Ndamukong Ngwa Suh is an American football defensive tackle who is a free agent.
88 Facts About Ndamukong Suh
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Ndamukong Suh played college football at Nebraska, where he earned All-American honors, and was drafted by the Detroit Lions second overall in the 2010 NFL Draft.
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Ndamukong Suh played for the Miami Dolphins, Los Angeles Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Philadelphia Eagles.
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Ndamukong Suh has played in three Super Bowls: Super Bowl LIII with the Rams, Super Bowl LV with the Buccaneers, and Super Bowl LVII with the Eagles.
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Ndamukong Suh won numerous awards including the Associated Press College Football Player of the Year Award, Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Chuck Bednarik Award, Lombardi Award, and Outland Trophy, and was recognized as a unanimous All-American.
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In 2015, Ndamukong Suh became the highest-paid defensive player in NFL history, having signed a six-year contract with the Miami Dolphins, worth in excess of $114 million, with nearly $60 million fully guaranteed; he was released after just three seasons.
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Early in his career, Ndamukong Suh was criticized for his aggressive style of play and lack of sportsmanship.
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Ndamukong Suh was one of four defensive tackles named to the NFL 2010's All-Decade Team.
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Ndamukong Suh attended Grant High School in Portland, where he was a four-sport star in football, basketball, soccer and track and field.
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Ndamukong Suh played as a two-way lineman for the Grant Generals.
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Ndamukong Suh earned first-team All-PIL honors on both offense and defense as a junior and was an honorable-mention All-state pick.
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Ndamukong Suh played in the 2005 US Army All-American Bowl.
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Ndamukong Suh was the district shot put champion in 2004, and won the OSAA Class 4A shot put title in 2005 with a school-record throw of 18.71 meters.
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Ndamukong Suh attended the University of Nebraska, where he played for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team from 2005 to 2009.
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In 2006, Ndamukong Suh played in all 14 games as a backup defensive lineman and earned freshman All-Big 12 honors from The Sporting News.
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Ndamukong Suh became the first Nebraska defensive lineman to lead the team in tackles since 1973.
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Ndamukong Suh earned First-team All-Big 12 honors in 2008, the first Nebraska interior defensive lineman to earn those honors since Steve Warren in 1999.
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In 2009, Ndamukong Suh registered 85 tackles, 12 quarterback sacks, 28 quarterback hurries, 20.5 tackles for loss, 10 pass breakups, three blocked kicks, and one interception.
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Ndamukong Suh helped Huskers defense rank first nationally in scoring defense, tied for second in total sacks, first in pass efficiency defense, seventh in total defense, ninth in rushing defense and 18th in passing defense.
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Ndamukong Suh played all four quarters versus Arizona in the 2009 Holiday Bowl, helping Nebraska record the first shutout in the Holiday Bowl's 32-year history, as well as the first shutout in school bowl history.
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Ndamukong Suh earned unanimous first-team All-Big 12 honors and the Big-12 Defensive Player of the Year.
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Ndamukong Suh was a finalist for the Lott Trophy, Walter Camp Award, and Heisman Trophy.
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On December 3,2009, Ndamukong Suh was named as one of five finalists for the Walter Camp Award.
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On November 24,2009, Ndamukong Suh was named one of three finalists for the 2009 Outland Trophy, alongside Mike Iupati and Russell Okung.
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On November 10, Ndamukong Suh was selected one of four finalists for the 2009 Lombardi Award, the first Cornhusker to receive this honor since Dominic Raiola in 2000.
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In October 2009, Ndamukong Suh was named to The Sporting News and CBS Sports midseason All-American team.
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Ndamukong Suh was named to the 2009 Outland Trophy watch list.
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On December 7,2009, Ndamukong Suh was named a finalist for the Heisman Trophy.
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Later that evening, Ndamukong Suh was named the 2009 Bronko Nagurski Trophy winner as the top defensive player in the nation.
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That same evening Ndamukong Suh won the Lombardi Award for the top collegiate lineman or linebacker.
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Ndamukong Suh finished fourth in the Heisman race, accumulating 815 points, the most by a fourth-place finisher for the Heisman Trophy in its history.
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Ndamukong Suh was one of four unanimous selections to the AP First-team All-America in 2009.
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Ndamukong Suh was named the 2009 AP Player of Year, becoming the first defensive player to receive the award in its history.
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Ndamukong Suh was widely considered to be one of the best prospects available in the draft.
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Ndamukong Suh was the highest selected Cornhusker defender since Neil Smith in 1988.
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Ndamukong Suh scored the first touchdown of his NFL career against the Washington Redskins on October 31,2010, on a recovery of a Rex Grossman fumble.
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However, Ndamukong Suh missed the extra point when the ball hit the right upright.
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Ndamukong Suh was picked as a starter for the Pro Bowl, becoming the first Lions rookie since Barry Sanders to be picked as a Pro Bowl starter.
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Ndamukong Suh missed the game due to shoulder surgery.
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On January 25,2011, Ndamukong Suh was named to the All-Pro Team.
