NFL to investigate Ravens 'bounty' on Steelers
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
By Ed Bouchette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Baltimore defensive end Terrell Suggs is under investigation by the National Football League for saying the Ravens had a "bounty" on Steelers Rashard Mendenhall and Hines Ward.
"We certainly are looking into it," Ray Anderson, the NFL's Executive Vice President of Football Operations, said in Pittsburgh today.
Anderson said that league officials have seen Suggs' comments and "we will look into it aggressively."
Suggs revealed recently on the syndicated sports radio talk show "2 Live Stews" that the Ravens had a bounty on Mendenhall and on Ward.
"We definitely like to send our messages to rookie running backs who think they've made it." Suggs said. "We did a good a job of sending a message."
As for Ward, Suggs said, "Hines Ward is definitely a dirty player, a cheap shot artist."
"If he chooses to say that, so be it," Steelers Coach Mike Tomlin said. "We respect that guy. He's a heck of a player. I saw him run with the ball on somebody last week. We don't lose any sleep over what anybody says."
Anderson paid a visit to the Steelers today because of recent comments by some of them over fines that were levied the past few weeks and players such as Troy Polamalu calling it a "pansy" league.
