Ndamukong Suh: How Lions Star Went from Hero to Villain in 2 Weeks

Ndamukong Suh has embarked on an impressive, crime-free, rapid PR disintegration.

The general perception of Suh has seemingly gone from one of a hard-working, outstanding player that can occasionally get a little excessive to one of a dirty player with a split personality that has declined in his second season.

This is a hard image overhaul to pull off without breaking any laws or failing any drug tests.

The Stomp

First there was the Turkey Day malicious stomping incident.

It was obvious to anyone that can see that Suh intentionally tried to stomp on the arm of the Packers' lineman. Yet, he came out with one of the lamest explanations and denials of his intentions you will ever here.

His appalling level of denial led to a severe backlash. The actions on the field were bad enough, but people do not like to feel lied to or talked down to.

And when Suh came out and denied something that was obvious, that is exactly what he was doing.

His actions earned him a two-game suspension and many dissections of character in the press.

The general consensus of talking heads seemed to be that Suh is a well-spoken and nice guy off the field that has uncontrollable anger issues on the field.

The Wreck

Roughly a week into his suspension, Suh got into a single-car accident. There were no reported injuries at the time, and no charges were filed.  

However, evidence has surfaced that makes it appear as if Suh offered up another lame excuse for his actions.

Suh said he was going around a taxi in the road when he wrecked.

There were two women in the car with Suh. One of the two women in the crash told KGW, and is quoted by Carlos Monarrez of the Gannett News Services, that she did not see a taxi, but did see a Suh driving excessively fast.

One of the women also told Monarrez that she was hurt, and she told Suh following the wreck, "I’m hurt and I need to go to the hospital," but Suh just told her, “You’re fine.”

Obviously, this is a case of he said-she said. However, Suh could have certainly helped his case by being more forthright after the initial incident. Maybe he is telling the truth, but his version is hard to believe, and given that is coming on the heels of his stomping excuse, people are not eager to believe him.

Conclusion

Suh lost a lot of fans over the past two weeks. People are now going to watch for and root for Suh to fail.

By talking down to the public and not taking accountability for his stomping incident, Suh set himself up have his word questioned. Now, people are quick to dismiss him and eager to believe the accounts of two women involved in a car crash. And hiding a lady's injuries from the public and the authorities is quick path to being vilified.

He is not taking accountability for his actions, and this is killing him in the court of public opinion. Suh certainly doesn't seem to care about any of this, but if he truly didn't care, then why would he take time to offer lame excuses instead of being forthright?

Only he knows the answer to that question, but we all know that Suh is now firmly cast in villain's role.