Ndamukong Ngwa Suh (/ɪnˈdɑːməkɪn ˈsuː/ in-DAH-mə-kin SOO, born January 6, 1987) is an American former professional football defensive tackle.

He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, where he earned All-American honors, and was selected by the Detroit Lions second overall in the 2010 NFL draft.

[1] During his time with the Lions, Suh was selected to four All-Pro and Pro Bowl teams and was awarded Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2010.

[4] He attended Grant High School in Portland, where he was a four-sport star in football, basketball, soccer and track and field.

Suh earned first-team All-PIL honors on both offense and defense as a junior and was an honorable-mention All-state pick.

[8] As a true freshman in 2005, Suh played in the first two games before missing the remainder of the season after undergoing knee surgery.

[9] In 2006, Suh played in all 14 games as a backup defensive lineman and earned freshman All-Big 12 honors from The Sporting News.

On November 24, 2009, Suh was named one of three finalists for the 2009 Outland Trophy, alongside Mike Iupati and Russell Okung.

[40] At the NFL Combine, Suh bench pressed 225 lbs 32 times and had a 35+1⁄2 inch vertical leap, the highest for a defensive tackle since Al Lucas (36 in) in 2000.

[52] Suh scored the first touchdown of his NFL career against the Washington Redskins on October 31, 2010, on a recovery of a Rex Grossman fumble.

[79] During a Thanksgiving game on November 22, 2012, Suh kicked Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub in the groin.

[81] Suh denied the kick was intentional, stating his foot inadvertently hit Schaub as he was being dragged to the ground.

[88] During a Thanksgiving game against the Green Bay Packers on November 28, 2013, Suh sacked Matt Flynn in the end zone, forcing a safety for the first time of his career.

[89] On November 29, 2013, Suh was fined $7,875 for performing a throat slash gesture during a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

[90] Suh finished the 2013 season with 5.5 sacks, 49 total tackles, 20 quarterback hits, six passes defensed, and one forced fumble.

[108] During Thursday Night Football against the Baltimore Ravens in Week 8, Suh committed two unnecessary roughness penalties, including one moment where he attempted to choke Ryan Mallett and shove him out of reach.

[112] On March 14, 2018, Suh was released, to free up a large amount of salary cap, after playing three seasons with the Dolphins.

[119] The Rams did not offer Suh a new contract and signaled early in the free agent period of the new NFL year that they had decided to move on from him.

[121] In Week 4, during a 55–40 win over the Los Angeles Rams, Suh recovered a fumble caused by a strip sack by teammate Shaquil Barrett on Jared Goff and returned it 37 yards for a touchdown, the second of his career.

In Week 12, during a 35–22 win over the Atlanta Falcons, Suh scored the third fumble return touchdown of his career off a strip sack caused by teammate Jason Pierre-Paul on Matt Ryan.

In the process Suh tied a Buccaneers franchise record for the most fumbles returned for touchdowns in a season held by Ronde Barber with his second.

[122] In Week 13, during a 28–11 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, Suh had two tackles and recovered a forced fumble by teammate Carl Nassib.

[123] Overall, Suh finished the 2019 season with 41 tackles, 2.5 sacks, four passes defended, four fumble recoveries, and two defensive touchdowns.

[134] In eight games with the Eagles, he finished with one sack, ten total tackles, and two quarterback hits in the 2022 regular season.

[143] Suh has a Construction Management degree from the University of Nebraska and has aspirations to be a general contractor after his professional career.

For his first two years in college before he knew about his professional prospects, Suh had wanted to "work with [his] dad and build his company up to be as big as possible" after graduation.

[146] His older sister and manager, Odette Lennon Ngum Suh, played soccer collegiately at Mississippi State University and was previously a midfielder on the Cameroon women's national football team.

[152] On April 17, 2010, at the annual Husker Spring Game, Suh announced a $2.6 million donation to the University of Nebraska.

Two million dollars of his gift will go to Nebraska Athletics for its Strength and Conditioning Program, and the remaining $600,000 will create an endowed scholarship for the UNL College of Engineering, from which he graduated in 2009 with a degree in construction management.

[155] Suh also signed endorsement deals with Subway,[156][157] Dick's Sporting Goods,[157][158] Omaha Steaks,[157][159] and Chrysler.