Tag Archives: Ndamukong Suh

Suh a turkey after stuffing foot at OL; McAuley DQs 2 on Thanksgiving

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Ben Austro

By now, you have heard that Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh was ejected Thursday for stepping on Packers offensive lineman Evan Dietrich-Smith (video). Of course, Suh says he shouldn’t have been tossed, because his foot was tangled with Dietrich-Smith (although … Continue reading →

So Suh me! Hochuli, Esq., explains his call

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Ben Austro

Week 13: Bears at Lions As a follow-up to the Ndamukong Suh penalty, referee Ed Hochuli (whose weekday and offseason job is a trial lawyer) explained his call following Sunday’s game, as he saw it: Q: The personal foul on … Continue reading →

Suh’s 2nd personal foul for clean play

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Ben Austro

Week 13: Bears at Lions Ndamukong Suh, the Lions defensive tackle who was penalized erroneously for a horse-collar tackle two weeks ago, encores with another unearned 15-yarder. This time, head referee Ed Hochuli threw a flag on a tackle Suh … Continue reading →

Hair’s a ‘dread’-ful call

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Ben Austro

Week 11: Lions at Cowboys Maybe it is some sort of unwritten code in professional football circles, but you rarely see a player tackled by long hair sticking out of the helmet. It may considered poor practice to tackle a … Continue reading →