Lions call Suh’s actions ‘unacceptable’

For the first season-and-a-half of his young career, NFL Detroit Lions 90 Ndamukong Suh Lights Out BLACK jersey(notes) could almost brush off talk about his penalties and fines, saying he would keep doing what was needed to help his Detroit Lions.

On Friday, Suh’s team publically chastised the star defensive tackle after he was ejected during a Thanksgiving loss to Green Bay for stomping at an opposing player.

“The on-field conduct exhibited by Ndamukong Suh that led to his ejection from yesterday’s game was unacceptable and failed to meet the high level of sportsmanship we expect from our players,” the team said in a statement Friday night. “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.”

It could be several days before Suh finds out the true cost of his third-quarter stomp in Detroit’s 27-15 loss to the Packers on Thursday. An NFL spokesman said Friday that plays from Week 12 looked at for potential discipline won’t be reviewed until all games are completed.

Detroit coach Jim Schwartz was curt after Thursday’s defeat when cheap nfl jerseys asked if he was worried about a possible suspension.

“I’m worried about losing this game,” Schwartz said.

Suh was dismissed after tangling with Packers offensive lineman Evan Dietrich-Smith(notes). After being pushed off Dietrich-Smith, Suh stepped down hard with his right foot, appearing to make contact with Dietrich-Smith’s right arm.

Suh said he was trying to keep his balance while freeing himself from the brief scuffle. He publically apologized to teammates, coaches and fans for “allowing the refs to have an opportunity to take me out of this game,” but he insisted he didn’t intentionally step on anyone.

“People are going to have their own opinions—that’s fine,” he said. “The only (people) that I really care about are my teammates, my true fans and my coaches and their opinions, and that’s where it lies. And honestly, the most important person in this whole thing that I have to deal with is the man upstairs.”

In less than two seasons as a pro, Suh has nfl youth jersey established himself as one of the game’s strongest and most athletic defensive linemen, but he’s also received his share of fines.

Suh requested and received a meeting earlier this month with Commissioner Roger Goodell to discuss his play. He said that dialogue was helpful, but now the league will have to decide whether more discipline is merited after he was ejected on national television.

New York Jets jersey coach Rex Ryan came up with one tongue-in-cheek solution Friday.

“I’ll be honest with you, I think the young man, he should be released … and come to the Jets,” Ryan joked. “I’m just throwing that out there. I don’t think he’s that good of a player. I don’t know about the incident and all that jazz, but we’ll take him. We’ll sacrifice that way.”

Ryan then turned a little more serious.

“I don’t even know what to say on it,” Ryan said. “You’ve seen things like that happen on the field before. It’s an emotional game.”

Jets offensive lineman Matt Slauson(notes), who played with women nfl jerseys Suh at Nebraska, sounded off on the topic Friday.