VIDEO: Ndamukong Suh Appears On 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon'

by Sean Yuille on Jan 18, 2012 10:34 AM EST in Detroit Lions News

For those who missed it, Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh made an appearance on the most recent episode of "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon." The appearance came nearly two years after Suh's first visit to the show, which happened just before the Lions selected him with the second pick of the 2010 NFL Draft.

On Tuesday night, Suh discussed a number of topics with Fallon. First they talked about Suh's stop at CBS' pre-game show over the weekend and if Suh wants to someday go into broadcasting. Via Justin Rogers, here's what he had to say:

"I loved it," Suh said. "It was something I had a lot of fun with. I got to hang out with Dan Marino, James Brown, all those different, cool former players and analysts. It was a great time. I enjoyed it, and I look forward to doing it many, many years down the road after we win some championships in Detroit."

Suh went on to talk about his $2.6 million donation to Nebraska, how he gave his first paycheck to his father and which team he thinks will win the Super Bowl (the winner of Sunday's 49ers/Giants game). You can check out video of his appearance after the jump.

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I really don't get Suh

It seems like he goes out of his way to try and portray this likeable, affable, outgoing personality but every teammate going back to college seems to say he is quiet, secretive and often moody.

I mean what’s the point? It can’t just be the endorsements as I think he could get just as much without the talk show and national football circuits.

I mean this is the same guy who refused to speak to local media? Still love the player but something is weird with this guy.

"My Mama once told me don't argue with fools, cause people from a distance can't tell who is who" - Jay Z

by Spider1 on Jan 18, 2012 11:15 AM EST reply actions

He could be just trying to transform that perception.

Everything he does in the spotlight affects his employment to some degree. He simply could just be trying get rid of this moody and secretive image from his younger days. Or maybe he’s just enjoying the cameras and attention.

by SoulRepublic on Jan 18, 2012 12:27 PM EST up reply actions

I think it's better to let him project his own personality, than to listen to stories from ex-teammates or the monkeys from the press.

No slogans. Just win!!!

by drgarnett on Jan 18, 2012 12:29 PM EST up reply actions

Current teammates too

Tulloch is on record saying Suh doesn’t talk much in the locker room and that he hasn’t really had much conversation with him.

I get your point but I am leery of people who are jerks and try to project this public image that isn’t them.

I work with a couple……

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by Spider1 on Jan 18, 2012 12:45 PM EST up reply actions

I think he already is...

I love the guy as a player, but listening to his personality and answers to media questions. They are mostly cliched answers and what people want to here. I just think he is pretty full of selling the SUH brand.

This is not going to be a popular post but I don’t think he cares about the program, only himself. He is not here for the team its for the money. In the meantime I will through some people a bone here and there.

TL;DR Guy is full of it.

by EternalOptimist on Jan 18, 2012 1:21 PM EST up reply actions

Ironic that you call yourself the eternal optimist

I respectfully disagree; I think we saw last season that Suh can be everything he expect of him and more – he was humble, hardworking, and dominant. I think this year we learned that he is still human and can get caught up in the Sunday Night Lights, but he should be able to rebound from it. If nothing else, KVB will get him pounding the weights at 6:00am again.

by mcivor on Jan 18, 2012 3:10 PM EST up reply actions

I think on the field he is fine...

I’m an Eternal Optimist when it came to the Lions that people told me to stop putting my faith in, they will always suck. That is what a lot of people called us Diehard’s, you are one of them Eternal Optimists eh…Because every season we all would say this is the year they turn things around, and we suffered through all the heart break.

Anyway I love Suh’s on the field nastiness, I love his intensity. It is everything you want a defensive player to be. What I don’t like is there is just something in his words that just screams im lying through my teeth. I don’t think he will be here as one of our retired numbers in Ford Field. I guess it just boils down to sincerity or the lack there of.

by EternalOptimist on Jan 18, 2012 3:47 PM EST up reply actions

While I agree with you

I’m also gonna say who gives a shit. If he produces and isn’t a distraction to the team, I am more than fine with the fact that he doesn’t care about the organization and whatnot. Very few players in the NFL legitimately do.

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by Latif Masud on Jan 18, 2012 3:43 PM EST up reply actions

Well...

It can’t just be the endorsements

Yes. Yes it can.

by Big Z in Orlando on Jan 18, 2012 4:26 PM EST up reply actions

it doesnt bother me

I root for suh because he plays for our team, I dont care what he is like off the field or in the locker room as long as it does not hurt the team in any way. I dont watch him because he is a good person or whatever, if you want to watch someone because they are a good person watch tebow. Play football suh and help win us games. I dont care what else he does.

by go lions @ go zags on Jan 18, 2012 2:20 PM EST reply actions

I love Suh but I'm not IN LOVE with Suh

What is “What some PoD readers are trying to say?”

by redwingxviii on Jan 18, 2012 2:24 PM EST reply actions

opinion

I happen to think that what a person is like off the field does matter. And i completely agree with idea that right now suh is in full marketing swing for himself.

I dont see it as such a sinister thing. It’s probably more of himself trying to be the image he wants himself to be.

or maybe im just projecting…

lets go

by RaininYells on Jan 18, 2012 2:28 PM EST reply actions

Unrelated but...

Not sure what his nfl connections are but supposedly Rob Lowe is tweeting Manning to retire today? Anybody hear anything? I don’t tweet so just going off a local radio report.

by slopes44 on Jan 18, 2012 4:02 PM EST via mobile reply actions

Ok may be not

I just heard on the same spots station that another celebrity (Bale) just tweeted Andre Johnson to retire so probably just a tasteless joke.

by slopes44 on Jan 18, 2012 4:13 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

You Suh haters crack me up.

by Eddie Apoc on Jan 18, 2012 4:36 PM EST reply actions

I think Suh

is very intelligent and knows that the end is one bad cut block away. So he does a little politicking to keep his future open. So what? If you air every honest thought you have on national tv, you aren’t “keeping it real”, you’re an idiot. We all have thoughts and emotions we don’t share with the world, it’s the human condition.

by Lionsickness on Jan 18, 2012 7:53 PM EST reply actions

People ragging on him for what now?

He deserves some scrutiny for sure but give the guy a break. The league and media took a big shit on the Lions this season, it was despicable. That Saints playoff game was a fucking joke, we got the ref with cancer who made numerous horrible calls that definitely affected the outcome of the game, he shouldn’t have been working a playoff game. The amount of bullshit I had to listen too just from the assholes calling the games still pisses me off. Look at how the officials tried to help Green Bay. I don’t understand why no one is talking about THAT.
It’s pretty obvious to me Suh is still immature so I’ll give the guy a pass. I like seeing Lions players on national TV myself. The team matters now.

by LionsD on Jan 19, 2012 1:29 PM EST reply actions