Ndamukong Suh

Suh was born in Portland, Oregon.{{Cite web |last=Singer |first=Matthew |date=January 24, 2021 |title=Portland-Born NFL Star Ndamukong Suh Is Going to the Super Bowl. You Can Go to His Chicken Restaurant. |url=https://www.wweek.com/restaurants/2021/01/24/portland-born-nfl-star-ndamukong-suh-is-going-to-the-super-bowl-you-can-go-to-his-chicken-restaurant/ |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=Willamette Week |language=en}} He attended Grant High School in Portland, where he was a four-sport star in football, basketball, soccer and track and field. He played as a two-way lineman for the Grant Generals. Suh earned first-team All-PIL honors on both offense and defense as a junior and was an honorable-mention All-state pick. In his senior year, he collected 65 tackles, including 10 sacks and recovered four fumbles, which earned him Parade magazine high school All-America honors, the 2004 Portland Interscholastic League Defensive Player of the Year, and a Class 4A first-team all-state selection. He also played in the 2005 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. In basketball, he earned honorable-mention All-League honors as a junior and senior.

Also a track and field athlete, Suh was one of the state's top performers in the shot put. He 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 (61 ft, 4 in). For his all-around athletic accomplishments, Suh was a finalist for the Portland Tribune{{'}}s Athlete of the Year.{{Cite web |title=Profile: Ndamukong Suh |url=https://www.trackingfootball.com/players/ndamukong-suh-7796/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211062658/https://www.trackingfootball.com/players/ndamukong-suh-7796/ |archive-date=December 11, 2014 |access-date=December 4, 2014 |website=Tracking Football}}

Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Suh was the sixth ranked defensive tackle in the United States.{{Cite web |date=January 18, 2005 |title=Rivals.com Defensive tackles 2005 |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/rankings/rank-879/0 |website=Rivals.com}} Recruited by many, Suh took official visits to Nebraska, Mississippi State, Oregon State, Miami (FL), and California, before committing to the Nebraska Cornhuskers on January 20, 2005.{{Cite web |last=Fann |first=Joe |date=February 1, 2021 |title=Ndamukong Suh eager for chance to bring a Super Bowl ring home to Portland |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/northwest/ndamukong-suh-eager-chance-bring-super-bowl-ring-home-portland |access-date=June 28, 2021 |website=RSN |language=en |archive-date=June 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628163117/https://www.nbcsports.com/northwest/ndamukong-suh-eager-chance-bring-super-bowl-ring-home-portland |url-status=dead }}

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Suh attended the University of Nebraska, where he played for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team from 2005 to 2009.{{Cite web |title=Ndamukong Suh College Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/ndamukong-suh-1.html |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}} As a true freshman in 2005, Suh played in the first two games before missing the remainder of the season after undergoing knee surgery. He received a medical redshirt.{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Thayer |date=December 5, 2009 |title=Nebraska Star Suh Keeps His Head in the Game, but His Heart Is in Africa |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/05/sports/ncaafootball/05nebraska.html |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=The New York Times |language=en-US}}

In 2006, Suh played in all 14 games as a backup defensive lineman and earned freshman All-Big 12 honors from The Sporting News. Despite coming off the bench, he finished the year with 19 total tackles, and ranked among the team leaders in tackles for loss (8) and quarterback sacks ({{frac|3|1|2}}). In his sophomore season, Suh started in 11 of the Cornhuskers' 12 games, and recorded 34 total tackles on the season.{{Cite web |title=Ndamukong Suh – 2009 – Football |url=https://huskers.com/sports/football/roster/ndamukong-suh/14546 |access-date=January 15, 2023 |website=Nebraska Cornhuskers Athletics |language=en}}

As a junior in 2008, Suh recorded a team-high 76 tackles, 7.5 sacks, 19 tackles for loss, two interceptions (both returned for touchdowns), and a touchdown reception while playing fullback.He became the first Nebraska defensive lineman to lead the team in tackles since 1973. 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.{{Cite web |date=September 3, 2009 |title=DT Suh planning final campaign for No. 24 Huskers |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=ncf&id=4442875 |access-date=January 15, 2023 |website=ESPN.com |language=en |agency=Associated Press}} He was also an honorable mention All-American.

In 2009, Suh registered 85 tackles, 12 quarterback sacks, 28 quarterback hurries, 20.5 tackles for loss, 10 pass breakups, three blocked kicks, and one interception. Suh had 12 tackles (seven for losses, a school single-game record) and {{frac|4|1|2}} sacks in a 13–12 loss to the Texas Longhorns in the Big 12 Championship Game, for which he received game MVP honors.{{Cite web |title=Texas vs Nebraska Box Score, December 5, 2009 |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/boxscores/2009-12-05-nebraska.html |access-date=January 15, 2023 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Straka |first=Dean |date=December 18, 2020 |title=Looking back at the past 10 Big 12 Championship games |url=https://247sports.com/LongFormArticle/big-12-championship-game-football-year-by-year-oklahoma-iowa-state-texas-nebraska-tcu-mizzou--156836122/ |access-date=January 15, 2023 |website=247Sports |language=en-US}} He helped Huskers defense rank first nationally in scoring defense (10.4 ppg), tied for second in total sacks (44), first in pass efficiency defense (87.3), seventh in total defense (272.0 ypg), ninth in rushing defense (93.1 ypg) and 18th in passing defense (178.9 ypg). He also 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.{{Cite web |date=December 31, 2009 |title=Huskers harass Cats in first Holiday Bowl shutout |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2009/12/30/huskers-harass-cats-in-first-holiday-bowl-shutout-2/ |access-date=January 15, 2023 |website=The Denver Post |language=en-US |agency=Associated Press}} He earned unanimous first-team All-Big 12 honors and the Big-12 Defensive Player of the Year. Nationally, he was named the Associated Press College Football Player of the Year, the recipient of the Bill Willis Trophy, Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Chuck Bednarik Award, Lombardi Award and Outland Trophy, and was recognized as a unanimous first-team All-American.2011 NCAA Football Records Book, [http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2011/Awards.pdf Award Winners], National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, p. 12 (2011). Retrieved June 30, 2012. He was a finalist for the Lott Trophy, Walter Camp Award, and Heisman Trophy.{{Cite web |date=November 28, 2009 |title=Nebraska's Suh is finalist for Lott Trophy |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2009/11/28/nebraskas-suh-is-finalist-for-lott-trophy/ |access-date=January 15, 2023 |website=The Denver Post |language=en-US |agency=Associated Press}}{{Cite web |date=December 2, 2009 |title=Nebraska's Suh finalist for Walter Camp Award |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2009/12/02/nebraskas-suh-finalist-for-walter-camp-award/ |access-date=January 15, 2023 |website=The Denver Post |language=en-US |agency=Associated Press}}

