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Thu, 16 May 2013 09:53:44 -0700
Detroit Lions DT Nick Fairley said he and DT Ndamukong Suh are the most dangerous defensive tackle tandem in the league heading into 2013. "Of course," Fairley said. "We're going to give guys trouble, man. It's like pick your poison this year with our defensive line. You cannot come in and double-team Ndamukong and you can't come in and double-team me."
Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:50:28 -0700
Detroit Lions DT Ndamukong Suh has agreed to restructure his contract, which has created $7.68 million in salary cap space for the team.
Sat, 09 Mar 2013 18:46:33 -0800
The Detroit Lions would like free-agent DT Sammie Hill (Lions) back, and they really like his skillset and value him in the rotation. However, he is getting interest from some other teams and the Lions aren't in a position to match a multimillion per-year offer for Hill to come back as a backup behind DLs Nick Fairley and Ndamukong Suh.
Wed, 13 Feb 2013 20:53:26 -0800
Detroit Lions DT Ndamukong Suh triggered an escalator clause with his play in 2012, which bumps his base salary up $1 million for 2013. Suh is now scheduled to make $12.15 million in 2013, with a salary cap number of $18.17 million, second highest on the team behind QB Matthew Stafford ($20.82 million). Lions general manager Martin Mayhew indicated last week that the team has no plans to try and work out a new deal with Suh this offseason.
Fri, 08 Feb 2013 12:29:42 -0800
The Detroit Lions could consider asking DT Ndamukong Suh to restructure his contract this offseason but it is not in their plans at this point. His salary cap hit for 2013 will be $17.6 million.
Sun, 20 Jan 2013 20:56:38 -0800
Detroit Lions DT Ndamukong Suh was added to the 2013 NFC Pro Bowl roster Sunday, Jan. 20, replacing San Francisco 49ers DT Justin Smith.
Wed, 02 Jan 2013 18:46:33 -0800
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.
Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:18:58 -0800
Detroit Lions DT Ndamukong Suh played in every defensive snap in the team's Week 14 game, with the Green Bay Packers running only 53 offensive plays in the contest. His extended workload was due in part to DE Corey Williams' (knee) absence. DT Nick Fairley played 33 snaps and DT Sammie Hill played 24 snaps.
Mon, 10 Dec 2012 10:26:55 -0800
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.
Tue, 04 Dec 2012 10:00:25 -0800
Detroit Lions DE Ndamukong Suh won't be fined after giving Indianapolis Colts OT Winston Justice (concussion) a concussion in Week 13. Colts players insist that Suh and his teammates then celebrated the injury to Justice on the sideline. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said the league isn't looking into the incident because "there was no flag thrown and nothing illegal that appears on film."
Wed, 28 Nov 2012 11:23:50 -0800
Detroit Lions DT Ndamukong Suh was fined $30,000 for a kicking incident against the Houston Texans in Week 12.
Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:01:59 -0800
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.
Mon, 26 Nov 2012 08:53:17 -0800
Houston Texans QB Matt Schaub said he wouldn't want a player like Detroit Lions DT Ndamukong Suh on his team. "I wouldn't want a player who stands for what he stands for," Schaub said.
Fri, 23 Nov 2012 06:06:19 -0800
Detroit Lions DT Ndamukong Suh may face disciplinary action after his foot landed in the midsection of Houston Texans 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.
Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:02:04 -0800
Detroit Lions DE Cliff Avril (knee), S Erik Coleman (eye), PK Jason Hanson (foot), DT Sammie Hill (knee), CB Chris Houston (ankle), LB Ashlee Palmer (chest), OG Rob Sims (hamstring) and DT Ndamukong Suh (knee) are probable for Week 12. Hanson, Hill and Suh practiced in full while the others were limited.
Wed, 21 Nov 2012 06:25:25 -0800
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."
Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:37:23 -0800
Detroit Lions PK Jason Hanson (foot) and DT Ndamukong Suh (knee) both fully participated in practice Tuesday, Nov. 20.
Tue, 23 Oct 2012 10:09:38 -0700
Detroit Lions DT Ndamukong Suh will not be fined for his hit on Chicago Bears QB Jay Cutler in Week 7 Monday, Oct. 22, as the NFL has deemed the hit legal.
Fri, 12 Oct 2012 10:43:06 -0700
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.
Thu, 11 Oct 2012 06:04:11 -0700
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."
Wed, 10 Oct 2012 07:08:51 -0700
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."
Tue, 14 Aug 2012 12:31:57 -0700
Detroit Lions DT Ndamukong Suh had a strong day of practice Tuesday, Aug. 14, and is making strides to return to the dominant force on the defensive line that he was in his rookie season. "In my opinion, Suh is practicing better now than he ever has since he's been here," defensive line coach Kris Kocurek said. "He's working. He went back and reviewed everything he did last year, and even the previous year, and tried to pick things out in his game that he needed to improve. Basically, a lot of it is just consistency in what we're trying to do. Fine tuning small details that are going to help him be more productive, and be the player he wants to be on Sunday."
Mon, 18 Jun 2012 05:33:20 -0700
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."
Tue, 05 Jun 2012 11:52:29 -0700
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."
Mon, 28 May 2012 07:06:19 -0700
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.'"
Mon, 12 Mar 2012 08:28:51 -0700
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."
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:03:48 -0800
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.
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:03:18 -0800
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.
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:50:49 -0800
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.
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:10:16 -0800
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.
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:01:42 -0800
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.
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:14:13 -0800
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."
Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:49:44 -0800
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."
Tue, 13 Dec 2011 04:40:40 -0800
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."
Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:15:33 -0800
Detroit Lions DL Ndamukong Suh returned to the team Monday, Dec. 12, following his two-game suspension. "I'd be very surprised if it showed up on his radar again," head coach Jim Schwartz said. "He's a very prideful person. He wants to do anything he can to help the team, so I would be surprised if something like that happened again."
Thu, 08 Dec 2011 07:35:53 -0800
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."
Wed, 07 Dec 2011 07:18:23 -0800
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.
Tue, 06 Dec 2011 08:49:03 -0800
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.
Tue, 06 Dec 2011 06:30:52 -0800
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.
Sat, 03 Dec 2011 10:51:18 -0800
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.
Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:09:35 -0800
The NFL denied Detroit Lions DL Ndamukong Suh's appeal of his two-game suspension Friday, Dec. 2. He will miss both Weeks 13 and 14 against the New Orleans Saints and Minnesota Vikings.
Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:46:37 -0800
The NFL is expected to announce a ruling on Detroit Lions DL Ndamukong Suh's appealed suspension by Friday, Dec. 2. He was ejected from the team's Week 12 game for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty against the Green Bay Packers.
Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:46:36 -0800
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)."
Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:31:08 -0800
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.
Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:54:03 -0800
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."
Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:51:37 -0800
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."
Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:11:07 -0800
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.
Tue, 29 Nov 2011 07:50:54 -0800
Detroit Lions DL Ndamukong Suh's two-game suspension will cost him $164,000.
Tue, 29 Nov 2011 07:42:40 -0800
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.
Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:22:19 -0800
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.
