Super Bowl champion Ndamukong Suh announces retirement from NFL, honors late father's wish

Super Bowl champion Ndamukong Suh stated his retirement from the NFL on Saturday Suh last played in the NFL during the season with the Philadelphia Eagles The five-time All-Pro mentioned he is honoring a wish from his late father by retiring July was the hardest day of my life It s the day I disclosed goodbye to my father the man who raised me shaped me challenged me and inferred in me before I thought in myself He wasn t just a dad He was my idol my coach and my anchor He taught me what it meant to be disciplined focused and relentless in everything I do Suh wrote on X CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM Before he passed he gave me one final piece of advice It s time to let football go You ve done everything you set out to do Now it s time for the next chapter That conversation stayed with me So this day one year later I m honoring that wish I m officially retiring from the NFL Suh was drafted by the Detroit Lions with the No overall pick in the NFL Draft The defensive tackle made the Pro Bowl in four of his five seasons with the Lions AARON RODGERS REFUSES TO SIGN AUTOGRAPH FOR FAN BECAUSE HE DIDN'T KNOW ENOUGH DETAILS ABOUT A GAMESuh played five seasons with the Lions three with the Miami Dolphins one with the Los Angeles Rams three with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and his final season with the Eagles Suh was a member of the Buccaneers organization that won the Super Bowl Across the crew s playoff run Suh tallied combined tackles and sacks In career regular-season games Suh recorded combined tackles sacks one interception five forced fumbles and three career fumble-recovery touchdowns Suh wrote that he has been preparing for retirement for years Football was my passion but it was never my endgame Suh wrote Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter