Ndamukong Suh (notes) was ejected from the Detroit Lions lost to the Packers trample Evan Dietrich-Smith (notes). (See the game here.) Subsequently, Suh said only apologize to his teammates, coaches and “true fans” because he had no intention of kicking or pushing Dietrich-Smith head on the grass several times. 

As expected, the Packers do not buy the story of Suh. Charles Woodson (notes) called it a “dirty” game. TJ Lang Suh saw the head of Dietrich-Smith pushed into the ground. 

“That’s bull—-,” Lang said after the Packers’ 27-15 win. “I saw when I was walking over there to see what’s going on, he clearly had Evan by the facemask pinned to the ground. His explanation is crap. There’s no room for that. It’s a dumb penalty. He hurt his own team today.”

Suh explanations would be much easier to buy, if your team had not cultivated a reputation for playing with the echo “of the whistle.” When you play so close to the line, the referees are going to pay some more attention and give him the benefit of the doubt. They will not listen when you try to tell him where they were celebrating not listen to them and clean up their game.

At the end of the press conference, Suh made mention of the man upstairs. While he is likely referring to God, he will likely have to worry about the wrath of Roger Goodell sooner. Suh has already paid out $42,500 in fines in his year and a half as an NFL player. Expect this next one to top that total.