Green Bay Packers guard Jon Runyan Jr. said his father, former NFL offensive lineman Jon Runyan Sr., was "just doing his job" when he gave Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans a one-game suspension.
The elder Runyan serves as the NFL's vice president of policy and rules administration. His decision to suspend Evans for a confrontation with New Orleans Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore comes as the Packers and Bucs are set to face off in a Week 3 game Sunday.
"He was just doing his job," Runyan Jr. told reporters Wednesday. "He's been doing that job for over a half-decade now.