Is Ndamukong Suh Really Worth a King’s Ransom in Free Agency?

March 3, 2015   ·   Ty Schalter   ·   Jump to comments

He was a perfect draft prospect.
He was named first-team All-Pro as a rookie.
If he's not the best defensive player in the NFL, he's one of a small handful at the top.
Ndamukong Suh wants to be paid a king's ransom. According to former Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Mark Dominik, per Alex Marvez of Fox Sports, Suh could command as much as $125 million on a seven-year deal, a stunning $70 million of it guaranteed. Now that the Detroit Lions have declined to apply the franchise tag to Suh, some team is going to pony up.
But is he worth it?
Suh entered the league as a nearly bulletproof prospect. The Lions' then-defensive coordinator, Gunther Cunningham, gave Suh a perfect draft grade, per Justin Rogers of MLive.com. His senior season at Nebraska, he had 52 solo tackles and 33 assists, 49.5 of them for losses, and 12 sacks—4.5 of which came against Texas in the Big 12 championship game.
Against a premier opponent, with a national TV audience ...

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