Ndamukong Suh

Ndamukong Suh (twitter: @ndamukong_suh)

Position: DT
Height: 6-4    Weight: 307 lbs.

Born: January 6, 1987 in Portland, OR
College: Nebraska   (school history)    (Suh college stats)
Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 1st round (2nd overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 32 (3116th overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Other SR Links: College Football at Sports-Reference.com

• 5/16 SideLion Report: Do the Detroit Lions Have the NFL’s Best Defensive Tackle Tandem?: Detroit Lions defensive tackle has made headlines again this offseason. Fortunately it isn’t for legal problems this time...
• 5/11 SideLion Report: Detroit Lions Who Have The Best Chance To Make an Impact As Rookies: If you’re a Lions fan you should feel pretty good about the Lions’ offseason. So far there has only been two players...

• 4/22 SideLion Report: Would the Detroit Lions Draft Ndamukong Suh In a Re-draft?: CBS Sports Senior Columnist Pete Prisco went through the exercise of putting together a re-draft of the 2010 NFL Draft and while...
• 4/16 The Pewter Plank: 2010 Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ NFL Draft Review: Where Are They Now?: The Pewter Plank has brought you this series of NFL Draft reviews, to give you an idea as to how the Buccaneers have done over...
• 4/11 NFL Mocks: 2013 NFL Draft: Mock Draft 3.0: 1. Kansas City Chiefs — Eric Fisher OT, Central Michigan With the trade for Alex Smith and putting Branden Albert on the...
• 4/8 SideLion Report: 2013 NFL Draft: It’s Becoming Obvious Who the Detroit Lions Will Take: With 17 days left until the almighty draft, we are entering the home stretch and the smoke is starting to clear as to who the...
• 4/6 FootballPerspective.com: From the gut: My thoughts on NFC teams: It’s April, so most of these points will probably look silly in 9 months, but the NFC should be the class of the NFL in...
• 4/3 SideLion Report: Detroit Lions Expected to Sign DT C.J. Mosley: The Detroit Lions lost Sammie Hill to free agency and Corey Williams to an expiring contract leaving them thin at defensive tackle...

• 3/29 SideLion Report: Dwight Freeney To The Lions Sounds Like a Better Idea Than It Likely Is: Reports of big names linking a player to a particular team is all it takes to set a fanbase ablaze. The latest example comes with...
• 3/25 SideLion Report: With Free Agency Wrapped Up, What Do The Detroit Lions Do With The Fifth Pick?: With free agency just about wrapped up fans and media have a little more clarity on where the Lions stand in terms of drafting...
• 3/22 SideLion Report: The Detroit Lions and the Wide Nine: What Cliff Avril’s Departure Could Mean for 2013: With Cliff Avril and Kyle Vanden Bosch now former Detroit Lions, the team’s defensive ends were already guaranteed to look...
• 3/15 SideLion Report: Ndamukong Suh Gains Bargaining Power Over Detroit Lions By Restructuring Deal: The Detroit Lions were able to free up about $7.5 million this week when Ndamukong Suh agreed to restructure his contract. It’s...
• 3/13 SideLion Report: Detroit Lions Agree to Deal With Free Agent DL Jason Jones: Jason Jones was the first free agent visitor the Detroit Lions brought in and he is now officially the first to sign. DT Jason...
• 3/9 The Pewter Plank: NFL Free Agency 2013 Updates: LeGarrette Blount Signed?, Sammie Lee Hill, Antoine Cason, Sean Smith: If you’re a Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan waking up thinking you’ll find tons of breaking news about the Bucs free agent...

• 2/20 SideLion Report: Detroit Lions Review and Offseason Plan: Defensive Tackles: Today we take a look at how the Detroit Lions defensive tackles performed during the 2012 season with a little help from the fine...
• 2/6 SideLion Report: Ndamukong Suh Falls Off Most Disliked Athletes List: Ndamukong Suh‘s three years in the NFL have been filled with ups and downs. He was one of the league’s most liked...

