Terrell Suggs
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Terrell Suggs (Born: October 11, 1982 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an NFL defensive end/linebacker with the Baltimore Ravens. He grew up in Chandler, Arizona, and attended high school there.
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[edit] Early life
Suggs' family was chased out of Minneapolis after drug dealers demanded money when Suggs' mother bought a house in gang territory and refused to pay a protection fee. The Family then moved to Saint Paul, where Terrell began playing for West Minnehaha Rec. Center. The family then settled in Chandler, Arizona where he attended Hamilton High School. Terrell Suggs attended Arizona State University, where he played defensive end for both Bruce Snyder and Dirk Koetter. He finished his career there with 163 tackles, including a school career record 65.5 tackles for losses, a school career record 44 sacks, 14 forced fumbles, 3 fumble recoveries, 2 interceptions, and 9 passes deflected. As a senior, he had 24 sacks, which set the NCAA record for most sacks in a season. After running a disappointing 40-yard dash time, Terrell dropped to the 10th overall pick in the 2003 draft.
[edit] NFL career
Terrell was signed in the NFL as one of the youngest defensive players at the age of 20 years old. Suggs' enjoyed immediate success in his rookie year, as he recorded 12 sacks and 1 interception and earning Defensive Rookie of The Year honors while playing the Left Outside Linebacker position in Baltimore's 3-4 defensive scheme. His best season came in 2004 when he was elected to his first Pro Bowl in which he had 10.5 sacks and recorded 60 tackles. In 2005, Terrell Suggs' defensive coordinator of his only two years in the NFL, Mike Nolan was signed to be the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers. The Baltimore Ravens hired their new defensive coordinator Rex Ryan, son of legendary defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan. Because of this, the Baltimore Ravens switched to a 4-3 base defense and tried the famed 46 Bear defense of Rex Ryan's father. Therefore, the Baltimore Ravens changed Suggs' position from outside linebacker to defensive end. Although Terrell was primarily a defensive end in 2005, he still recorded a personal record of 2 interceptions in 2005. His 8 sacks were a career low but they mostly came at the end of the season when Terrell was getting accustomed to his new position.
Suggs is renowned league-wide as one of the game's premiere young pass rushers.
[edit] Charity work
Suggs continues to do charity work in Minneapolis and Baltimore and has started a charity to help raise money for children from the inner-city to attend post-secondary education after high school.
[edit] Trivia
His nickname is "T-Sizzle".
| Preceded by: Julius Peppers |
Defensive Rookie of the Year 2003 |
Succeeded by: Jonathan Vilma |
