Ed Reed Thinks Ndamukong Suh Is ‘Disrespecting The Game Of Football’
By Robby Sabo
Former Ravens safety and future Hall of Famer Ed Reed had much to say regarding Ndamukong Suh’s dirty ways.
Former Baltimore Ravens legendary safety Ed Reed was no stranger to fines and possible suspensions. His hard-hitting ways found him in the bad-boy office on a couple of occasions, but what he had to say about the latest Ndamukong Suh news hits-home for many football purists.
Reed is currently employed as an NFL Insider on Showtime’s Inside the NFL, and had the following to say regarding Suh winning his appeal and reversing the league’s one-game suspension for his stepping on Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers last week.
"“When you have stuff like this in the game, that shouldn’t be tolerated,” Reed said on the newest edition of Inside the NFL, which debuts tonight. “He probably should have [been suspended more than one game] because of the things that he’s been doing up to this point – kicking guys and really disrespecting the game of football and the brotherhood that we have. Some things you just don’t do.”"
For those purists out there, Reed is right on the money. Or is he?
Yes it’s true, the new NFL has taken away the once scary thought a wide-out had about venturing to the middle of the field. At the same time though, there have been many whack-job football players who used to perform dirtier tactics than Suh does today.
The difference is technology, and Suh will get caught red-handed each and every time. It’s understandable that Reed’s comments seem like a must coming off the heels of the most recent news. But if he points the finger at Suh, then he should also bring up names such as Jack Tatum, Bill Romanowski and the the entire Oakland Raiders team spilling over two decades.
Oh, and let’s not forget about the Steel Curtain, despite all of their fame.
If Suh has been “disgracing the game,” then there was” no game” back in those days.
While Suh is most definitely the dirtiest player in the league today, he pales in comparison to what technology didn’t catch three decades ago.
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