djohn2oo8
05-03-2012, 09:27 AM
Baltimore Ravens (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/bal/baltimore-ravens) linebacker Terrell Suggs (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/4468/terrell-suggs) tore his Achilles tendon and likely will miss the 2012 season, league sources told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter on Thursday.
One source told Schefter that Suggs suffered the injury playing basketball, but another source wasn't positive that Suggs tore his Achilles tendon that way.
Surgery is scheduled for next week, the sources said.
Suggs was named the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year after last season, in which he had 70 tackles, including 14 sacks, and was a threat all over the field from his hybrid linebacker-end position. He also forced seven fumbles and had two interceptions, helping the Ravens, which boasted the No. 3 overall defense, win the AFC North and advance to the AFC Championship Game.
Suggs was the only player last season to record at least five sacks, five passes defensed and five forced fumbles.
Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome told ESPN's Josina Anderson that the team found out about Suggs' injury earlier this week.
"We found out about it on Monday. He (Suggs) said he would be visiting with a specialist early next week," Newsome told ESPN.
A statement released by the Ravens said: "We are in contact with Terrell. He will see a specialist early next week and we'll know more at that time."
In his nine-year career, Suggs had only missed three games.
Replacing Suggs will be a challenge. The Ravens drafted former Alabama linebacker Courtney Upshaw (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/14970/courtney-upshaw) but he is expected to replace outside linebacker Jarret Johnson (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/4567/jarret-johnson), who signed with the San Diego Chargers (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/sd/san-diego-chargers). Candidates to take over Suggs' spot are Paul Kruger (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/12437/paul-kruger), Sergio Kindle (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/13282/sergio-kindle) and Michael McAdoo (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/14853/mike-mcadoo).
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7885596/terrell-suggs-baltimore-ravens-tears-achilles-playing-hoops-sources-say
One source told Schefter that Suggs suffered the injury playing basketball, but another source wasn't positive that Suggs tore his Achilles tendon that way.
Surgery is scheduled for next week, the sources said.
Suggs was named the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year after last season, in which he had 70 tackles, including 14 sacks, and was a threat all over the field from his hybrid linebacker-end position. He also forced seven fumbles and had two interceptions, helping the Ravens, which boasted the No. 3 overall defense, win the AFC North and advance to the AFC Championship Game.
Suggs was the only player last season to record at least five sacks, five passes defensed and five forced fumbles.
Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome told ESPN's Josina Anderson that the team found out about Suggs' injury earlier this week.
"We found out about it on Monday. He (Suggs) said he would be visiting with a specialist early next week," Newsome told ESPN.
A statement released by the Ravens said: "We are in contact with Terrell. He will see a specialist early next week and we'll know more at that time."
In his nine-year career, Suggs had only missed three games.
Replacing Suggs will be a challenge. The Ravens drafted former Alabama linebacker Courtney Upshaw (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/14970/courtney-upshaw) but he is expected to replace outside linebacker Jarret Johnson (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/4567/jarret-johnson), who signed with the San Diego Chargers (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/sd/san-diego-chargers). Candidates to take over Suggs' spot are Paul Kruger (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/12437/paul-kruger), Sergio Kindle (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/13282/sergio-kindle) and Michael McAdoo (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/14853/mike-mcadoo).
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7885596/terrell-suggs-baltimore-ravens-tears-achilles-playing-hoops-sources-say