Feb. 5, 2026, 10:33 p.m. ET
We always knew he was destined for greatness from the first day he donned the Baltimore Ravens jersey. He was the tenth overall pick of the 2003 NFL Draft.
The only question concerned how large a trophy case Terrell Suggs would need to build. He’d need another after the 2002 NCAA football season. He cleaned up. The Pac-12 Player of the Year was also named a Unanimous All-American.
Following his final season at the collegiate level, he claimed the Ted Hendricks Award, Lombardi Award, and Bronko Nagurski Trophy. The Bill Willis Trophy and Morris Trophy. Also, his Yep! He was certainly going to need a new trophy case.
Terrell Suggs’ place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame class will have to wait.
17 seasons in the NFL. How did that go? It went pretty well, actually. He landed on the 2003 Pro Football Writers Association’s All-Rookie Team. Then came NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year honors. Suggs was just getting started. Over the new 16 seasons, he made seven Pro Bowl rosters. He was named First-Team All-Pro in 2011 and as a Second-Teamer three years prior. He also claimed the BFL Defensive Player of the Year Trophy in 2011.
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He won the Butkus Award as a pro and was a part of two Super Bowl-winning teams. After his playing days were over, he was named to the Baltimore Ravens Ring of Honor.
Sadly, Suggs’ and Marshall Yanda’s place among the immortals will have to wait at least one more year. His bust will one day be carved and placed in Canton, Ohio’s hallowed walls, but he won’t be a member of the 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame class.
Larry Fitzgerald, Luke Kuechly, Drew Brees, Roger Craig, and Adam Vinatieri have been given that honor. Congratulations, those legends, but The Flock is still proud of Suggs and Yanda. We’ll see you on Sunday, July 26, at the class’s induction.