• 1/28 SideLion Report: Ndamukong Suh Helps Save Louie Anderson from Swimming Pool: Not everyone thought it would be a good idea for Ndamukong Suh to spend part of his offseason shooting a reality television show...
• 1/21 SideLion Report: Ndamukong Suh Replaces Justin Smith in Pro Bowl: Detroit Lions fans inclined to tune in to watch the Pro Bowl had little reason to watch as of a week ago. Calvin Johnson was named...
• 1/15 SideLion Report: Detroit Lions to Have Player in Pro Bowl After All: News broke earlier in the day that Calvin Johnson would not be playing in this year’s Pro Bowl. Vincent Jackson took his...
• 1/15 SideLion Report: 5 Free Agents the Detroit Lions NEED to Re-Sign for 2013: There is no doubting that the 2013 version of the Detroit Lions, especially on defense is going to look far different from the...
• 1/13 SideLion Report: Detroit Lions Players Vote Nick Fairley Most Improved: Injuries led to Nick Fairley‘s rookie season being mostly a disappointment. It wasn’t that he wasn’t effective...
• 1/12 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: 2012 All-Pro Teams Announced by the Associated Press: Here are the selections: First Team QB: Peyton Manning, Broncos. RB: Adrian Peterson, Vikings (unanimous), Marshawn Lynch, Seahawks....
• 1/10 Stripe Hype: PFW/PFWA 2012 All-NFL Team Features Two Bengals:   The writers at Pro Football Weekly have released their 2012 All-NFL Team, and to no one’s surprise, the best defensive...
• 1/2 FootballPerspective.com: Season in review: AFC and NFC North: On Monday, I examined the seasons of the teams in the AFC and NFC East. Today I will do the same for the AFC and NFC North, starting...
• 1/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Lions | GM says only one defender improved: Detroit Lions general manager Martin Mayhew said Wednesday, Jan. 2, that DT Ndamukong Suh was the only defensive player who improved....[+] Mayhew said everyone else played below his expectations.

• 12/31 NFL Jerks: Detroit Lions Should Fire Someone, Anyone: The Detroit Lions are the worst professional sports team in recent memory, and the worst team in all of football in the past decade....
• 12/27 SideLion Report: Detroit Lions Sending Just One to the Pro Bowl: The NFL announced the 2013 Pro Bowl rosters this evening and one member of the Detroit Lions has earned a trip to Hawaii. Calvin...
• 12/27 SideLion Report: Detroit Lions Pro Bowl Primer: The NFL will announce the AFC and NFC Pro Bowl teams tonight and there are a few Detroit Lions who warrant consideration. Calvin...
• 12/25 SideLion Report: Handing Out The Detroit Lions Holiday Gifts For the Season: Happy holidays Lions fans! It’s Christmas Eve and SideLion Report is handing out gifts from the Detroit Lions season. Although...
• 12/19 SideLion Report: Detroit Lions Put Nick Fairley on IR: Nick Fairley was enjoying a break out season before a shoulder injury forced him to the sidelines. Now it has ended his season....
• 12/11 FootballPerspective.com: NYT Fifth Down: Post-week 14: This week at the New York Times, I take a look at how three defensive stars from the 2011 Draft have dominated the league and...
• 12/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Lions | Happy with Nick Fairley, Ndamukong Suh: Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham is very happy with what he's seeing from DTs Nick Fairley and Ndamukong...[+] Suh this season. 'I've never seen two guys do things they've done the last two or three weeks,' Cunningham said.
• 12/8 SideLion Report: Madden 13 Week 14 Roster Update: Joique Bell Among Big Risers: The Week 14 roster update for Madden 13 is now available. Detroit Lions fans will notice a lot of changes. While the Lions’...