On December 3, 2009, Suh was named as one of five finalists for the Walter Camp Award. On November 24, 2009, Suh was named one of three finalists for the 2009 Outland Trophy, alongside Mike Iupati and Russell Okung.{{Cite web |last=Griffin |first=Tom |date=November 24, 2009 |title=Okung, Suh named Outland Trophy finalists |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/14004/okung-suh-named-outland-trophy-finalists |access-date=January 15, 2023 |website=ESPN.com}} On November 10, Suh was selected one of four finalists for the 2009 Lombardi Award, the first Cornhusker to receive this honor since Dominic Raiola in 2000.{{Cite web |date=November 10, 2009 |title=Suh finalist for Lombardi Award |url=http://www.theindependent.com/articles/2009/11/10/sports/huskers_hq/doc4afa480414670088679799.txt |access-date=January 15, 2023 |website=Grand Island Independent}} In October 2009, Suh was named to The Sporting News and CBS Sports midseason All-American team.{{Cite web |date=October 20, 2009 |title=SN's midseason All-Americans: Defense |url=http://www.sportingnews.com/college-football/article/2009-10-20/sns-midseason-all-americans-defense |url-status=dead |access-date=January 15, 2023 |website=Sporting News |archive-date=October 24, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091024083751/http://www.sportingnews.com/college-football/article/2009-10-20/sns-midseason-all-americans-defense }}{{Cite web |date=October 22, 2009 |title=CBSSports.com 2009 Midseason All-America Team |url=http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/12399036 |url-status=dead |website=CBS Sports |access-date=November 1, 2009 |archive-date=March 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310122509/http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/12399036 }} Suh began season at No. 3 on Rivals.com′s preseason defensive tackle power ranking.{{Cite web |last1=Buchanan |first1=Olin |last2=Dienhart |first2=Tom |last3=Fox |first3=David |last4=Huguenin |first4=Mike |last5=Megargee |first5=Steve |name-list-style=amp |date=August 24, 2009 |title=Preseason defensive tackle power rankings |url=http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=978954 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090827131059/http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=978954 |archive-date=August 27, 2009 |website=Rivals.com}} He was also named to the 2009 Outland Trophy watch list.{{Cite web |last=Richardson |first=Steve |date=August 11, 2009 |title=2009 Outland Trophy Watch List Announced |url=http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/news/2009/outland090811.html |access-date=January 15, 2023 |website=Football Writers Association of America}}

On December 7, 2009, Suh was named a finalist for the Heisman Trophy.{{Cite web |date=December 7, 2009 |title=McCoy among five finalists for Heisman |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=4723007 |access-date=January 15, 2023 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press}} Later that evening, Suh was named the 2009 Bronko Nagurski Trophy winner as the top defensive player in the nation.{{Cite web |date=December 8, 2009 |title=Nebraska DT Suh wins Bronko Nagurski |url=http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/state/nebraska-dt-suh-wins-bronko-nagurski-trophy-1004000.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091213035629/http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/state/nebraska-dt-suh-wins-bronko-nagurski-trophy-1004000.html |archive-date=December 13, 2009 |access-date=December 8, 2009 |website=Rocky Mount Telegram}} CBS Sportsline also named Suh their Defensive Player of the Year. The Touchdown Club of Columbus named Suh the winner of the Bill Willis Trophy on December 9, 2009.{{Cite web |last1=Bielik |first1=Tim |last2=Hiltbrand |first2=Nick |date=April 18, 2010 |title=Willis broke through football's barriers |url=https://www.thelantern.com/2010/04/willis-broke-through-footballs-barriers/ |access-date=January 15, 2023 |website=The Lantern |language=en-US}} That same evening Suh won the Lombardi Award for the top collegiate lineman or linebacker.{{Cite web |date=December 10, 2009 |title=Suh honored as nation's top lineman |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=4729927 |access-date=January 3, 2010 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press}} On December 11, at the ESPN College Football Awards show, Suh was selected as the winner of the Chuck Bednarik Award as the nation's best defensive player and took home the Outland Trophy for the best interior lineman.{{Cite web |date=December 10, 2009 |title=Texas quarterback Colt McCoy repeats as Walter Camp winner |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=4732583 |access-date=December 20, 2010 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press}} Suh finished fourth in the Heisman race, accumulating 815 points, the most by a fourth-place finisher for the Heisman Trophy in its history.{{Cite web |title=2009 Heisman Trophy Voting |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/awards/heisman-2009.html |access-date=January 15, 2023 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Rosenthal |first=Brian |date=December 12, 2009 |title=Suh places fourth at Heisman ceremony |url=https://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/football/suh-places-fourth-at-heisman-ceremony/article_58f18826-d8e7-5dd1-a9d1-1e759fe6b0e0.html |access-date=January 15, 2023 |website=JournalStar.com |language=en}} He was also one of four unanimous selections to the AP First-team All-America in 2009.{{Cite web |date=December 15, 2009 |title=No. 1 Alabama boasts six AP All-Americans |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=4745029 |access-date=January 15, 2023 |website=ESPN.com |language=en |agency=Associated Press}} Suh was named the 2009 AP Player of Year, becoming the first defensive player to receive the award in its history.{{Cite web |date=December 22, 2009 |title=Suh edges Gerhart for AP honor |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=4764843 |access-date=December 22, 2009 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press}}

Suh was widely considered to be one of the best prospects available in the draft.{{Cite web |last=Cooney |first=Frank |date=May 11, 2009 |title=Who's next? Looking ahead to the best of the 2010 draft class |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2009-05-05-2010-draft-preview_N.htm |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=USA Today}}{{Cite web |last=Brandt |first=Gil |date=April 7, 2010 |title=The 'Hot 100' prospects for the 2010 draft |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/the-hot-100-prospects-for-the-2010-draft-09000d5d81764005 |access-date=January 15, 2023 |website=NFL.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=April 12, 2010 |title=2010 NFL Draft Prospects:DT's Ndamukong Suh and Gerald McCoy |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/sportscenter/post/_/id/42893/2010-nfl-draft-prospectsdts-ndamukong-suh-and-gerald-mccoy |access-date=January 15, 2023 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Brooks |first=Bucky |date=September 3, 2009 |title=OSU's Okung top prospect, Texas' McCoy top QB for next year's draft |url=http://www.nfl.com/draft/story?id=09000d5d81032985&template=without-video-with-comments&confirm=true#recommend |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100410101143/http://www.nfl.com/draft/story?id=09000d5d81032985&template=without-video-with-comments&confirm=true#recommend |archive-date=April 10, 2010 |website=NFL.com}}{{Cite magazine |last=Pauline |first=Tony |date=October 22, 2009 |title=Tony Pauline: 2010 NFL Draft: Top 50 prospects |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2009/10/22/draft-prospects |access-date=January 14, 2023 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |language=en-us}} ESPN.com's draft analyst Mel Kiper, Jr., described Suh as "maybe the most dominating defensive tackle I've seen in 32 years" and projected him to go #1 overall.{{Cite web |last=Kiper Jr. |first=Mel |author-link=Mel Kiper Jr. |date=January 20, 2010 |title=DT Ndamukong Suh tops the first 2010 NFL mock draft |url=https://insider.espn.com/nfl/draft10/insider/news/story?id=4841432 |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=ESPN.com}} Suh was seen as an ideal fit at either defensive tackle in a 4–3 defense or as a defensive end in a 3–4 defense.{{Cite web |last=Yuille |first=Sean |date=April 26, 2010 |title=Ndamukong Suh Scouting Report |url=https://www.prideofdetroit.com/2010/4/26/1445425/ndamukong-suh-scouting-report |access-date=January 15, 2023 |website=Pride Of Detroit|publisher=SB Nation |language=en}}

