What does Suh get?

[Cheesehead Craig]

Smashburger? He could be in the kitchen just smashing the hell out of those things.

[mraynrand]

[MadtownPacker]

Looks like Suh hasnt learned his lesson.

[gbgary]

[mission]

that is hilarious gb!

[Guiness]

Nice animation!

Suh has filed his appeal, and it will be heard before this week-end's game.

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/16296321/suh-appeal-hearing-to-be-held-thursday

Not sure what he could possibly base his appeal on! Wouldn't it be great if he got extra punishment tacked on because of the appeal? Kind of like losing a timeout for a lost challenge?

[Patler]

Nice animation!

Suh has filed his appeal, and it will be heard before this week-end's game.

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/16296321/suh-appeal-hearing-to-be-held-thursday

Not sure what he could possibly base his appeal on! Wouldn't it be great if he got extra punishment tacked on because of the appeal? Kind of like losing a timeout for a lost challenge?

So his appeal is being heard by a former offensive lineman! Good thing it isn't being heard by Warren Sapp!

When the suspension was announced, I thought to myself that he could begin repairing his reputation a lttle by gracefully apologizing again while saying that he accepted the leagues ruling and would serve his suspension without appeal. It would have been a start anyway.

Instead, he remains defiant to the end.

[Guiness]

Good thing it isn't being heard by Warren Sapp!

obligatorySappQuote: His tweet to Ochocinco after Ochocinco tweeted he was hurt "How'd you get hurt on your year off?"
Don't much like the guy, but damn, that was funny.

[gbgary]

So his appeal is being heard by a former offensive lineman! Good thing it isn't being heard by Warren Sapp!

yeah...watched him in on inside the nfl...he's all over suh. funny to hear sapp condemning a cheap shot though.

can't believe kyle vanden bosch didn't get a fine for his helmet to helmet on rodgers. :/

[Cheesehead Craig]

So his appeal is being heard by a former offensive lineman! Good thing it isn't being heard by Warren Sapp!

When the suspension was announced, I thought to myself that he could begin repairing his reputation a lttle by gracefully apologizing again while saying that he accepted the leagues ruling and would serve his suspension without appeal. It would have been a start anyway.

Instead, he remains defiant to the end.

The NFLPA told him to appeal it. They tell every player that gets a suspension to appeal it. The punishment won't go up and can best case get reduced.

[Smidgeon]

Didn't PFT say something about Goodell encouraging Suh to appeal? Florio is guessing the suspension gets reduced to 1 game to prove "the appeal process works". Which I think is a load of hooey. If the suspension gets reduced, the appeal process is broken.

[Pugger]

If the suspension is reduced Suh, who still doesn't think he did anything wrong, will take that as a sign of weakness on the part of the league and his behavior will NOT be modified. Next time he won't miss and will stomp on something other than somebody's arm.

[Joemailman]

Didn't PFT say something about Goodell encouraging Suh to appeal? Florio is guessing the suspension gets reduced to 1 game to prove "the appeal process works". Which I think is a load of hooey. If the suspension gets reduced, the appeal process is broken.

It appears to be just speculation on PFT's part:

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...orrow/related/

As to Suh, it’s possible that the league would prefer to have the suspension reduced from two games to one, since that would demonstrate to the players, the media, and the fans that the appeal process is meaningful and independent.

[pbmax]

So his appeal is being heard by a former offensive lineman! Good thing it isn't being heard by Warren Sapp!

When the suspension was announced, I thought to myself that he could begin repairing his reputation a lttle by gracefully apologizing again while saying that he accepted the leagues ruling and would serve his suspension without appeal. It would have been a start anyway.

Instead, he remains defiant to the end.

Has he apologized? I don't think he has mentioned his target yet. His initial statement and the Facebook statement offer apologies to the team and fans for letting others influence his actions. Its an acknowledgement that something went wrong without remorse for the recipient.

He apparently told the Commissioner that he would serve the suspension without appeal, which seemed odd since that would have put him of the Saints game when he could have avoided a ruling long enough to play in the game. But the commish offered an expedited appeal and a resolution before Sunday. And apparently both the commish and the NFLPA wanted to have an appeal hearing.

One possible reason for the hearing (at least on the NFLPA's part) is to ensure Suh is being punished for an accumulation of violations and not simply the single act in the game. I imagine they want a clear demarcation that an ejection in a game does not immediately trigger a suspension. This ground probably has been covered before (Haynesworth and any other run of the mill ejection) but perhaps with a new CBA, there are new precedents to set.

The League would clearly like this dealt with completely inside of a week so it is no longer in the news cycle each day.

[gbgary]

It appears to be just speculation on PFT's part:

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/30/suh-appeal-hearing-coming-tomorrow/related/

As to Suh, it’s possible that the league would prefer to have the suspension reduced from two games to one, since that would demonstrate to the players, the media, and the fans that the appeal process is meaningful and independent.

then make it three games.