• 11/28 Blogcritics Sports: RJ's NFL Picks, 2012 Edition: Week Thirteen : I went 10-6 last week straight up, and 12-3-1 against the spread. For the season, that puts me at 113-63 straight up and 85-84-7...
• 11/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Lions | Ndamukong Suh finedDetroit Lions DT Ndamukong Suh was fined $30,000 for a kicking incident against the Houston Texans in Week 12....[+] Detroit Lions DT Ndamukong Suh was fined $30,000 for a kicking incident against the Houston Texans in Week 12.
• 11/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Lions | Ndamukong Suh won’t be suspended: Detroit Lions DT Ndamukong Suh will not be suspended by the NFL for a kicking incident in the team’s Week 12 game. Suh could...[+] still face a fine for the incident.
• 11/25 Toro Times: Detroit Lions Were Served their Just Desserts in Thanksgiving Loss: How does one allocate poetic justice? A simple question, yet some much hangs on such a simple statement. In the case of the match...
• 11/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Lions | Ndamukong Suh may be in trouble again: Detroit Lions DT Ndamukong Suh may face disciplinary action after his foot landed in the midsection of Houston Texas QB Matt Schaub...[+] during the Week 12 game. On a first-quarter play, Suh was on the ground after being taken down by an offensive lineman when he extended his left foot and it landed below Schaub's belt.
• 11/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Lions | Ndamukong Suh still thinking playoffs : Detroit Lions DT Ndamukong Suh is stilling thinking playoffs despite the team's 4-6 record. 'We're still in the race,' Suh said....[+] 'We made it a lot tougher than we did last year. It's a tough position to be in, but it's a hole that we dug ourselves in, and it's something that we need to take care of if we want to get to the next level. This is a great way to get out of the hole and make some noise. People always say if you want to win a championship, this is the time to get hot.'
• 11/20 SideLion Report: Detroit Lions Injury Report: Louis Delmas Returns to Practice: Is this the week Louis Delmas returns for the Detroit Lions? The thin secondary could definitely use it and Delmas has cleared...
• 11/19 SideLion Report: Detroit Lions Need to Make Nick Fairley a Full-Time Starter: Nick Fairley‘s performance against the Green Bay Packers showed why the Lions took him with the 13th pick of the 2011 NFL...
• 11/16 SideLion Report: Madden 13 Week 11 Roster Update: Calvin Johnson Gets 99 Rating: Calvin Johnson had a monster season last year. It earned him the spot on the Madden 13 cover and a lofty rating to start the season....
• 11/12 Lombardi Ave: Bulaga gone, the Packers’ offensive line has challenges ahead: The unmentionable has officially occurred for the Green Bay Packers. The offensive line, which has been intact for much of the...
• 11/8 SideLion Report: Madden 13 Week 10 Roster Update: Young Lions on the Rise: The weekly roster update for Madden 13 has been released and it turns out to be another good one as far as our virtual Detroit...

• 10/24 The NFL Injury Report: Jay Cutler Calls Ndamukong Suh Hit Clean: While teammate Brandon Marshall didn’t agree, Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler told reporters, including Fred Mitchell...
• 10/23 Bolt Beat: Ndamukong Suh Slamming Jay Cutler: Just because seeing Jay Cutler get stomped on puts a little smile on the inside of San Diego Chargers fans. Cutler’s teammate...
• 10/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Lions | Ndamukong Suh in car accident: Detroit Lions DT Ndamukong Suh was involved in a minor fender-bender Thursday, Oct. 11, but there were no injuries, alcohol or...[+] drugs involved, according to the police. Suh will not be charged for the accident.
• 10/12 The NFL Injury Report: Ndamukong Suh Involved in Minor Car Accident, No Injuries: Ndamukong Suh was able to escape a minor car accident yesterday with no injuries.  The Detroit Lions maligned star...
• 10/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Lions | Ndamukong Suh responds to criticism : Detroit Lions DT Ndamukong Suh was not impressed by comments made from an anonymous general manager who said that he is overrated....[+] 'True men (go on the record),' Suh said. 'I don’t know who he is. I couldn’t tell you if he’s one.' Suh, however, acknowledged that he has not been great so far this season. 'Personally, I believe I had an average quarter,' Suh said. 'I had some good things. Some not okay things, but it’s a work in progress. It’s early in the year. Still have a lot of time to play at a high level and stay consistent. That’s the biggest thing I want to focus on every week.'
• 10/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Lions | Rival critical of Ndamukong Suh: An anonymous general manager said Detroit Lions DT Ndamukong Suh is one of the league's most overrated players. 'Suh belongs on...[+] the All-Hype team,' the general manager said. 'I have listened to the media hype about Suh since he got in the league - what has he done? Even the year he had all those garbage sacks, the guy took a million plays off and got pushed around in the run game. I have never thought he was a very good pro player. I liked him coming out and thought he had a chance. But I also never thought he was going to be the second coming that he was labeled. I am not sure who bestowed that on him, but it is kind of a joke.'

