Ndamukong Suh wants to change. Not necessarily the way he plays, but how he is perceived because of the way he plays.

And Suh, speaking Wednesday on SiriusXM NFL Radio, said the image of him as a player started with stomping on Green Bay offensive lineman Evan Dietrich-Smith on Thanksgiving two years ago.

"It obviously tainted me and given me a bad rep, and well deserved in that instance," Suh said. "But I don't think one moment in somebody's life is going to define them. I vowed, not only to myself personally but my family and to my teammates and coaches, not to have that happen again and not have situations like that that is going to hurt them or make them feel that they couldn't be proud of me or want me as a teammate.

"That's one thing that I just hope and wish people have the opportunity and take the light to be unbiased and really kind of take a look at my track record and not define me by one instance and one mistake in life that I've had."

Ndamukong Suh says he's "grown up quite a bit" since this stomp on Green Bay's Evan Dietrich-Smith in a 2011 Thanksgiving Day game that "tainted" him. Andrew Weber/USA TODAY Sports

Suh, of course, has had more than the Dietrich-Smith incident in his career. He's been fined multiple times for hitting various quarterbacks, including a perceived kick to the groin of Houston's Matt Schaub on Thanksgiving in 2012 and a low block on Minnesota center John Sullivan in Week 1 this season that earned him a $100,000 fine.

He has met with the NFL twice in his career about his actions and has been fined three times this season -- for the Sullivan hit, for a hit on Cleveland quarterback Brandon Weeden that was not penalized and for a throat slash gesture against Tampa Bay last month.

Suh believes, though, that he has matured as a player.