From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Terrell Suggs
Date of birth	October 11, 1982 (age 24)
Place of birth	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Position(s)	Defensive end/ Outside linebacker
College	Arizona State
NFL Draft	2003 / Round 1/ 10th overall
Career Highlights
Pro Bowls	2005, 2007
Awards	2003 AP NFL Defensive R.O.Y. 2002 Nagurski Award
Statistics	Pro Football Reference CBS.com
Team(s)
2003-present	Baltimore Ravens

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 Hamilton high school there.

Contents 1 Early life 2 NFL career 3 Charity work 4 Trivia

After moving from Minneapolis to Saint Paul, Terrell began playing for West Minnehaha Rec. Center and Jimmy Lee Rec. Center. At Jimmy Lee, Suggs played on a very talented team that included future Minnesota Twin Joe Mauer. The family then settled in Chandler, Arizona where he enjoyed a successful carrer at 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.

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 co-ordinator Rex Ryan, son of legendary defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan, who moved Terrell's 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. In the 2006 season, Terrell helped the Raven's defense only allow 12.7 points per game, being the NFL's best overall defense. He played alongside many defensive stars like Ray Lewis, Adalius Thomas, Chris McAlister, and Ed Reed. He also made the pro bowl, again.

Suggs continues to do charity work in Minneapolis and has started a charity to help raise money for children from the inner-city to attend post-secondary education after high school.

• His nickname is "T-Sizzle".
• When he was asked what celebrity he looked like and he said the character Bubba from the movie Forrest Gump.

Preceded by Julius Peppers

Defensive Rookie of the Year 2003

Succeeded by Jonathan Vilma