Cardinals star receiver Larry Fitzgerald defended Rams defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh after Suh was shown apparently poking Fitzgerald in the eye during Sunday's game in Glendale.
Suh was seen shoving his finger through Fitzgerald's helmet and toward his right eye early in the fourth quarter of the Cardinals' 31-9 loss to the Rams at State Farm Stadium. Cardinals fans became outraged after the video was posted in slow motion on Twitter.
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Did Ndamukong Suh seriously try to poke Larry Fitzgerald's eye on Sunday? That's messed up.
— NFL Update (@MySportsUpdate) December 25, 2018
Wow. pic.twitter.com/GO8rdGW0RR
On Wednesday, however, Fitzgerald took to Twitter to defend Suh. "Wanted to address the video circulating from Sunday: I’ve known (Suh) since his college days and he’s a close friend of mine. Quality as a person matches his quality as a player. That video is just a friend clowning with another friend. No negative intent! It's all love," he wrote.
Suh, who has been fined multiple times and suspended once by the NFL for player-safety violations, appreciated Fitzgerald's comment.
Wanted to address the video circulating from Sunday: I’ve known @NdamukongSuh since his college days and he’s a close friend of mine. Quality as a person matches his quality as a player.
— Larry Fitzgerald (@LarryFitzgerald) December 26, 2018
That video is just a friend clowning with another friend. No negative intent! It's all love
Thank you brother https://t.co/7ebhAZOp1B
— Ndamukong Suh (@NdamukongSuh) December 26, 2018
As ABC15 sports director Craig Fouhy notes: An extended version of the video reveals Fitzgerald having some fun with Suh before the apparent eye poke.
Here’s the clip. Watch Larry put his fingers in the ear holes of Suh’s helmet. That gets it all started. It was all in fun pic.twitter.com/xavHEkvSFM
— Craig Fouhy (@FouhyOnSports) December 26, 2018
