"Just when I thought I was out... they pull me back in" -- Michael Corleone, Godfather III
Yes, just when you thought Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh was out for Sunday, the NFL pulled him back in.
ESPN reports that his one-game suspension was overturned on Tuesday. He was suspended on Monday after the NFL ruled that it appeared he intentionally stepped on the leg and ankle of Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The league found Suh "unnecessarily stepped on [the] opponent's unprotected leg as he lay on the ground unable to protect himself."
Suh didn't get off totally. Instead, he was fined $70,000, ESPN reports.
Rodgers was skeptical that it was an accident.
"The only thing I can say is if you step on something in your everyday life or if you step on somebody on the field," Rodgers said Tuesday, according to ESPN, "the first reaction seems to be looking back and maybe apologizing with your hands or maybe pulling your foot back right away, and I'm just not sure that's what happened on Sunday."
