Suh responded on his Twitter account before Tuesday's practice:
"$20,000REALLY???!!!"
      The reigning NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year grabbed the
Bengals quarterback and threw Dalton to the turf after he had
gotten rid of the ball late in the first quarter of Friday's
preseason game. Suh was flagged for unnecessary roughness.
      Suh was fined twice last year for roughing up quarterbacks,
including Chicago's Jay Cutler during the regular season and
Cleveland's Jake Delhomme in a preseason game.
      Suh's checking account can absorb the latest hit. His five-year
contract is worth $40 million guaranteed and as much as $68
million.