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Drug raid in Rogue River leads to two arrests ... The big what-if ... MADGE bust at Medford Walmart nets meth, $20,000 in cash ... Drug raid in Rogue River leads to two arrests ... The big what-if ... NFL REPORT Lions' Suh cleared top play Sunday Comment By The Associated Press MailTribune.com By The Associated Press Posted Dec. 30, 2014 @ 7:31 pm By The Associated Press Posted Dec. 30, 2014 @ 7:31 pm » Social News NEW YORK — Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh can play in Detroit’s wild-card game after his one-game NFL suspension was reduced to a $70,000 fine. Hearing officer Ted Cottrell heard Suh’s expedited appeal Tuesday and ruled that Suh can play Sunday at Dallas but must pay the fine. Suh originally was suspended for stepping on Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ left leg twice last Sunday in a loss to Green Bay for the NFC North title. He stepped on Rodgers once with each foot, which violated unnecessary roughness rules, according to the league. But Cottrell, jointly appointed by the NFL and the players’ union, rescinded the suspension. The Lions did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Suh has a long list of fines and one previous suspension, for two games in 2011 for stepping on the right arm of Packers lineman Evan Dietrich-Smith. Suh has been fined eight times in his career, but this is the first in 2014. Suh was fined $100,000 for an illegal block on Vikings center John Sullivan in Week 1 of 2013 during an interception return. That was the largest fine in NFL history for on-field conduct, not counting suspensions. The suspension was imposed Monday by Merton Hanks, the NFL’s vice president of football operations. Hanks ruled that Suh engaged in a non-football act that placed his opponent at unnecessary risk of injury. In his letter to Suh, Hanks wrote, “You did not respond in the manner of someone who had lost his balance and accidentally contacted another player who was lying on the ground. This illegal contact, specifically the second step and push off with your left foot, clearly could have been avoided.” Suh finished the season with a team-high 8 1/2 sacks and helped Detroit rank second overall and first in run defense. STEELERS: Le’Veon Bell spent a portion of his Tuesday testing his hyperextended right knee on an exercise bike. The Pittsburgh Steelers spent it preparing for life without their most valuable player. The Steelers signed well-traveled running back Ben Tate as a backup plan in case Bell’s knee doesn’t respond in time for Saturday night’s wild-card game against Baltimore. The sight of his budding star grinding through a workout might have been encouraging, but Tomlin hardly seems optimistic, pointing out “there won’t be any bikes on the field.” Instead, there will be the NFL’s fourth-ranked run defense, one that will be bolstered by the return of nose tackle Haloti Ngata following a four-game suspension for using Adderall. Even if Bell can somehow get medical clearance, Tomlin admitted he’s not even sure he’s going to give the OK for Bell to play. The 22-year-old is a vital part of Pittsburgh’s future beyond this weekend. Taking any unnecessary risks when there are viable if less proven options might not be the smartest way to go. “We’re going to do what’s right and we’re not going to be swayed by circumstance,” Tomlin said. “Guys have been cleared by doctors in the past and I’ve chosen not to play them.” Tate began the season atop the depth chart in Cleveland but saw his playing time decrease as his production dwindled. He eventually lost his starting job to rookies Terrance West and Isaiah Crowell and was cut in November. Minnesota took a flier on the former second-round pick, but Tate managed just 38 yards on 13 carries in three games before getting released. Rookies Josh Harris and Dri Archer combined for 56 yards rushing on the season. Archer struggled to find a role while Harris was on the practice squad until the Steelers cut LeGarrette Blount. Bell set franchise records for yards from scrimmage (2,215) and receptions by a running back (83). VIKINGS: Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said that he will push for the team to bring back Adrian Peterson whenever the running back’s suspension ends this offseason. “Well, as I’ve said many, many times, Adrian was always great with me,” Zimmer said. “I think he’s a good person. I think obviously he’s a great running back and if it works out that way and things work out and he gets his life in order — that’s the most important thing, he gets his life in order, he gets the opportunity to come back — then I will be in his corner whenever the decision is made.” Peterson was suspended by the NFL after he pleaded no contest to recklessly injuring his 4-year-old son last May. If he stays out of further legal trouble and completes the terms of his suspension set by the league, he will be eligible for reinstatement on April 15. 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