Sports: Terrell Suggs Sings a 4-Year Extension with Ravens
OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Terrell Suggs signed a four-year extension Monday, a deal that the Pro Bowl linebacker envisions will allow him to finish his career with the Baltimore Ravens.
"I'm truly flattered and honored that I get to be Raven for life," Suggs said during a news conference to announce the deal.
Suggs, 31, will receive $21 million over the first three years of his deal, including $16 million guaranteed. The Ravens freed up $4 million in cap space this season.
A first-round pick in 2003, Suggs has been to six Pro Bowls and was named NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2011. He is the team's all-time leader in sacks (94.5) and forced fumbles (29).
Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome said he recently watched film and gained a new appreciation for Suggs.
"He affects [offenses] in the passing game as well as the running game," Newsome said. "It was something that jumped out to me."
Suggs had a tremendous start in 2013 with nine sacks in his first eight games. But he managed only 20 tackles and one sack in his final eight games.
"I think I was probably trying to do too much," Suggs said. "As one game went by and two games went by, it was like, 'I need to get a sack, I need to get a sack.' I stopped letting the game come to me."
Suggs was entering the final year of his deal, and there was speculation that the Ravens may cut him if they didn't reach an extension. With his status no longer in question, Suggs said he is pleased to know he'll never wear another team's uniform.
"That's the plan, unless Ozzie has a trick up his sleeve," Suggs said. "Sizzle will be a Raven for life." - espn
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