• 9/4 Stripe Hype: Do the Bengals Have the Best Defensive Tackle Duo?:   The Cincinnati Bengals have already dealt with a lot of ups and downs already this year. Injuries have decimated the starting...

• 8/26 SideLion Report: Detroit Lions Fall Flat in the ‘Dress Rehearsal’: Oakland Raiders 31, Detroit Lions 20 (box score) If you’re one that likes to put stock in preseason games, I hope you didn’t...
• 8/13 Stripe Hype: Week in Review: Stripe Hype Player Preview: Geno Atkins:     The Bengals haven’t had an elite defensive lineman since the days of Tim Krumrie. After just two years in...
• 8/4 Stripe Hype: Stripe Hype Player Preview: Geno Atkins:     The Bengals haven’t had an elite defensive lineman since the days of Tim Krumrie. After just two years in...

• 6/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Lions | Expect Ndamukong Suh to take next step : Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham said he expects DL Ndamukong Suh and the defense to take the next step...[+] this season. Suh posted just 36 tackles and four sacks in 14 games last season. 'What we've done this spring, I cut up all the plays - every snap he had (in 2011) - and I showed him,' Cunningham said. 'I said, 'Now you tell me what happens during a game.' In college, you have 85 to 90 plays, but in the NFL you have 60 to 65, so you can't relax on a play here and there and then start looking for the plays, looking for the shots - hitting the quarterback for a sack. He finally realized that when I showed him the tape.'
• 6/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Lions | Ndamukong Suh lines up on right side: Detroit Lions DL Ndamukong Suh lined up on the right side of the defensive line during the team's practice Monday, June 4, and...[+] defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham hinted Suh could be used in different ways this year. 'Warren (Sapp) will be happy; I'm going to move (Suh) all over the place now,' Cunningham said. 'As a matter of fact, I showed him some of Warren's tape. Warren should be really happy.'

• 5/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Lions | Ndamukong Suh wants to be a leader : Detroit Lions DL Ndamukong Suh is eager to emerge as a team leader entering his third pro season. 'If I see a guy that needs...[+] some help and just might need a word here or (there) just to understand a little bit better,' Suh explained. 'As Coach uses some of us as starters or guys that have been here a couple years that are still young that say look at what he's doing and mimic that or whatever. Then I'll say, 'Yeah, this is how I got to this position, this is how I got to my position to get to where Coach likes it.''

• 3/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Lions | Ndamukong Suh restructures deal : Detroit Lions DL Ndamukong Suh has completed negotiations to restructure the remaining three years on his original contract to...[+] give the team some salary cap relief. 'We should be getting the paperwork in today,' Suh's agent, Rosey Barnes, said Monday, March 12. 'It’s quite a bit. It’s a significant amount.'

• 2/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Lions | Franchise tag move for Cliff Avril will be expensive: If the Detroit Lions ends up using the franchise tag on DL Cliff Avril, it will have a price tag of $10.6 million. Between Avril,...[+] WR Calvin Johnson, QB Matthew Stafford and DL Ndamukong Suh, the four players would cost up to $61.624, according to league sources with knowledge of the situation.
• 2/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Lions | Ndamukong Suh has large cap figure: Detroit Lions DL Ndamukong Suh is due $9.25 million in base salary in 2012, and he will cost the team $12.845 million against...[+] the salary cap next season.
• 2/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Lions | Ndamukong Suh ranks fourth on disliked list: Detroit Lions DL Ndamukong Suh ranks fourth on an overall list of most-disliked athletes with a score of 51 percent disliked,...[+] according to a poll published in Forbes magazine. Four months ago, Suh led a Forbes poll of the most-liked players in the NFL with an appeal score of 71 percent.
• 2/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Lions | Warren Sapp critical of Ndamukong Suh: Former NFL DL Warren Sapp said Detroit Lions DL Ndamukong Suh can blame his shoulder surgery and his own lack of improvement for...[+] his decreased production in 2011. 'The thing that I think affected him was he played such a power game, grabbing people, slinging them out of the way,' Sapp said. 'He had rotator cuff surgery. I had one on each shoulder, (so) I kind of know what that’s like.' Sapp added, 'from his first year to his second year, (Suh looked like) he hadn’t worked on anything.' Suh, who had 10 sacks as a rookie, had just four sacks and 36 tackles this season.
• 2/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Lions | Warren Sapp critical of Ndamukong Suh : Former NFL DL Warren Sapp said Detroit Lions DL Ndamukong Suh can blame his shoulder surgery and his own lack of improvement for...[+] his decreased production in 2011. 'The thing that I think affected him was he played such a power game, grabbing people, slinging them out of the way,' Sapp said. 'He had rotator cuff surgery. I had one on each shoulder, (so) I kind of know what that’s like.' Sapp added, 'from his first year to his second year, (Suh looked like) he hadn’t worked on anything.' Suh, who had 10 sacks as a rookie, had just four sacks and 36 tackles this season.

