Ndamukong Suh Mum On Suspension, Car Accident

by Sean Yuille on Dec 16, 2011 5:11 AM EST in Detroit Lions News

When Ndamukong Suh returned to the Lions earlier this week, he faced plenty of questions about the Thanksgiving stomp, the subsequent suspension and his car accident. This was the media's first chance to really ask him about all that has transpired, and he responded by giving very little in his answers to the questions. Suh basically deflected the questions he didn't want to answer by reiterating that he was looking forward to Sunday's game and leaving it at that. This happened both after practice on Wednesday in the usual meeting with the media and in an interview with 97.1 The Ticket that same day. That specific interview has gained a lot of attention, and you can check it out below.

Personally, I think the questions were legitimate. Perhaps Mike Valenti should have taken the hint that Suh wasn't going to answer them after he repeatedly declined to say anything, but they were fair questions in my opinion. At the same time, Suh doesn't have to answer the questions if he doesn't want to. It's not like he was rude during the interview (he even managed to politely hang up), so I don't necessarily think he was out of bounds.

I do believe Suh could have handled the situation better by giving a little more insight in his initial answers, which probably would have prevented additional questions about the situation. Again, though, it's his right to be guarded about what he says. It just shouldn't be surprising that his lack of comments on what has happened became a story of its own.

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Hearing the actual audo...

I think he handled it well. From everything I read it seemed a lot worse. I’m actually glad he didn’t bite on those questions, because if he says one thing that can be taken out of context, we see it on the front page of NFL.com saying what a horrible human being he is.

The only thing that really made him look bad was the host speaking after the interview was over, which im sure was his intent for the whole interview.

by ridebmx on Dec 16, 2011 8:26 AM EST reply actions

When the interviewer asked...

“what questions should I ask you”… Uh, how about some questions about the up and coming raiders game, hmmmm. Like, “Suh, how are you going to handle Oakland’s guard and the raider run game this Sunday???”
Man, everybody has seen, saw or heard about that stomp…inexcusable, no doubt. At this point though, it’s nothing more than tabloid trailer trash talk. @#%$ Let’s play some football. We got play offs coming up, and I happen to think that “The Schwartz” can handle this.

by xp838r on Dec 16, 2011 9:47 AM EST reply actions

Two guys above me got it.

• Valenti talks for the entire rest of the show about him after the segment is done… and then pins it on the listening public like every listener wants to fixate on the juicy headlines. Fail.. You’re not a man of the people, Mike. You don’t even like the same teams we do. The only Michigan team you ever root for is Michigan State. You hate the Tigers, the Pistons, the Lions… you like the Giants. You like the Celtics, despite never even being from Boston. Weirdo.

• After going to an empty well time after time with questions about stuff Suh clearly will not discuss, does he move on, to actually make a substantive interview? Oh I don’t know, maybe talk about Game 14 vs Oakland, like Suh mentioned? Of course not.

So congrats Mike Valenti. You came off as an unprofessional ass to many people, and provided your listeners with pretty much zero in the way of the functional interview we tuned in for.

That goddamn Okra and beans got you Oprah in jeans. Seems to me a little lean cuisine, wouldn't hurt much- Agh don't touch! -Obie Trice

by Skylar on Dec 16, 2011 11:14 AM EST reply actions

I know Suh brought this on himself

With the Thanksgiving day stomp the situation is being rained down on him by his own actions so I dont feel bad for Suh in anyway. That being said, a good radio host or interviewer has a list of questions not just one that keep trying to reword. I kind of feel for SUh in the sense that if he answers the questions honestly everyone probably calls him out for being a whiner and a dirty player yadda yadda. Guy cant win right now at all. How long are we going to dwell on the Thanksgiving day game? That game was 2 weeks ago!! We have a BIG BIG BIG game this weekend that we need to worry about. I am glad I dont have to listen to that tool Valenti at all.

They did it for Savy, they did it for Horton, they did it for each other, they did it for us. I give you the 2011 Stanley Cup Champions....The Boston Bruins!!

I wish Matthew Stafford was Drew Brees. (This is what happens when you back your team and they lose),

by beachguy113 on Dec 16, 2011 11:20 AM EST reply actions

Thats why i stopped listen to these idiots.

Mike is over opiniated ass who isnt even from Michigan! Suh handled it the way he was supposed to and those guys were out of line. Suh was showing that he is more worried about being looked at as a leader and a team player. I respect that and am totally passed all the bullshit. He wants to win and thats the attitude Detroit needs.

"I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion." ....Alexander The Great

by ajohns70 on Dec 17, 2011 8:15 AM EST reply actions