For off-the-field marketing activities, Suh signed with The Agency Sports Management & Marketing, where Russ Spielman served as lead agent.{{Cite web |last=James |first=Brant |date=September 22, 2011 |title=Off the field, Ngum Suh calls the shots |url=https://www.espn.com/espnw/news-opinion/7001291/off-field-ndamukong-suh-sister-ngum-calls-shots |access-date=January 15, 2023 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} At the NFL Combine, Suh bench pressed 225 lbs 32 times and had a {{frac|35|1|2}} inch vertical leap, the highest for a defensive tackle since Al Lucas (36 in) in 2000.{{Cite web |last=Christopherson |first=Brian |date=March 1, 2010 |title=Suh proves his mettle at NFL combine |url=https://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/football/suh-proves-his-mettle-at-nfl-combine/article_85267f55-9ea9-58cb-856b-1c6e1702370f.html |access-date=January 15, 2023 |website=JournalStar.com |language=en}}

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Before the NFL draft, Suh signed with Maximum Sports Management and agent Roosevelt Barnes. This caused moderate concern for many teams who were hoping to draft him, as this was the same agent who represented Michael Crabtree. Crabtree was the longest 2009 NFL draft first round contract hold out, waiting over six weeks into the NFL season before signing with the San Francisco 49ers.{{Cite web |last=Sanchez |first=Josh |date=January 28, 2010 |title=Ndamukong Suh Picks Same Agency As Crabtree For Representation |url=https://nflmocks.com/2010/01/28/ndamukong-suh-picks-same-agency-as-crabtree-for-representation/ |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=NFL Mocks |language=en-US |archive-date=January 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114210856/https://nflmocks.com/2010/01/28/ndamukong-suh-picks-same-agency-as-crabtree-for-representation/ |url-status=dead }}

Despite the concerns, Suh was selected in the first round with the second overall pick in the 2010 NFL draft by the Detroit Lions,{{Cite web |title=2010 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2010/draft.htm |access-date=May 13, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} becoming the first defensive lineman selected in the first round by the team since Luther Elliss in 1995.{{Cite web |title=Detroit Lions All-Time Draft History |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/det/draft.htm |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} Suh was the highest selected Cornhusker defender since Neil Smith in 1988.{{Cite web |title=Nebraska Drafted Players/Alumni |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/nebraska/drafted.htm |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}

On August 3, Suh agreed to a five-year, $68 million contract with the Lions, including $40 million guaranteed.{{Cite web |last=Rothbard |first=Barry |date=August 4, 2010 |title=Detroit Lions Sign No. 2 Overall Draft Pick Ndamukong Suh |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2010-08-04/detroit-lions-sign-no-2-overall-draft-pick-ndamukong-suh-to-5-year-deal |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=Bloomberg.com |language=en}} On September 12, Suh had his first sack against Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler.{{Cite web |last=Wojnowski |first=Bob |date=September 16, 2010 |title=Lions defensive line must growl now |url=http://www.detnews.com/article/20100916/OPINION03/9160367/Lions-defensive-line-must-growl-now |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730152406/http://www.detnews.com/article/20100916/OPINION03/9160367/Lions-defensive-line-must-growl-now |archive-date=July 30, 2012 |url-status=dead|access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=The Detroit News}}{{Cite web |title=Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears – September 12th, 2010 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201009120chi.htm |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} On October 10, during a game against the St. Louis Rams, he recorded his first and only, as of 2023, career interception off Sam Bradford.{{Cite web |last=Fentress |first=Aaron |date=October 12, 2010 |title=Ndamukong Suh's interception adds to Detroit Lions' 44–6 rout of St. Louis |url=http://blog.oregonlive.com/nfl/2010/10/nfl_local_ties_week_5_suhs_pic.html |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=The Oregonian}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Washington Redskins at Detroit Lions – October 31st, 2010 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201010310det.htm |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}

After an injury to Lions kicker Jason Hanson, the Lions had Suh attempt an extra point on November 7, 2010, against the New York Jets. However, Suh missed the extra point when the ball hit the right upright, and it proved to be costly, as the Lions would lose to the Jets 23-20 in overtime.{{Cite web |date=November 7, 2010 |title=Mark Sanchez helps Jets escape Detroit with OT win |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=301107008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181016130022/http://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=301107008 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 16, 2018 |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press}}

For the 2010 season, Suh led the Lions, all rookies, and all defensive tackles in sacks with 10.{{Cite web |date=January 6, 2011 |title=Suh earns 2010 Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year honors |url=http://www.nfl.com/partner/story?id=09000d5d81d7e350 |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=NFL.com}} He 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.{{Cite web |last=Wywrot |first=Chrissie |date=December 28, 2010 |title=Johnson, Suh Named Pro Bowl Starters |url=http://blogs.detroitlions.com/2010/12/28/johnson-suh-named-pro-bowl-starters/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708170445/http://blogs.detroitlions.com/2010/12/28/johnson-suh-named-pro-bowl-starters/ |archive-date=July 8, 2012 |access-date=November 22, 2012 |website=Detroit Lions}} He missed the game, however, due to shoulder surgery.{{Cite web |date=January 5, 2011 |title=Lions' Suh to have surgery; Peterson won't stay |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=5993045 |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=ESPN.com |language=en |agency=Associated Press}} On January 25, 2011, Suh was named to the All-Pro Team.{{Cite web |title=2010 NFL All-Pros |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2010/allpro.htm |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} He was also named the Sporting News Rookie of the Year,{{Cite web |title=Sporting News Rookie of the Year Winners |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/sporting-news-rookie-of-the-year-award.htm |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} the Pro Football Weekly and Pro Football Writers of America Rookie of the Year,{{Cite web |last=Birkett |first=Dave |date=January 18, 2011 |title=Lions' Ndamukong Suh: Another rookie of the year |url=http://www.freep.com/article/20110118/SPORTS01/110118048//1049/sports01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121125655/http://www.freep.com/article/20110118/SPORTS01/110118048//1049/sports01 |archive-date=January 21, 2011 |website=Detroit Free Press}} the Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year,{{Cite web |last=Wywrot |first=Chrissie |date=February 3, 2011 |title=Suh Voted 2010 Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year |url=http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Suh-Voted-2010-Pepsi-NFL-Rookie-of-the-Year/dd01fe65-e050-4c28-ac01-d7e3509ede29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810092151/http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Suh-Voted-2010-Pepsi-NFL-Rookie-of-the-Year/dd01fe65-e050-4c28-ac01-d7e3509ede29 |archive-date=August 10, 2017 |website=Detroit Lions}} and the AP Defensive Rookie of the Year.{{Cite web |last=Kowalski |first=Tom |date=February 4, 2011 |title=Detroit Lions' Ndamukong Suh wins AP Defensive Rookie of the Year award |url=http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2011/02/detroit_lions_ndamukong_suh_wi_1.html |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=MLive.com}} He was named to the NFL All-Rookie Team.{{Cite web |title=2010 NFL All-Rookie Team |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/nfl-all-rookie-2010.htm |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} He was ranked 51st by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2011.{{Cite web |title=2011 NFL Top 100 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/2011-nfl-top-100.htm |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}

