Ndamukong Suh is returning to Tampa Bay. The standout defensive tackle is expected to sign a one-year, $8 million deal. Suh spent last season with the Buccaneers.
Sources: Ndamukong Suh is now expected to return to Tampa Bay on a one-year, $8 million deal. More help for Tom Brady’s team in Tampa.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 25, 2020
Ndamukong Suh Re-Signs With Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Last year with the Bucs, Suh started all 16 regular season games. Suh saw a career high in fumble recoveries (four) and touchdowns (two) in his 10th NFL season. However, Suh’s 2019 also yielded a career low in sacks (2.5) and just 41 combined tackles.
Suh arrived in Tampa Bay via Los Angeles, where he was a member of the NFC Champion Los Angeles Rams. As a Ram, Suh combined for 59 tackles, adding 4.5 sacks to his 2018 campaign.
Before Los Angeles, Suh spent three years with the Miami Dolphins. In Miami, Suh started every regular season game and was named to the Pro-Bowl in 2016. That same year, Suh recorded a career high 72 combined tackles and deflected a career high six passes.
Suh got his start with the Detroit Lions, where he would play his first five NFL seasons. Suh was selected second overall in the 2010 NFL Draft out of Nebraska and immediately made an impact. In his rookie season, Suh recorded a career high 10 sacks and combined for 66 tackles. Suh recieved Pro-Bowl, First-Team All-Pro and AP Defensive Rookie of the Year honors.
In his next four years, Suh would be named First-Team All Protwo2 more times, and be selected to three more Pro-Bowls. Suh has only missed two games in his entire NFL career, both coming in the 2011 season. 2012 saw Suh record a career high 32 quarterback hits, but just 34 combined tackles.
In his 10 year career, Suh has recorded 58.5 sacks, 519 combined tackles and eight fumble recoveries. Suh has participated in six playoff games in his career, starting all six. In the playoffs, Suh has recorded five sacks, 20 combined tackles and 10 quarterback hits.
Suh has been fined six times in his NFL career, most recently last season for roughing the passer. Suh was suspended one game by the NFL in 2014 for violating safety-related player rules.
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