A Boy Named Suh

The NFL has a credibility problem. Again. They promote the most violent multiplayer game in the land, yet continually change the rules to protect players, and pretend that their business has a smattering of integrity.

Ndamukong Suh's very NFL existence is a contradiction. He brings elite defensive skill and a contrary behavioral conduct track record, a rap sheet of unmitigated unsportsmanlike. Off the field, he looks like a professor. On it, he resembles Dr. Frankenstein's monster.

In his most recent "fine" play, he tramples upon Green Bay MVP candidate Aaron Rodgers, gets suspended and fined (his career fine totals finance a small country), and then gets it overturned on appeal. Why?

Was his play less irresponsible because he was going into the playoffs? Was the reality that the Lions make the playoffs about as often as the Hunger Games Quarter Quell a factor? Does Suh have compromising pictures of NFL leadership?

The NFL always seems to outdo itself in seeking the lowest common denominator. It's not about competition, winning, sacrifice, or honor. As always, it's about the money.