His rookie year saw the beginning of what would take Suh to a league record amount of fines for on-the-field behavior.{{Cite web |last=Birkett |first=Dave |date=December 29, 2014 |title=Lions star Ndamukong Suh: A history in discipline |url=http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2014/12/29/ndamukong-suh-fine-history/21025507/ |access-date=October 30, 2015 |website=Detroit Free Press}} He 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.{{Cite web |date=September 3, 2010 |title=NFL fines Lions' Suh $7,500 for Delhomme hit |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=5527578 |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=ESPN.com |language=en |agency=Associated Press}}{{Cite web |date=December 31, 2014 |title=NFL: Lions' Ndamukong Suh wins appeal, will be allowed to play in wild-card game |url=https://lacrossetribune.com/sports/football/professional/nfl-lions-ndamukong-suh-wins-appeal-will-be-allowed-to-play-in-wild-card-game/article_a7c2f6eb-c3f0-54d5-87c8-da1b388a8152.html?mode=nowapp |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=Lacrosse Tribune |agency=Associated Press}}{{Cite web |date=December 8, 2010 |title=NFL fines Lions' Suh $15,000 for hit on Cutler |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=5899703 |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=ESPN.com |language=en |agency=Associated Press}}

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During the third quarter of the Lions' Thanksgiving game against the Green Bay Packers on November 24, 2011, Suh pushed Packers' guard Evan Dietrich-Smith's head into the ground three times, then stomped on his arm. All of this took place after the whistle was blown. Suh was penalized for unnecessary roughness and ejected from the game.{{Cite web |last=Seifert |first=Kevin |date=November 24, 2011 |title=Case closed on Ndamukong Suh |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/48903/case-closed-on-ndamukong-suh |access-date=November 24, 2011 |website=ESPN.com}} The resulting penalty gave the Packers an automatic first down. The Packers scored a touchdown two plays later, giving them a 14–0 lead and an eventual 27–15 victory.{{Cite web |title=Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions – November 24th, 2011 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201111240det.htm |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}

Initially, Suh denied stomping on Dietrich-Smith, saying he was only trying to get his balance back.{{Cite web |last=Seifert |first=Kevin |date=November 24, 2011 |title=Verbatim: Ndamukong Suh |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/34877/verbatim-ndamukong-suh |access-date=November 26, 2011 |website=ESPN.com}} However, on Friday morning, the Lions issued a statement calling Suh's actions "unacceptable". Within hours, Suh wrote on his Facebook page that he'd "made a mistake" a day before and intended to learn from it.{{Cite web |date=November 25, 2011 |title=NFL won't review Suh's stomp before next week |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/7278879/ndamukong-suh-detroit-lions-apologizes-stomp-says-learned-situation |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=ESPN.com |language=en |agency=Associated Press}} Fox Sports NFL rules analyst and former vice president of officiating Mike Pereira said that based on his knowledge of league discipline, "the question won't be if the NFL will suspend Suh, but when—and for how many games". He drew parallels between Suh's actions and those of Albert Haynesworth, who drew a five-game suspension—the longest suspension for an on-field incident in modern NFL history—for stomping on Andre Gurode's head in 2006.

On November 29, the NFL suspended Suh for two games without pay which was $165,294 in lost wages. In announcing the decision, Roger Goodell noted that it was the fifth time Suh had been disciplined for on-field conduct.{{Cite web |last=Glazer |first=Jay |author-link=Jay Glazer |date=November 29, 2011 |title=Lions' Suh appealing 2-game suspension |url=http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/Ndamukong-Suh-Detroit-Lions-NFL-suspension-two-games-for-stomping-incident-112911 |access-date=November 29, 2011 |website=Fox Sports}} Suh appealed the decision, and the NFL held an expedited hearing before former Oakland Raiders coach Art Shell, so that a decision could be handed down before the Lions' next game, on December 4, against the New Orleans Saints.{{Cite web |last=Schefter |first=Adam |date=November 29, 2011 |title=Ndamukong Suh appeals ban |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/7293935/ndamukong-suh-detroit-lions-suspended-two-games-pay |access-date=November 29, 2011 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press}} The appeal was turned down on December 2, forcing Suh to sit out the game against the Saints and the December 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings.{{Cite web |date=December 2, 2011 |title=Suh's appeal denied, will miss next two games |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/7307624/detroit-lions-ndamukong-suh-appeal-denied-miss-two-games |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=ESPN.com |language=en |agency=Associated Press}}

Suh was named a Pro Bowl alternate for the NFC after the 2011 NFL season.{{Cite web |date=January 6, 2012 |title=Stafford, Suh, and Delmas named Pro Bowl alternates |url=http://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-insider/article-1/Stafford-Suh-and-Delmas-named-Pro-Bowl-alternates/76971202-e7e6-41e4-9545-75656672329f |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325233022/http://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-insider/article-1/Stafford-Suh-and-Delmas-named-Pro-Bowl-alternates/76971202-e7e6-41e4-9545-75656672329f |archive-date=March 25, 2018 |access-date=January 14, 2023|publisher=Detroit Lions}} He finished the 2011 season with four sacks, one pass defended, and 26 tackles.{{Cite web |title=Ndamukong Suh 2011 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SuhxNd99/gamelog/2011/ |access-date=March 12, 2021 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} He was ranked 38th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2012.{{Cite web |title=2012 NFL Top 100 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/2012-nfl-top-100.htm |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}

