Terrell Suggs played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils, and was recognized as a unanimous All-American.
53 Facts About Terrell Suggs
2.
Terrell Suggs was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens tenth overall in the 2003 NFL Draft, and is the franchise's all-time leader in sacks.
3.
Terrell Suggs played for the Arizona Cardinals and the Kansas City Chiefs.
4.
Terrell Suggs has won two Super Bowls in his career, Super Bowl XLVII in 2012 with the Ravens and Super Bowl LIV in 2019 with the Chiefs, both over the San Francisco 49ers.
5.
Terrell Suggs is 8th on the NFL's all-time sacks list and 1st all-time in tackles for a loss.
6.
Terrell Suggs was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of Laverne Dian and Donald Lee Terrell Suggs.
7.
Terrell Suggs later transferred to Hamilton High School where he set the Arizona Class 5A record for rushing yards in a game with 367 against Yuma Kofa as a junior in 1999.
8.
Terrell Suggs decided to attend Arizona State University, where he played defensive end for coach Bruce Snyder and coach Dirk Koetter's Arizona State Sun Devils football teams from 2000 to 2002.
9.
Terrell Suggs finished his career with 163 tackles, including a school, career-record 65.5 tackles for losses, and 44 quarterback sacks, 14 forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, two interceptions, and nine passes deflected.
10.
Terrell Suggs set an NCAA single-season record with 24 sacks in 2002.
11.
Terrell Suggs won the Bronko Nagurski Award, the Ted Hendricks Award, and the Vince Lombardi Award.
12.
Terrell Suggs was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the first round with the 10th overall pick in the 2003 NFL Draft, becoming one of the youngest defensive players ever drafted at only 20 years old.
13.
Terrell Suggs enjoyed immediate success as a rookie in 2003 as he tied an NFL record by posting a sack in each of his first four games.
14.
Terrell Suggs finished the season with 27 tackles, 12 sacks, six forced fumbles, two pass deflections, and one interception, earning him Defensive Rookie of the Year honors while only starting one game that year.
15.
In 2004, Terrell Suggs was elected to his first Pro Bowl as he recorded 10.5 sacks and 60 tackles.
16.
In Week 13, Terrell Suggs earned AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his game against the Houston Texans.
17.
In 2006, Terrell Suggs was part of the NFL's best overall defense, the unit allowing a league-low 12.6 points per game.
18.
Terrell Suggs recorded 64 tackles, 9.5 sacks, and set a new career-high in pass deflections with eight.
19.
Terrell Suggs initially filed a grievance because the team had designated him as a LB with the franchise tag rather than a DE, which resulted in a monetary difference of about $800,000.
20.
In Week 7 of the 2008 NFL season, Terrell Suggs intercepted a pass from Chad Pennington of the Miami Dolphins and returned it 44 yards for a touchdown, the first pick six of his professional career.
21.
Terrell Suggs earned AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his game against Miami.
22.
In 2010, Terrell Suggs compiled 68 tackles, 11.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and two pass deflections.
23.
Terrell Suggs was ranked 40th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2011.
24.
Terrell Suggs earned AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors for both performances.
25.
Terrell Suggs finished the season with career highs in sacks and forced fumbles, tied his career high for interceptions, and had 50 total tackles and six passes defended.
26.
Terrell Suggs was named to his fifth Pro Bowl and first All-Pro first team.
27.
On February 4,2012, Terrell Suggs was named the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year.
28.
On October 20,2012, Terrell Suggs was removed from the physically unable to perform list, allowing him to play the next day against the Houston Texans.
29.
Terrell Suggs has been the first player in NFL history to recover so quickly from such a serious injury.
30.
Terrell Suggs finished the 2012 season with 22 total tackles, two sacks, and four passes defensed in eight games.
31.
Terrell Suggs was ranked 56th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2013.
32.
Terrell Suggs was elected to participate in the Pro Bowl for his sixth such nomination.
33.
Terrell Suggs was ranked 26th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2014.
34.
In Week 10, Terrell Suggs had 1.5 sacks on Titans rookie quarterback Zach Mettenberger.
35.
Two weeks later, in a Monday Night Football matchup against the New Orleans Saints, Terrell Suggs accounted for a sack against Saints quarterback Drew Brees.
36.
Terrell Suggs finished the year with 12 sacks, a pass defended, a fumble recovery, and a safety.
37.
Terrell Suggs was ranked 84th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2015.
38.
Terrell Suggs recorded 8.0 sacks, 28 tackles, seven assisted tackles, four passes defended, and three forced fumbles.
39.
Terrell Suggs led the team in sacks, forced fumbles, tackles-for-loss, and quarterback hits.
40.
On December 19,2017, Terrell Suggs was named to his seventh Pro Bowl.
41.
In 2018, Terrell Suggs finished tied for second on the team with seven sacks, along with 34 combined tackles, six passes defended, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery he returned for a touchdown in Week 12 against the Oakland Raiders.
42.
On March 13,2019, Terrell Suggs signed a one-year, $7 million deal with the Arizona Cardinals.
43.
Terrell Suggs made his debut with the Cardinals in Week 1 against the Detroit Lions.
44.
Week 2 of the 2019 season saw Terrell Suggs go to Baltimore for the first time in an opposing team's jersey.
45.
On December 13,2019, Terrell Suggs was released by the Cardinals.
46.
However, on December 16,2019, Terrell Suggs was claimed by the Kansas City Chiefs.
47.
Terrell Suggs was enticed to sign with the team after speaking with head coach Andy Reid, and was excited at the prospect of playing with reigning MVP Patrick Mahomes.
48.
Terrell Suggs had two total tackles and a quarterback hit in the Super Bowl.
49.
In December 2003, Terrell Suggs was charged with felony aggravated assault stemming from a March 2003 incident in Arizona, in which it was alleged that a verbal altercation after a basketball tournament led to Terrell Suggs assaulting a man with a piece of reinforcement rod.
50.
Apparently the parties had a disagreement during the tournament, and it was claimed that Terrell Suggs swung at the victim and broke his nose and cheekbone.
51.
In June 2005 Terrell Suggs was acquitted of the charges, with a juror commenting that guilt beyond a reasonable doubt was not established.
52.
Terrell Suggs guest starred in Season 2 of the popular HBO series Ballers.
53.
Terrell Suggs has had a Jewish star tattooed on his right arm since 2009, which he says he got "to remind me of who I am," and wears a Star of David necklace.