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LIONS DT NDAMUKONG SUH NAMED ASSOCIATED PRESS DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
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Suh becomes seventh rookie in team history named AP Rookie of the Year
Allen Park, Mich.—As announced this evening on NFL Network, Detroit Lions DT Ndamukong Suh was named the Associated Press Defensive Rookie of the Year. Suh became the seventh rookie in team history to win an AP Rookie of the Year award, which is the most by any franchise since the AP began honoring Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1967.
“It is a great honor and one of the highest honors I can receive on the defensive side of the ball,” said Lions DT Ndamukong Suh. “I really, truly can’t thank my family, friends, teammates and coaches enough. They have been a huge part of it and the main reason I was able to be honored with this.”
Suh joins RB Mel Farr (1976), CB Lem Barney (1967), WR Earl McCullough (1968), DE Al “Bubba” Baker (1978), RB Billy Sims (1980) and RB Barry Sanders (1989) as Detroit Lions honored as AP Rookie of the Year. Suh is the third Lions’ rookie to be named AP Defensive Rookie of the Year and the first since Baker in 1978.
Since the AP Rookie of the Year Award was first established in 1967, Suh is only the sixth defensive tackle to win the honor and the first since Dolphins DT Tim Bowens in 1994.
Most AP Rookie of the Year Awards
Rk Team No
1 Detroit 7
2 Pittsburgh 6
3t Minnesota 5
3t New England 5
3t Tennessee 5
Detroit Lions AP Rookie of the Year
Player Year Pos Award
Lem Barney 1967 CB Defense
Mel Farr 1967 RB Offense
Earl McCullouch 1968 WR Offense
Al Baker 1978 DE Defense
Billy Sims 1980 RB Offense
Barry Sanders 1989 RB Offense
Ndamukong Suh 2010 DT Defense
All-Time AP Defensive Rookie of the Year – Defensive Tackles
Player Pos Year
Joe Greene Pit 1969
Wally Chambers Chi 1973
Bill Maas KC 1984
Dana Stubblefield SF 1993
Tim Bowens Mia 1994
Ndamukong Suh Det 2010
SUH’S THOUGHTS ON ROOKIE SEASON, STAYING HUMBLE AND THE SUPER BOWL EXPERIENCE
On his rookie season and accolades:
“It has definitely been incredible. I compare it to my senior year at Nebraska, being able to go on those award tours and being up for the Heisman. Even though I didn’t win, it was an honor to be there. This is the same type of situation. I am really just soaking it in. It is eye opening. I feel truly blessed. I can’t thank my family, friends and teammates enough.”
On what he attributes to staying humble and grounded:
“That truly comes from my parents, both of them coming from a humble background -- my dad, Cameroonian, and my mom, Jamaican. We grew up in households that never took anything for granted -- I always knew I had to work for everything. You can’t get anywhere without hard work and, obviously, a helping hand from other people.
On his experience at the Super Bowl and appreciation of the League’s championship game:
“Everybody watches this game from the U.S. to Asia to Russia. It is huge. It is something that everyone’s eyes are going to be on during the big day. I would love for me and my teammates to be in the Super Bowl and win it in the near future -- maybe next year, you never know.”
Suh becomes seventh rookie in team history named AP Rookie of the Year
Allen Park, Mich.—As announced this evening on NFL Network, Detroit Lions DT Ndamukong Suh was named the Associated Press Defensive Rookie of the Year. Suh became the seventh rookie in team history to win an AP Rookie of the Year award, which is the most by any franchise since the AP began honoring Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1967.
“It is a great honor and one of the highest honors I can receive on the defensive side of the ball,” said Lions DT Ndamukong Suh. “I really, truly can’t thank my family, friends, teammates and coaches enough. They have been a huge part of it and the main reason I was able to be honored with this.”
Suh joins RB Mel Farr (1976), CB Lem Barney (1967), WR Earl McCullough (1968), DE Al “Bubba” Baker (1978), RB Billy Sims (1980) and RB Barry Sanders (1989) as Detroit Lions honored as AP Rookie of the Year. Suh is the third Lions’ rookie to be named AP Defensive Rookie of the Year and the first since Baker in 1978.
Since the AP Rookie of the Year Award was first established in 1967, Suh is only the sixth defensive tackle to win the honor and the first since Dolphins DT Tim Bowens in 1994.
Most AP Rookie of the Year Awards
Rk Team No
1 Detroit 7
2 Pittsburgh 6
3t Minnesota 5
3t New England 5
3t Tennessee 5
Detroit Lions AP Rookie of the Year
Player Year Pos Award
Lem Barney 1967 CB Defense
Mel Farr 1967 RB Offense
Earl McCullouch 1968 WR Offense
Al Baker 1978 DE Defense
Billy Sims 1980 RB Offense
Barry Sanders 1989 RB Offense
Ndamukong Suh 2010 DT Defense
All-Time AP Defensive Rookie of the Year – Defensive Tackles
Player Pos Year
Joe Greene Pit 1969
Wally Chambers Chi 1973
Bill Maas KC 1984
Dana Stubblefield SF 1993
Tim Bowens Mia 1994
Ndamukong Suh Det 2010
SUH’S THOUGHTS ON ROOKIE SEASON, STAYING HUMBLE AND THE SUPER BOWL EXPERIENCE
On his rookie season and accolades:
“It has definitely been incredible. I compare it to my senior year at Nebraska, being able to go on those award tours and being up for the Heisman. Even though I didn’t win, it was an honor to be there. This is the same type of situation. I am really just soaking it in. It is eye opening. I feel truly blessed. I can’t thank my family, friends and teammates enough.”
On what he attributes to staying humble and grounded:
“That truly comes from my parents, both of them coming from a humble background -- my dad, Cameroonian, and my mom, Jamaican. We grew up in households that never took anything for granted -- I always knew I had to work for everything. You can’t get anywhere without hard work and, obviously, a helping hand from other people.
On his experience at the Super Bowl and appreciation of the League’s championship game:
“Everybody watches this game from the U.S. to Asia to Russia. It is huge. It is something that everyone’s eyes are going to be on during the big day. I would love for me and my teammates to be in the Super Bowl and win it in the near future -- maybe next year, you never know.”
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