• 1/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Lions | Shoulder injury reason for Ndamukong Suh's down year?: Former DL Warren Sapp thinks Detroit Lions DL Ndamukong Suh's (shoulder) surgery last offseason and the lack of an offseason workout...[+] program led to him having a down season in 2011. Suh had just four sacks and 36 tackles all season. 'The thing that I think I affected him was he played such a power game, grabbing people, slinging them out of the way,' Sapp said. 'He had rotator cuff surgery. I had one on each shoulder, I kind of know what that's like.'
• 1/18 SideLion Report: Video: Ndamukong Suh on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: Ndamukong Suh was on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night, here’s the video in case you didn’t stay up to watch...
• 1/4 SideLion Report: Conversing with the Competition: Detroit Lions at New Orleans Saints: It will be just about a month between meetings but Saturday’s game between the Detroit Lions and New Orleans Saints will...
• 1/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Lions | Ndamukong Suh likely to get chilly reception: Detroit Lions DL Ndamukong Suh is likely to get a chilly reception from the fans at Lambeau Field for the Week 17 game against...[+] the Green Bay Packers. Suh stomped on the arm of Packers OG Evan Dietrich-Smith on Thanksgiving, and was suspended two games. Dietrich-Smith said everyone has moved past the incident. Suh might get a chance to work against Dietrich-Smith again Sunday, Jan. 1. 'I haven't thought about it,' Suh said. 'Like I said, my focus is on the guy who is in front of me. So if he's in front of me, obviously I'll try to go against him, bet him, hopefully get sacks.'

