Lions' Ndamukong Suh Suspended for Two Games without Pay

(WJBK) - Detroit Lions DT Ndamukong Suh has been suspended for two games without pay, according to the league.

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A post on NFL.com confirmed the news shortly after FOXSports.com senior writer Jay Glazer tweeted the information Tuesday morning.

The suspension will cost Suh just over $165,000 in salary. He may not practice or be at the team practice facility during the suspension, according to a release from the NFL.

NFL Statement:

NFL Vice President of Football Operations Merton Hanks notified Ndamukong Suh today that he has been suspended without pay for the Lions' next two games for his unsportsmanlike conduct in the Lions-Packers game on Thanksgiving Day. It was Suh's fifth violation of on-field rules in the past two seasons that has resulted in league discipline. Suh may not practice or be at the team practice facility for any other activities during the two-game suspension. He will be reinstated on December 12. Under the CBA, the suspension may be appealed within three business days. If appealed, an expedited hearing and decision would take place this week in advance of this weekend's games.

The Detroit Lions front office had no comment on the story when contacted by FOX 2.

Suh was ejected from the Thanksgiving Day game at Ford Field for his stomp on a Green Bay Packers lineman. The ejection was Suh's fifth violation of on-field rules in the past two seasons.