During a Thanksgiving game on November 22, 2012, Suh kicked Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub in the groin. The incident resulted in a $30,000 fine from the league, nearly double the mandated fine for a second offense of "striking/kicking/kneeing" an opponent.{{Cite web |last=McIntyre |first=Brian |date=November 28, 2012 |title=NFL fines Ndamukong Suh $30,000 for kick to Matt Schaub's groin |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/nfl-fines-ndamukong-suh-30-000-kick-matt-213759804--nfl.html |access-date=December 30, 2012 |website=Yahoo! Sports}} There was speculation the size of the fine was recognition by the league of Suh's history of questionable on-field hits, while others viewed it as a "wishy-washy" and "cop-out" action by the league in issuing a large fine without a suspension.{{Cite magazine |date=November 28, 2012 |title=Ndamukong Suh fined $30K in wishy-washy decision by NFL |url=http://nfl.si.com/2012/11/28/ndamukong-suh-fined-30k-in-wishy-washy-decision-by-nfl/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130102043051/http://nfl.si.com/2012/11/28/ndamukong-suh-fined-30k-in-wishy-washy-decision-by-nfl/ |archive-date=January 2, 2013 |access-date=December 30, 2012 |magazine=Sports Illustrated}} In response, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said that "intent is something that's very difficult for us to ever try to make a judgment on". Suh denied the kick was intentional, stating his foot inadvertently hit Schaub as he was being dragged to the ground. Suh finished the 2012 season with eight sacks, two passes defended, and 25 tackles in 16 games (15 starts).{{Cite web |title=Ndamukong Suh 2012 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SuhxNd99/gamelog/2012/ |access-date=March 12, 2021 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} He was named to the Pro Bowl and earned first team All-Pro honors.{{Cite web |title=2012 NFL Pro Bowlers |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2012/probowl.htm |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=2012 NFL All-Pros |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2012/allpro.htm |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} He was ranked 40th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2013.{{Cite web |title=2013 NFL Top 100 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/2013-nfl-top-100.htm |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}

In the Lions' Week 1 victory over the Minnesota Vikings, 34–24, Suh low blocked John Sullivan during a DeAndre Levy "pick 6"; the resulting personal foul nullified Levy's touchdown. Two days after the game, Suh was fined $100,000 for the hit—which, not counting lost pay for suspensions, is the largest fine ever issued to a player for on-the-field actions.{{Cite web |date=September 10, 2013 |title=Ndamukong Suh fined $100K by NFL for illegal block |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/ndamukong-suh-fined-100k-by-nfl-for-illegal-block-0ap1000000242024 |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=NFL.com |language=en-US}} He appealed the fine but the ruling was later upheld by the NFL.{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Michael David |date=October 12, 2013 |title=Ndamukong Suh loses appeal of $100,000 fine |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/10/12/ndamukong-suh-loses-appeal-of-100000-fine/ |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=ProFootballTalk |language=en-US}}

In the Lions' Week 6 victory over the Cleveland Browns, Suh tackled Browns quarterback Brandon Weeden in a questionable manner. Though not called for a penalty during the game, Suh was fined $31,500 by the NFL, but the fine was later rescinded.{{Cite web |last=Rothstein |first=Michael |date=December 30, 2014 |title=Detroit Lions catch massive break with Ndamukong Suh's appeal win |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/detroit-lions/post/_/id/14299/detroit-lions-catch-massive-break-with-reinstatement-of-ndamukong-suh |access-date=October 30, 2015 |website=ESPN.com}}

During a Thanksgiving game against the Green Bay Packers on November 28, 2013, Suh sacked Matt Flynn in the end zone, forcing a safety for the first time of his career.{{Cite web |title=Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions – November 28th, 2013 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201311280det.htm |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} On November 29, 2013, Suh was fined $7,875 for performing a throat slash gesture during a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.{{Cite web |last=Pelissero |first=Tom |title=Throat slash gesture costs Lions' Ndamukong Suh |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2013/11/29/ndamukong-suh-fines-laron-landry-cameron-wake-nfl/3784843/ |access-date=March 12, 2021 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}} Suh finished the 2013 season with 5.5 sacks, 49 total tackles, 20 quarterback hits, six passes defensed, and one forced fumble.{{Cite web |title=Ndamukong Suh 2013 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SuhxNd99/gamelog/2013/ |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} He was named to the Pro Bowl and earned first team All-Pro honors.{{Cite web |title=2013 NFL Pro Bowlers |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2013/probowl.htm |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=2013 NFL All-Pros |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2013/allpro.htm |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} He was ranked 40th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2014.{{Cite web |title=2014 NFL Top 100 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/2014-nfl-top-100.htm |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}

Suh appeared in and started all 16 games in the 2014 season. He totaled 20 quarterback hits, three passes defensed, 53 tackles and 8.5 sacks.{{Cite web |title=Ndamukong Suh 2014 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SuhxNd99/gamelog/2014/ |access-date=March 12, 2021 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} In Week 17, against the Green Bay Packers, Suh stepped on quarterback Aaron Rodgers' calf. 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.{{Cite web |last=Conway |first=Tyler |date=December 29, 2014 |title=Ndamukong Suh's One-Game Suspension Overturned, Fined $70K |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2313722-ndamukong-suh-suspended-1-game-latest-details-comments-and-reaction |access-date=March 12, 2021 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}} He was named to the Pro Bowl and earned first team All-Pro honors.{{Cite web |title=2014 NFL Pro Bowlers |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2014/probowl.htm |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=2014 NFL All-Pros |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2014/allpro.htm |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} Suh played in the Wild Card Round against the Cowboys and sacked Tony Romo twice in the 24–20 loss.{{Cite web |title=Wild Card – Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys – January 4th, 2015 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201501040dal.htm |access-date=March 12, 2021 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} He was ranked 24th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2015.{{Cite web |title=2015 NFL Top 100 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/2015-nfl-top-100.htm |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}

On March 11, 2015, the Miami Dolphins announced that they had signed Suh to a six-year, $114 million contract with $60 million guaranteed. The contract made him the highest-paid defensive player in NFL history, passing Houston Texans defensive end J. J. Watt.{{Cite web |last=Patra |first=Kevin |date=March 11, 2015 |title=Ndamukong Suh, Miami Dolphins strike mega deal |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/ndamukong-suh-miami-dolphins-strike-mega-deal-0ap3000000477761 |access-date=March 11, 2015 |website=National Football League}}{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=James |date=March 11, 2015 |title=Ndamukong Suh signs record deal |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/12462569/miami-dolphins-make-ndamukong-suh-top-paid-nfl-defensive-player |access-date=March 11, 2015 |website=ESPN.com}}