• 12/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Lions | Have confidence in Ndamukong Suh : Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz said he has confidence in DL Ndamukong Suh. Schwartz believes Suh will be on his best behavior...[+] moving forward. '(Suh) wants to do anything he can to help the team,' Schwartz said. 'I would be surprised if something like that happened again.'
• 12/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Lions | Ndamukong Suh in good spirits : Detroit Lions DL Cliff Avril said DL Ndamukong Suh is in good spirits following his highly publicized car accident. Avril said...[+] Suh is looking forward to rejoining the team after he serves the final game of his two-game suspension. 'He's doing fine,' Avril said. 'We didn't talk about any of the things you think we talked about, that's for sure. I mean, that's my guy, we're friends. So I was just checking to see how he was doing, see what he's up to. But we didn't necessarily go into details about anything as far as what y'all want me to talk about.'
• 12/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: NFL | Unlikely to add games to Ndamukong Suh’s suspension : The NFL will monitor fallout from the car accident involving Detroit Lions DL Ndamukong Suh; however, the league does not plan...[+] to intervene, instead allowing the legal process to play out. There may not be any fallout considering Portland police have no plans to re-open Suh's case. He was not impaired and was cooperative after the car wreck, while his passengers only amended their statements in the days following the incident.
• 12/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: NFL | Investigating Ndamukong Suh allegations : The National Football League is monitoring the car accident involving suspended Detroit Lions DL Ndamukong Suh and the follow-up...[+] allegations from passengers that Suh lied to police about what happened and injuries to passengers. 'We are aware of the accident that took place,' league spokesman Greg Aiello said, adding that there would not be further comment.
• 12/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Lions | Ndamukong Suh lied about accident? : Detroit Lions DL Ndamukong Suh lied to police about his crash in downtown Portland, according to two passengers in the car. Suh...[+] said that he was trying to pass a taxicab when he lost control of the 1970 Chevrolet Coupe and crashed into a tree, according to the original police report. He also said that no one was injured. No citations were issued. However, two of the people who were passengers in the car have since come forward with information that disputes Suh’s story and the amended police report also quotes a third passenger who said she, too, was injured in the crash. 'When the light turned green, he floored it,' one of the passengers said. 'I just remember going so fast and it was violent and just getting thrown around like rag dolls.' The woman said she was injured in the crash and she had a cut above her eyebrow which required stitches, a black eye and a busted lip.
• 12/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Lions | Ndamukong Suh not injured in accident: Detroit Lions DT Ndamukong Suh was not injured when he crashed his car into several things in Oregon Saturday, Dec. 3. Police...[+] officers determined Suh was not impaired and simply lost control of his car. Suh fully cooperated with the officer’s investigation. Neither Suh nor the other two people in his car were injured.
• 12/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Lions | Sammie Hill seeing more reps in practice : Detroit Lions DL Sammie Hill split starting reps with DL Nick Fairley in practice Wednesday, Nov. 30. Hill says he’s ready to...[+] handle the increased playing time created by DL Ndamukong Suh’s suspension. '(The opportunity for extra reps) means a lot,' Hill said. '(The D-line’s) just got to do the best we can (without Suh).'
• 12/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Lions | Ndamukong Suh appear to be heard Thursday: Detroit Lions DL Ndamukong Suh will have his appeal of a two-game suspension heard Thursday, Dec. 1. A person familiar with the...[+] process said Wednesday, Nov. 30, that the hearing will be held by conference call. If Suh loses the appeal, he can return to the team Monday, Dec. 12, the week before a road game against the Oakland Raiders in Week 15.
• 12/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Lions | Nick Fairley might be called upon: Detroit Lions DL Nick Fairley might be called upon for more responsibilities with DL Ndamukong Suh facing a two-game suspension....[+] DLs Andre Fluellen and Sammie Hill might also be called upon. “We do have depth at the defensive tackle position,” head coach Jim Schwartz said Wednesday, Nov. 30. “(Nick) is playing very well, as is (Sammie), and (DL Corey Williams) is probably playing the best football of his career. So, we’re going to be just fine.”

