Ndamukong Suh, despite his exceedingly rare physical tools and years of solid production along the defensive line, is probably best known to football fans as one of the league's dirtiest players. Not that he's letting it bother him, though.
During his introductory press conference with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Friday, the veteran defensive tackle explained why his on-field reputation is “irrelevant” with respect to his life at large.
“I think when people have seen blips of me … it's been in a negative light, rather than a positive light and that's due to outlets of media, social media, whatever it may be,” Suh said, per Jenna Laine of ESPN. “I can deal with that because I know who I am as a person, I know who my parents are, what kind of child they brought up — it's irrelevant in my life. I think the people that know me the best see me always in a good light and see the troubles and tribulations that I've gone through, as any human being goes through in their lives.”
One of the most highly-touted defensive prospects to enter the NFL this decade, Suh, the second overall pick of the 2010 draft, has accrued more accepted penalties than any other player in the league since he was drafted. Though some believe he's toned down his penchant for over-aggressiveness of late, the five-time Pro-Bowler was still fined $40,000 for two separate incidents during his lone season with the Los Angeles Rams in 2018.
Suh signed a one-year, $9.25 million deal with the Bucs earlier this week.
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