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Terrell Suggs: 3 Reasons Why 2017 Will Be His Last Season

By Jake McDonnell

Jan 1, 2017; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Baltimore Ravens outside linebacker Terrell Suggs (55) against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium. The Bengals won 27-10. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 1, 2017; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Baltimore Ravens outside linebacker Terrell Suggs (55) against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium. The Bengals won 27-10. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 13, 2015; Denver, CO, USA; Baltimore Ravens outside linebacker Terrell Suggs (55) sits on the ground after an injury to his left lower leg in the fourth quarter against the Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. The Broncos won 19-13. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 13, 2015; Denver, CO, USA; Baltimore Ravens outside linebacker Terrell Suggs (55) sits on the ground after an injury to his left lower leg in the fourth quarter against the Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. The Broncos won 19-13. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports /

#2: Injuries Are Piling Up

As is the case with many aging professional athletes, Terrell Suggs has had his fair share of injuries. He has torn both of his Achilles tendons and both of his biceps. These injuries have caused him to miss 24 games over the past five seasons, and the injuries have become more frequent in that time frame.

Suggs is one of the toughest Ravens ever, as he made it back from the 2012 Achilles tear in a little over five months, and he played through both of his biceps injuries.

Although this is impressive, Suggs’ production dipped down when he played through the injuries. He finished the ’12 season with just two sacks and 17 tackles in eight games. Before he tore his biceps in the Ravens’ week six games against the Giants last season, he had five sacks. After the injury, he had just three in nine games.

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