During a game against the Washington Redskins on September 13, 2015, as Redskins' running back Alfred Morris was still lying on the ground following a tackle, Suh appeared to knock Morris's helmet off with his leg. The next day, the NFL announced that they would not discipline him, as "Suh's action was not deemed a kick".{{Cite web |last=Patra |first=Kevin |date=September 14, 2015 |title=Ndamukong Suh won't be punished for Morris incident |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/ndamukong-suh-won-t-be-punished-for-morris-incident-0ap3000000530418 |access-date=September 14, 2015 |website=NFL.com}} Suh started all 16 games in 2015, finishing the season with 61 tackles, six sacks, and five passes defended.{{Cite web |title=Ndamukong Suh 2015 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SuhxNd99/gamelog/2015/ |access-date=March 12, 2021 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} He was ranked 40th on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016.{{Cite web |title=2016 NFL Top 100 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/2016-nfl-top-100.htm |access-date=March 12, 2021 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}

In 2016, Suh started all 16 games with 72 tackles, five sacks, and six passes defended.{{Cite web |title=Ndamukong Suh 2016 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SuhxNd99/gamelog/2016/ |access-date=March 12, 2021 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} He was named to his fifth Pro Bowl.{{Cite web |title=2016 NFL Pro Bowlers |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2016/probowl.htm |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} He was ranked 55th by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017.{{Cite web |title=2017 NFL Top 100 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/2017-nfl-top-100.htm |access-date=March 12, 2021 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}

During Thursday Night Football against the Baltimore Ravens in Week 8, Suh committed two unnecessary roughness penalties, including one moment where he attempted to choke Ryan Mallett and shove him out of reach. Suh claimed that his choke on Mallett was in self-defense, thinking that Mallett tried to attack him first. The Dolphins lost 40–0.{{Cite magazine |last=Carroll |first=Charlotte |date=October 26, 2017 |title=Watch: Dolphins' Ndamukong Suh Grabs Ravens Ryan Mallett's Throat |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2017/10/26/ndamukong-suh-grabs-ryan-mallett-throat |access-date=January 14, 2023 |magazine=Sports Illustrated}}{{Cite web |last=Donnelly |first=Galen |date=October 29, 2017 |title=Report: Dolphins Ready To Cut Defensive Tackle Ndamukong Suh |url=https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-ready-release-defensive-lineman-ndamukong-suh |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=ClutchPoints |language=en}} Suh finished the season with 48 combined tackles, 4.5 sacks, and two forced fumbles.{{Cite web |title=Ndamukong Suh 2017 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SuhxNd99/gamelog/2017/ |access-date=March 12, 2021 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} He was ranked 61st by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018.{{Cite web |title=2018 NFL Top 100 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/2018-nfl-top-100.htm |access-date=March 12, 2021 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}

On March 14, 2018, Suh was released, to free up a large amount of salary cap, after playing three seasons with the Dolphins.{{Cite web |date=March 14, 2018 |title=Miami Dolphins cut Ndamukong Suh, Julius Thomas |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/miami-dolphins-cut-ndamukong-suh-julius-thomas-0ap3000000921289 |access-date=March 12, 2021 |website=NFL.com |language=en-US}}

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On March 26, 2018, Suh signed a one-year, $14 million contract with the Los Angeles Rams.{{Cite web |last=Bergman |first=Jeremy |date=March 26, 2018 |title=Rams signing DT Ndamukong Suh to 1-year, $14M deal |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/rams-signing-dt-ndamukong-suh-to-1-year-14m-deal-0ap3000000923212 |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=NFL.com}} On December 2, Suh was fined $20,054 for a horse-collar tackle penalty while facing his former team, the Lions.{{Cite web |last=Florio |first=Mike |date=December 9, 2018 |title=Ndamukong Suh fined for horse-collar tackle against Lions |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/12/08/ndamukong-suh-fined-for-horse-collar-tackle-against-lions/ |access-date=March 12, 2021 |website=ProFootballTalk |publisher=NBC Sports |language=en-US}} Suh finished the season with 59 tackles and 4.5 sacks. The Rams finished the season with 13 wins and earned the second seed in the NFC.{{Cite web |title=2018 NFL Standings & Team Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2018/index.htm |access-date=March 12, 2021 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} In the Divisional Round against the Dallas Cowboys, Suh recorded four tackles.{{Cite web |title=Divisional Round – Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Rams – January 12th, 2019 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201901120ram.htm |access-date=March 12, 2021 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} In the NFC Championship Game against the New Orleans Saints, Suh had four tackles and 1.5 sacks as the Rams posted a 26–23 overtime victory and Suh reached the Super Bowl for the first time in his career.{{Cite web |title=NFC Championship – Los Angeles Rams at New Orleans Saints – January 20th, 2019 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201901200nor.htm |access-date=March 12, 2021 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} In the Super Bowl, Suh recorded two tackles in the Rams 13–3 loss to the New England Patriots.{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl LIII – Los Angeles Rams vs. New England Patriots – February 3rd, 2019 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201902030ram.htm |access-date=March 12, 2021 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}

The Rams did not offer Suh a new contract and signaled early in the free agent period of the new NFL year that they had decided to move on from him.{{Cite web |last=Thiry |first=Lindsey |date=March 26, 2019 |title=Suh return to Rams not likely, GM Snead says |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/26367894/suh-return-rams-not-likely-gm-snead-says |access-date=March 12, 2021 |website=ESPN.com}}

Suh signed a one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on May 23, 2019.{{Cite web |last=Vitali |first=Carmen |date=May 23, 2019 |title=Bucs Make Offseason Splash with DT Ndamukong Suh |url=https://www.buccaneers.com/news/bucs-make-offseason-splash-with-dt-ndamukong-suh |access-date=May 23, 2019 |website=Buccaneers.com}} In Week 4, during a 55–40 win over the Los Angeles Rams, Suh recovered a fumble caused by a strip sack by teammate Shaquil Barrett on Jared Goff and returned it 37 yards for a touchdown, the second of his career. In Week 12, during a 35–22 win over the Atlanta Falcons, Suh scored the third fumble return touchdown of his career off a strip sack caused by teammate Jason Pierre-Paul on Matt Ryan. In the process Suh tied a Buccaneers franchise record for the most fumbles returned for touchdowns in a season held by Ronde Barber with his second.{{Cite web |date=November 24, 2019 |title=Big guy, big catch: Vea TD leads Bucs past Falcons 35–22 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401127870 |access-date=November 24, 2019 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press}} In Week 13, during a 28–11 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, Suh had two tackles and recovered a forced fumble by teammate Carl Nassib.{{Cite web |title=Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Jacksonville Jaguars – December 1st, 2019 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201912010jax.htm |access-date=March 12, 2021 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} Overall, Suh finished the 2019 season with 41 tackles, 2.5 sacks, four passes defended, four fumble recoveries, and two defensive touchdowns.{{Cite web |title=Ndamukong Suh 2019 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SuhxNd99/gamelog/2019/ |access-date=March 12, 2021 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} He was named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame All-2010s Team.{{Cite web |title=Pro Football Hall of Fame All-Decade Teams – 2010s |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/ |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}

