Nebraska football legend Ndamukong Suh is hanging up his cleats for good. The decorated defensive tackle announced his retirement on social media on Saturday, ending a 13-season NFL career that started when the Detroit Lions selected him No. 2 overall in the 2010 draft. Suh’s last time taking the field was two years ago in Super Bowl 57 when the Philadelphia Eagles lost to Kansas City.Suh is retiring on the one-year anniversary of the death of his father, Michael, whose final piece of advice to his son was to let football go. After an illustrious career that included five Pro Bowls and a Super Bowl title with Tampa Bay in 2021, Suh said, “Football gave me a purpose. It gave me opportunity; it gave me a platform.” Suh leaves an unmatched legacy at Nebraska as one of the most dominant defensive tackles in program history. A 2009 Heisman Trophy finalist, Suh was inducted into the Nebraska Athletics Hall of Fame in the fall of 2024. Suh said he now plans to host a podcast called “No Free Lunch,” where he will share what he’s learned about navigating life and money.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |

LINCOLN, Neb. —

Nebraska football legend Ndamukong Suh is hanging up his cleats for good.

The decorated defensive tackle announced his retirement on social media on Saturday, ending a 13-season NFL career that started when the Detroit Lions selected him No. 2 overall in the 2010 draft.

Suh’s last time taking the field was two years ago in Super Bowl 57 when the Philadelphia Eagles lost to Kansas City.

Suh is retiring on the one-year anniversary of the death of his father, Michael, whose final piece of advice to his son was to let football go.

After an illustrious career that included five Pro Bowls and a Super Bowl title with Tampa Bay in 2021, Suh said, “Football gave me a purpose. It gave me opportunity; it gave me a platform.”

Suh leaves an unmatched legacy at Nebraska as one of the most dominant defensive tackles in program history.

A 2009 Heisman Trophy finalist, Suh was inducted into the Nebraska Athletics Hall of Fame in the fall of 2024.

Suh said he now plans to host a podcast called “No Free Lunch,” where he will share what he’s learned about navigating life and money.

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