• 11/30 Blogcritics Sports: RJ's NFL Picks, 2011 Edition: Week 13: I went 14-2 last week straight-up, and 11-5 against the spread. For the season, that puts me at 116-60 straight-up, and 91-79-6...
• 11/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Lions | Ndamukong Suh needs to adapt : Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz said DL Ndamukong Suh must learn to stay aggressive while playing within league rules. 'Everything...[+] that (Suh) does is going to be put under a microscope,' Schwartz said. 'He needs to act accordingly, but it shouldn’t change his effort, toughness, and how hard he’s playing in-between the snaps.'
• 11/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Lions | Ndamukong Suh to appeal suspension: Detroit Lions DL Ndamukong Suh will appeal his two-game suspension and was encouraged to do so by commissioner Roger Goodell....[+] Suh is expected to have a quick hearing on the appealed suspension before the team's Week 13 game against the New Orleans Saints.
• 11/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Lions | Suspension costly for Ndamukong Suh Detroit Lions DL Ndamukong Suh's two-game suspension will cost him $164,000....[+] Detroit Lions DL Ndamukong Suh's two-game suspension will cost him $164,000.
• 11/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Lions | Ndamukong Suh suspended two games : Detroit Lions DL Ndamukong Suh has been suspended two games without pay for stomping an opponent in Week 12. The NFL said this...[+] was Suh's fifth violation of on-field rules in the last two seasons. He will not be permitted to practice with the team or take part in any activities during the suspension.
• 11/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Lions | Ndamukong Suh apologizes to commissioner: Detroit Lions DL Ndamukong Suh called commissioner Roger Goodell Sunday, Nov. 27, to apologize for his unsportsmanlike action...[+] against the Green Bay Packers in Week 12. Regardless, Suh is expected to be suspended for at least two games. The league could also require Suh to attend anger management courses.
• 11/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Lions | Statement from team on Ndamukong Suh: The Detroit Lions released a statement Friday, Nov. 25, calling the actions of DL Ndamukong Suh in the Week 12 game 'unacceptable.'...[+] Suh was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct, and ejected, after repeatedly slamming the head of Green Bay Packers C Evan Dietrich-Smith to the turf, and then stomping on his arm after the two were tangled up on a third-down play. 'The on-field conduct exhibited by Ndamukong Suh that led to this ejection from yesterday's game was unacceptable and failed to meet the level of sportsmanship we expect from our players,' the statement read. Suh is likely to be fined, and might face suspension, for the incident.
• 11/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Lions | Ndamukong Suh ejected from game: Detroit Lions DT Ndamukong Suh was ejected from the game Week 12 after stepping on the arm of Green Bay Packers OG Evan Dietrich-Smith....[+]
• 11/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Lions | Ndamukong Suh likes chances against Green Bay: Detroit Lions DL Ndamukong Suh said he believes his team is just as good as the undefeated Green Bay Packers. 'By all means, I...[+] think our team is at their level,' Suh said. 'I don’t see them as a golden-perfect team. Everybody has flaws in this league.'
• 11/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Lions | Ndamukong Suh could see time at DE: Detroit Lions DT Ndamukong Suh could see playing time at defensive end in Week 11 because of injuries to DEs Lawrence Jackson...[+] (thigh) and Willie Young (ankle).
• 11/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Lions | Ndamukong Suh defends style of play : Detroit Lions DL Ndamukong Suh, responding to claims from critics that the team is dirty, defended his style of play. 'I like...[+] to punish the quarterback. I like to punish running backs for them trying to make plays on my defense,' Suh said. 'Whether it's dirty or aggressive or whatever that may be, we're going to continue to play that way and make sure we stand up and make sure teams don't run over us.'
• 11/9 SideLion Report: Ndamukong Suh Might Be Dirty But He Isn’t Disliked: A poll of NFL players performed by the Sporting News labeled Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh the dirtiest player...
• 11/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Lions | Ndamukong Suh says he's too strong : Detroit Lions DL Ndamukong Suh said he understands that his aggressive style of play will continue to be scrutinized by NFL disciplinarians...[+] because he is stronger than the average defnsive lineman. 'My hits may look a little different because of the type of strength and athleticism that I have compared to other defensive linemen,' Suh said. 'It’s just the way the world works.'

• 10/24 SideLion Report: Atlanta Falcons Wide Receiver Roddy White is a Liar: I’m sure we’ll eventually get through a Detroit Lions game controversy-free but that won’t be this week. For...

• 9/11 TampaSportsGuy: Game Preview: Detroit Lions: Now that we’ve finished all of our pre-season posts, both position primers and undrafted scouting reports, it’s time...

• 8/17 SideLion Report: Ndamukong Suh Not a Fan of the NFL Today: It looks like Ndamukong Suh has received a fine notice from the NFL as a result of his hit on Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton....
• 8/12 SideLion Report: Gentlemen, start your engines!: With the temperature finally dipping below 80 for the first time in months, a nice cool day can only mean one thing– Preseason...

• 5/10 SideLion Report: The Silver Lining of the Lockout: So spring finally arrived in Michigan this weekend.  The flowers are blooming, the Tigers are hitting (and pitching, that Verlander...

• 4/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Lions | Nick Fairley to be in three-man rotation: Detroit Lions DT Nick Fairley is expected to be part of a three-man rotation with DLs Ndamukong Suh and Corey Williams at defensive...[+] tackle this year. 'You can never have enough depth up there,' head coach Jim Schwartz said. 'There are 350-pound offensive linemen that are hitting every single play. Defensive line is the only position that you get hit every single play.'
• 4/26 SideLion Report: Detroit Lions NFL Draft Countdown: 2 Days: Join us each day as we count down towards the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft. The countdown runs from 50 to zero and the number...
• 4/18 SideLion Report: NFC North Shut Out of Final Madden Cover Vote: Our own Ndamukong Suh was defeated by Aaron Rodgers in the first round of voting to determine who will grace the cover of the...
• 4/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Lions | Unlikely to move Ndamukong Suh around a lot: Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz said the team will not look to move DT Ndamukong Suh around the defense a lot this season...[+] even though two of his sacks this season came when he was lined up at other positions, reports Dave Birkett, of the Detroit Free Press. 'We moved him around quite a bit,' Schwartz said. 'I think that when you do, you need to have reasons for it. If you just try to junk it up where you're moving him every play, you take away from what the guy's good at and what he can do. You need to balance both of those.' Schwartz said the team used Suh as a stand up rusher around 12 times during the season and will continue to be creative about how they use him.