On March 26, 2020, Suh re-signed with the Buccaneers on a one-year contract.{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Scott |date=March 26, 2020 |title=Ndamukong Suh Staying Too! |url=https://www.buccaneers.com/news/ndamukong-suh-bucs-re-sign-free-agency-2020 |access-date=March 26, 2020 |website=Buccaneers.com}}

In Week 2 against the Carolina Panthers, Suh recorded his first two sacks of the season on Teddy Bridgewater during the 31–17 win.{{Cite web |title=Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – September 20th, 2020 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202009200tam.htm |access-date=September 22, 2020 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} Overall, Suh finished the 2020 season with 43 tackles, six sacks, two passes defended, and one forced fumble.{{Cite web |title=Ndamukong Suh 2020 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SuhxNd99/gamelog/2020/ |access-date=March 12, 2021 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}

In February 2021, Suh won his first Super Bowl as Tampa Bay defeated the Kansas City Chiefs by a score of 31–9 in Super Bowl LV. During the game, Suh recorded 1.5 sacks on Patrick Mahomes.{{Cite web |last=Patra |first=Kevin |date=February 7, 2017 |title=What we learned from Buccaneers win over Chiefs in Super Bowl LV |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/what-we-learned-from-buccaneers-win-over-chiefs-in-super-bowl-lv |access-date=March 12, 2021 |website=NFL.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl LV – Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Kansas City Chiefs – February 7th, 2021 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202102070tam.htm |access-date=March 12, 2021 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}

On April 5, 2021, Suh re-signed to a one-year, $9 million contract with the Buccaneers after testing free agency.{{Cite web |last=Patra |first=Kevin |date=March 24, 2021 |title=Ndamukong Suh, Buccaneers finalizing one-year, $9M deal |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/ndamukong-suh-buccaneers-finalizing-one-year-9m-deal |access-date=March 24, 2021 |website=NFL.com}}{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Scott |date=April 5, 2021 |title=Ndamukong Suh Re-Signs with Buccaneers Again |url=https://www.buccaneers.com/news/ndamukong-suh-re-signs-tampa-bay-2021-free-agency |access-date=April 5, 2021 |website=Buccaneers.com}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Ndamukong Suh 2021 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SuhxNd99/gamelog/2021/ |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}

On November 17, 2022, Suh signed a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles.{{Cite web |last=Spadaro |first=Dave |date=November 17, 2022 |title=Spadaro: Eagles add another experienced defender in Ndamukong Suh |url=https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/ndamukong-suh-eagles-add-experienced-defender-spadaro |access-date=November 17, 2022 |website=PhiladelphiaEagles.com}} In eight games with the Eagles, he finished with one sack, ten total tackles, and two quarterback hits in the 2022 regular season.{{Cite web |title=Ndamukong Suh 2022 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SuhxNd99/gamelog/2022/ |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} Suh reached Super Bowl LVII, where the Eagles lost 38–35 to the Kansas City Chiefs.{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl LVII – Philadelphia Eagles vs. Kansas City Chiefs – February 12th, 2023 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202302120phi.htm |access-date=March 26, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}

Early in his career, Suh was criticized in the media by other players and for his aggressive style of play. Before his second pro season was finished, he had been flagged for nine personal fouls, the most of any player in the league during that time.{{Cite web |last=Pereira |first=Mike |author-link=Mike Pereira |date=November 24, 2011 |title=Suh likely to be suspended for incident |url=http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/Ndamukong-Suh-Detroit-Lions-unsportsmanlike-conduct-suspension-112411 |access-date=November 26, 2011 |website=Fox Sports}} In the first four years of his career, Suh was fined $216,875 by the league for four separate on-field violations. In a poll of fellow players conducted by the Sporting News, Suh was named "the dirtiest player" in the NFL.{{Cite web |last=Rosenthal |first=Gregg |date=November 8, 2012 |title=Ndamukong Suh is dirtiest NFL player, peers say |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/ndamukong-suh-is-dirtiest-nfl-player-peers-say-0ap1000000091940 |access-date=March 12, 2021 |website=NFL.com |language=en-US}} He was named the NFL's "Least-Liked Player" in a Forbes-publicized Nielsen report in October 2012.{{Cite web |last=Van Riper |first=Tom |date=October 23, 2012 |title=The NFL's Most (And Least) Liked Players |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomvanriper/2012/10/23/the-nfls-most-and-least-liked-players/ |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=Forbes}} However, what some opposing teams saw as a menacing defensive player, the teams Suh played on found his style quite effective. While Suh had drawn criticism for penalties earlier in his career, he was flagged only five times during the entire 2019 season.{{Cite web |last=Laine |first=Jenna |date=March 25, 2020 |title=Buccaneers bring back veteran DL Ndamukong Suh |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/28953694/sources-ndamukong-suh-expected-return-buccaneers |access-date=March 12, 2021 |website=ESPN.com}}

In 2015, Forbes estimated Suh's annual income at $38.5 million.{{Cite web |year=2015 |title=Ndamukong Suh, Athlete, NFL |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/ndamukong-suh/ |access-date=April 28, 2016 |website=Forbes}}

Suh's mother, Bernadette (née Lennon) Suh, an elementary school teacher, was born in Spanish Town, Jamaica, and is a graduate of Southern Oregon University. His father, Michael Suh, a mechanical engineer, is from Cameroon and played semi-professional soccer in Germany, while also playing for the Cameroonian national team and working as a machinist. They met and married in Portland, Oregon, in 1982, after Michael Suh was admitted to a Portland trade school.{{Cite web |date=December 12, 2009 |title=Suh's roots trace back to Ashland, SOU |url=https://mailtribune.com/archive/suh-s-roots-trace-back-to-ashland-sou |access-date=March 12, 2021 |website=Mail Tribune}}{{dead link|date=September 2023}} Although his father is {{convert|5|ft|8|in|m|2|abbr=on}}, Suh's great-grandfather, also named Ndamukong Suh, stood {{convert|7|ft|3|in|m|2|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |last=Crossman |first=Matt |date=March 1, 2010 |title=The Legend of Ndamukong Suh |url=http://www.faqs.org/periodicals/201003/1981685421.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430100505/http://www.faqs.org/periodicals/201003/1981685421.html |archive-date=April 30, 2011 |website=Sporting News}} In the Ngemba language of Cameroon, Ndamukong means "House of Spears".{{Cite web |last=Hairopoulos |first=Kate |date=December 4, 2009 |title=At 6–4, 300 pounds, Nebraska's Ndamukong Suh is a big name in defense |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/colleges/topstories/stories/DN-nebraskalede_04spo.ART.State.Edition2.518d2ab.html |website=Dallas Morning News}}

