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'Bad boy' Suh escapes league fine after Week 1 incident

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Sep 13, 2015; Landover, MD, USA; Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh (93) talks to temmates …

(Reuters) - Ndamukong Suh, hoping to make a fresh start with the Miami Dolphins this season and shed his bad-boy image, escaped being fined on Monday after getting back into the headlines in his first game with his new team.

The NFL said it would not discipline the controversial Pro Bowl defensive tackle after he appeared to kick off the helmet of Washington Redskins running back Alfred Morris during his team's season-opening game on Sunday.

During the second quarter of Miami's 17-10 victory over the Redskins, Suh tackled Morris, then knocked off his opponent's helmet after his right leg struck the tailback's facemask as he got up to return to the huddle.