» Report: Suh won’t be suspended,
The Dolphins have a couple of residual concerns from their loss to the Ravens on Thursday, but Ndamukong Suh’s status isn’t one of them.
He got flagged for two personal fouls in the second half, but will not face suspension because of them, Pro Football Talk reported Friday.
Suh was involved in a tussle with Ravens center Ryan Jensen in which it was unclear exactly how much blame Suh deserved. Jensen appeared to instigate it by refusing to let go of Suh.
The other is not so explainable. After jumping offside, Suh grabbed Ravens quarterback Ryan Mallett by the neck, which will likely incur a fine.
In his postgame news conference, Suh essentially claimed self-defense.
“He came right at me and he tried to tackle me,” Suh said. “I just defended myself.”
As for the overall chippiness in the game, Suh said: “I don’t know about all that. I am always going to play hard, no matter what the score is.”
Fair or not, Suh’s reputation could factor into the league’s evaluation of what happened Thursday. He has been suspended twice and fined eight times in his eight-year career.
Steen out following foot surgery: Anthony Steen, the Dolphins’ starting left guard, had surgery on his injured foot and will be out indefinitely.
In Thursday’s game, Steen was replaced by Jesse Davis, a versatile but undrafted first-year player from Idaho.
Another player who might soon be in the mix is veteran Ted Larsen, a free-agent pickup this offseason who is coming off a torn biceps but is expected to practice next week. He started the season on injured reserve.
“Steen’s injury is going to be awhile,” coach Adam Gase said Friday.
“Jesse did all right. I didn’t see him being the main culprit for anything that was really causing a lot of issues. The good thing about Jesse is he is strong. That was a good matchup for him just getting his hands on guys and not allowing penetration.”
Three Dolphins continue protest: While the NFL works toward a resolution aiming to get players to stop protesting during the national anthem, three Dolphins continued to take a stance Thursday.
Tight end Julius Thomas, safety Michael Thomas and wide receiver Kenny Stills stayed in Miami’s tunnel during the anthem to abide by the rule Gase enacted this month, requiring players to stand or stay off the field. Those three have protested since the Week 3 game in New York against the Jets.
Michael Thomas and Stills were out at midfield as captains for the coin flip and ran to the tunnel immediately afterward as the anthem was set to begin.