NFL fines Ndamukong Suh $100K for dirty hit

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I believe Suh is a dirty player in general but on this play I am not seeing it clearly. I think this is a genuine attempt at a football play; stomping on offensive lineman and throwing QBs around after the pass are what I think of as clearly dirty play.

Yes, the block was illegal and, with the benefit of an overhead camera and hindsight, unnecessary.

But you can block the QB on a return, and in fact it is often done. Here's the rule:

In practice, unless the passer stands stock still or starts walking towards his bench prematurely, he's considered to be in a defensive position.

I have rarely seen the penalty called for blocking the QB. I know some team was called for it after Brady threw an INT and he was definitely not walking back to the bench.