Eagles add Ndamukong Suh to beef up line of defense

Free agent defensive sort out Ndamukong Suh has reached settlement on a one-year cope with the Philadelphia Eagles, the staff introduced Thursday.

Suh is the second veteran defensive sort out added by the Eagles in back-to-back days, following the addition of Linval Joseph on Wednesday. The Eagles have struggled in opposition to the run within the absence of rookie Jordan Davis, who’s on injured reserve and out at the very least one other two video games.

Suh, 35, had six sacks final season for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, his third with the staff. He grew to become a free agent after final season and had gone unsigned till now.

He registered 7.5 sacks within the common and postseason mixed in 2020, together with two takedowns of Patrick Mahomes within the Bucs’ 31-9 Tremendous Bowl LV victory over the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs. 5 of these sacks got here within the fourth quarter of video games, demonstrating his skill to assist shut out video games.

Suh’s seven postseason sacks are tied for third-most amongst energetic gamers. Along with his on-field efficiency, Suh performed an vital position within the growth of first-round draft decide Vita Vea, who signed a four-year contract extension price $73 million in January.

Suh has proven outstanding sturdiness all through his profession. His 191 video games since his rookie 12 months with the Detroit Lions in 2010, after which he was named the Defensive Rookie of the 12 months, are probably the most of any defensive participant in that span. He has missed solely two video games in his profession, each in 2011, when the NFL suspended him two video games for on-field conduct.

He has 70.5 sacks, 590 tackles and 5 compelled fumbles in his 12 NFL seasons for the Lions, Miami Dolphins, Los Angeles Rams and Buccaneers.

ESPN’s Jenna Laine contributed to this report.