• 2/15 SideLion Report: Haloti Ngata Looking for Ndamukong Suh-like Contract: News of NFL organizations applying the franchise tag to players they don’t want to risk losing is starting to fly all over...
• 2/14 SideLion Report: Some Haiku For My NFL Valentine, the Detroit Lions: I love the Detroit Lions and all my SideLion Report readers. As such, I present you with these haiku as my simple Valentine: Ndamukong...
• 2/10 SideLion Report: Cases of Detroit Lions Optimism Spreading Nationally: Can the Detroit Lions make the playoffs in 2011? NFL.com senior writer Steve Wyche think so. The possibility has been posed around...
• 2/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Lions | Ndamukong Suh's 2011 salary increases: Detroit Lions DT Ndamukong Suh is now scheduled to make a $1.405 million base salary next season because he likely hit some escalators...[+] in his contract, reports Dave Birkett, of the Detroit Free Press. Suh was originally scheduled to make $405,000 in 2011.
• 2/5 SideLion Report: Sanders and Suh are Beauty and the Beast: The Associated Press made official what we have known for quite some time, Ndamukong Suh is the defensive rookie of the year....
• 2/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Lions | Ndamukong Suh wins Defensive Rookie of the Year: Detroit Lions DL Ndamukong Suh won The Associated Press 2010 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award Friday, Feb. 4, reports Barry...[+] Wilner, of The Associated Press. Suh was the only rookie included on the 2010 NFL All-Pro team. 'I was fortunate to be able to grasp my role in our scheme and to flourish in it,' Suh said. 'I'm just going to keep working hard to improve because I'll never be satisfied.'
• 2/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Lions | Ndamukong Suh wins award: Detroit Lions DL Ndamukong Suh was named Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year Thursday, Feb. 3, reports Dave Birkett, of the Detroit Free...[+] Press. Suh became just the second rookie defensive tackle in NFL history to record 10 sacks.
• 2/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Lions | Ndamukong Suh making progress from surgery: Detroit Lions DT Ndamukong Suh (shoulder) said he is making progress from his shoulder surgery and is not wearing a brace or sling...[+] on the shoulder, reports Dave Birkett, of the Detroit Free Press.

• 1/24 SideLion Report: Ndamukong Suh Named to All-Pro Team, Calvin Johnson Honored as Second Teamer: The awards train keeps rolling for Lions rookie Ndamukong Suh. The Associated Press released their All-Pro team today and Suh...
• 1/24 SideLion Report: Grading the Detroit Lions: Defensive Line: This post is part of a series of posts in which I review the Lions position groups based on their play in the 2010 season. I assign...
• 1/11 SideLion Report: Ndamukong Suh Puts Detroit Lions First with Surgery: Fans don’t really care about the Pro Bowl. What they really care about is the players from their team getting the recognition...
• 1/11 SideLion Report: The Lions Congregation: Expectations: Thanks to Joshua over at DetFan1979′s Roar of the Lions (note the new URL), SideLion Report is part of what is called the...
• 1/11 SideLion Report: A move the Detroit Lions need to make: There are multiple reasons to be excited when looking ahead to the 2011 season for the Detroit Lions.  There is a massive hurdle...
• 1/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Lions | Ndamukong Suh to undergo surgery and miss Pro Bowl: Detroit Lions DT Ndamukong Suh (shoulder) will undergo shoulder surgery Jan. 10 and will not be able to take part in the 2011...[+] Pro Bowl. Suh said he wanted to play in the Pro Bowl, but he said it was important to make sure he was full-speed entering the offseason program. 'It came down to making a decision to play in the Pro Bowl or to have surgery as soon as possible and begin rehab in order to help my team next year achieve our goals of getting into the playoffs and competing for a championship,' Suh said. 'The organization and I opted to have the surgery now and not wait. I will always put my team first.'

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