Suh has a Construction Management degree from the University of Nebraska and has aspirations to be a general contractor after his professional career. His father, Michael Suh, owns his own heating and cooling company in Portland. For his first two years in college before he knew about his professional prospects, Suh had wanted to "work with [his] dad and build his company up to be as big as possible" after graduation.{{Cite web |last=Watson |first=Graham |date=June 21, 2014 |title=Ndamukong Suh is a soccer player at heart |url=http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/soccer-dirty-tackle/ndamukong-suh-is-a-soccer-p-layer-at-heart-174300906.html |access-date=March 12, 2021 |website=Yahoo! Sports |language=en-US}}

Suh has four sisters;{{Cite web |date=February 1, 2013 |title=Interview with Ndamukong Suh by Mike Nolan, Jr., on February 1st, 2013, in Shanghai, China |url=https://soundcloud.com/an800lbgorilla/ndamukong-suh-interview |website=SoundCloud file}} he is the second oldest of the children.{{Cite web |date=July 28, 2009 |title=Ndamukong Suh Plans on Being Staple of NU Football |url=http://thehuskerblog.com/2009/07/28/ndamukong-suh-plans-on-being-staple-of-nu-football/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100822132616/http://thehuskerblog.com/2009/07/28/ndamukong-suh-plans-on-being-staple-of-nu-football/ |archive-date=August 22, 2010 |access-date=November 27, 2009 |website=The Husker Blog}} His older sister and manager, Odette Lennon Ngum Suh, played soccer collegiately at Mississippi State University and was previously a midfielder on the Cameroon women's national football team.{{Cite web |date=August 20, 2012 |title=Ndamukong Suh – GQ Profile September 2012 |url=https://www.gq.com/story/ndamukong-suh-gq-september-2012 |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=GQ |language=en-US}} His cousin, Kameron Chatman, played for the Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team.{{Cite web |last=Maxwell |first=Melanie |date=February 22, 2015 |title=Photo gallery: Rapper Big Sean, Ndamukong Suh among those at Michigan-Ohio State game |url=http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/2015/02/photo_gallery_michigan_celebri.html |access-date=February 23, 2015 |website=MLive.com}}

Suh is a fan of Arsenal F.C.{{Cite web |date=December 17, 2012 |title=Ndamukong Suh at the Emirates |url=http://player.arsenal.com/player/1770-ndamukong-suh-at-the-emirates |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228121412/http://player.arsenal.com/player/1770-ndamukong-suh-at-the-emirates |archive-date=February 28, 2014 |access-date=December 25, 2012 |website=Arsenal}}

In 2012, Suh participated in Fox's dating game show The Choice.{{Cite magazine |last=Hibberd |first=James |date=May 8, 2012 |title=Fox's 'The Choice' cast revealed! Joe Jonas, Dean Cain, The Situation, many more – EXCLUSIVE |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/05/08/fox-choice-celebrities/ |access-date=April 11, 2013 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}} Suh was nominated on Splash on March 10, 2013. He was eliminated on the 2nd week of the show.

During the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Suh rode the Zamboni at Joe Louis Arena wearing a Detroit Red Wings jersey during the Red Wings' playoff series against the Chicago Blackhawks.{{Cite web |last=Yuille |first=Sean |date=May 23, 2013 |title=Ndamukong Suh rides Zamboni at Red Wings game |url=https://www.prideofdetroit.com/2013/5/23/4361176/ndamukong-suh-zamboni-red-wings |access-date=February 24, 2024 |website=Pride Of Detroit |language=en}}

Since the 2023 NFL season, Suh has worked as a pundit for NFL coverage by Sky Sports in the United Kingdom.{{Cite web |date=September 11, 2023 |title=Ndamukong Suh: Former Super Bowl champion to join Sky Sports NFL coverage from October 1 |url=https://www.skysports.com/nfl/news/12118/12956805/ndamukong-suh-former-super-bowl-champion-to-join-sky-sports-nfl-coverage-from-october-1 |access-date=February 24, 2024 |website=Sky Sports |language=en}}

On April 17, 2010, at the annual Husker Spring Game, Suh announced a $2.6 million donation to the University of Nebraska. Two million dollars of his gift will go to Nebraska Athletics for its Strength and Conditioning Program, and the remaining $600,000 will create an endowed scholarship for the UNL College of Engineering, from which he graduated in 2009 with a degree in construction management.{{Cite web |date=April 18, 2010 |title=Ndamukong Suh to Donate $2.6 Million to the University of Nebraska |url=http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=204930543 |access-date=March 12, 2021 |website=Nebraska Cornhuskers Athletics |archive-date=July 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720085510/http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=204930543 |url-status=dead }} His 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. Suh, a former Grant High School football star, donated $250,000 toward the effort to bring a turf field to Grant High School in 2013.{{Cite web |last=Bingham |first=Larry |date=May 3, 2013 |title=Ndamukong Suh's $250,000 check helps Grant High turf field supporters break ground |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2013/05/ndamukong_suh_nike_on_hand_for.html |access-date=March 12, 2021 |website=OregonLive |language=en}}

Before Suh was selected by an NFL team, he signed an endorsement deal with Nike.{{Cite web |last=Canty |first=Collen |date=February 5, 2010 |title=Nike Signs Projected Top Pick Ndamukong Suh to Endorsement Deal |url=http://www.nesn.com/2010/02/nike-signs-projected-top-pick-ndamukong-suh-to-endorsement-deal.html |access-date=March 12, 2021 |website=NESN}} Suh also signed endorsement deals with Subway,{{Cite web |last=Dickens |first=Chris |date=April 21, 2011 |title=Subway sign projected NFL pick to endorsement deal |url=http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/subway_sign_projected_nfl_draft_pick_to_endorsement_deal/ |access-date=March 12, 2021 |website=SportsPro Media}}{{Cite web |date=May 5, 2011 |title=Ndamukong Suh's new Chrysler commercial puts Portland in spotlight (video) |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/nfl/2011/05/ndamukong_suhs_new_chrysler_co.html |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=OregonLive |language=en}} Dick's Sporting Goods,{{Cite web |last=Yullie |first=Sean |date=July 20, 2010 |title=Video: Ndamukong Suh Hunts Quarterbacks in New Commercial |url=http://www.prideofdetroit.com/2010/7/20/1578629/video-ndamukong-suh-hunts |access-date=March 12, 2021 |website=Pride of Detroit}} Omaha Steaks,{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Emmitt |date=September 15, 2010 |title=Ndamukong Suh, the new spokesperson for Omaha Steaks |url=http://sportsbusinessdigest.com/ndamukong-suh-the-new-spokesperson-for-omaha-steaks/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917134623/http://sportsbusinessdigest.com/ndamukong-suh-the-new-spokesperson-for-omaha-steaks/ |archive-date=September 17, 2010 |access-date=May 21, 2011 |website=Sports Business Digest}} and Chrysler.

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