The $31,500 fine levied against Ndamukong Suh for a non-penalized hit on Cleveland Browns quarterback Brandon Weeden has raised some eyebrows, both locally and nationally.

ESPN's Chris Mortensen tweeted, "Not a big fan this time of NFL's $31,500 fine on @NdamukongSuh for his hit on Weeden. Dude is so strong, everything looks more violent."

In an interview with Andrea Kramer, which aired on NFL Total Access, Dean Blandino, the league's vice president of officiating, explained why Suh's hit was a violation.

"Well, we're going to aggressive enforce the player safety fouls and when I looked at the play, I felt he did make contact with the forehead and hairline, lowered the head and made contact with the forehead and hairline.," Blandino said. "Not to the head or neck, but the rule does prohibit that contact to the body."

Blandino sent the play on to Merton Hanks, the NFL's vice president of football operations. He is the man who makes the final call whether a player should be fined.

"We sent that play to Merton saying, 'We feel this should have been called roughing the passer,'" Blandino said. "It was not flagged on the field. The direction to the official is, when you see that action again, throw the play. The information to Merton was that was a violation of the rule."

While there are some differences, it's worth noting Cleveland Browns linebacker Quentin Groves was flagged for roughing the passer on a similar hit against Matthew Stafford in the fourth quarter.

Groves lowered the forehead while delivering the blow to Stafford's shoulder, but also landed on top of the quarterback on the follow through.

The fine for Groves' hit has not yet been announced, but it will be a minimum of $15,750.