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Ndamukong Suh was named the Sporting News Rookie of the Year, the Pro Football Weekly and Pro Football Writers of America Rookie of the Year, the Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year, and the AP Defensive Rookie of the Year.
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Ndamukong Suh was ranked 51st by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2011.
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Ndamukong Suh was fined $7,500 in a preseason game against the Cleveland Browns for a facemask of Jake Delhomme, fined $5,000 for using an opponent as leverage on a field goal in a week 9 game against the Jets, and fined $15,000 in a week 13 game against the Bears for unnecessary roughness against quarterback Jay Cutler.
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Ndamukong Suh was penalized for unnecessary roughness and ejected from the game.
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Ndamukong Suh was named a Pro Bowl alternate for the NFC after the 2011 NFL season.
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Ndamukong Suh finished the 2011 season with four sacks, one pass defended, and 26 tackles.
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Ndamukong Suh was ranked 38th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2012.
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Ndamukong Suh denied the kick was intentional, stating his foot inadvertently hit Schaub as he was being dragged to the ground.
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Ndamukong Suh finished the 2012 season with eight sacks, two passes defended, and 25 tackles in 16 games.
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Ndamukong Suh was named to the Pro Bowl and earned first team All-Pro honors.
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Ndamukong Suh was ranked 40th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2013.
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Ndamukong Suh appealed the fine but the ruling was later upheld by the NFL.
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On November 29,2013, Ndamukong Suh was fined $7,875 for performing a throat slash gesture during a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Ndamukong Suh finished the 2013 season with 5.5 sacks, 49 total tackles, 20 quarterback hits, six passes defensed, and one forced fumble.
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Ndamukong Suh was named to the Pro Bowl and earned first team All-Pro honors.
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Ndamukong Suh was ranked 40th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2014.
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Ndamukong Suh appeared in and started all 16 games in the 2014 season.
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Ndamukong Suh totaled 20 quarterback hits, three passes defensed, 53 tackles and 8.5 sacks.
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In Week 17, against the Green Bay Packers, Ndamukong Suh stepped on quarterback Aaron Rodgers' calf.
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Ndamukong Suh received a one-game suspension, seemingly barring him from the Wild Card Round playoff game the following week against the Dallas Cowboys; but on appeal, arbitrator Ted Cottrell reversed the suspension, opting instead for another fine worth $70,000.
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Ndamukong Suh was named to the Pro Bowl and earned first team All-Pro honors.
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Ndamukong Suh was ranked 24th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2015.
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The next day, the NFL announced that they would not discipline him, as "Ndamukong Suh's action was not deemed a kick".
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Ndamukong Suh started all 16 games in 2015, finishing the season with 61 tackles, six sacks, and five passes defended.
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Ndamukong Suh was ranked 40th on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016.
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In 2016, Ndamukong Suh started all 16 games with 72 tackles, five sacks, and six passes defended.
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Ndamukong Suh was ranked 55th by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017.
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Ndamukong Suh claimed that his choke on Mallett was a self-defense, thinking that Mallett tried to attack him first.
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Ndamukong Suh finished the season with 48 combined tackles, 4.5 sacks, and two forced fumbles.
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Ndamukong Suh was ranked 61st by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018.
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On March 14,2018, Ndamukong Suh was released, to free up a large amount of salary cap, after playing three seasons with the Dolphins.
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On March 26,2018, Ndamukong Suh signed a one-year, $14 million contract with the Los Angeles Rams.
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Ndamukong Suh finished the season with 59 tackles and 4.5 sacks.
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Ndamukong Suh signed a one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on May 23,2019.
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Ndamukong Suh was named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame All-2010s Team.
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On March 26,2020, Ndamukong Suh re-signed with the Buccaneers on a one-year contract.
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Ndamukong Suh appeared in and started all 17 games for the Buccaneers and recorded 27 total tackles, 13 quarterback hits, eight tackle for losses, and six sacks.
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On November 17,2022, Ndamukong Suh signed a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Early in his career, Ndamukong Suh was heavily criticized in the media by other players and by the NFL for his fiercely aggressive style of play.
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Ndamukong Suh was named the NFL's "Least-Liked Player" in a Forbes-publicized Nielsen report in October 2012.
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Ndamukong Suh was flagged just five times during the entire 2019 season.
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Ndamukong Suh's mother, Bernadette Ndamukong Suh, an elementary school teacher, was born in Spanish Town, Jamaica, and is a graduate of Southern Oregon University.
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Ndamukong Suh has a Construction Management degree from the University of Nebraska and has aspirations to be a general contractor after his professional career.
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Ndamukong Suh has four sisters; he is the second oldest of the children.
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In 2012, Ndamukong Suh participated in Fox's dating game show The Choice.
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Ndamukong Suh was eliminated on the 2nd week of the show.
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Ndamukong Suh's gift is the largest single charitable contribution by any former player and occurred before Suh was taken with the second overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft.
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Ndamukong Suh signed endorsement deals with Subway, Dick's Sporting Goods, Omaha Steaks, and Chrysler.