T-Sizzle

Seeing as Baltimore Ravens pass rushing linebacker Terrell Suggs fancies himself as a bit of a rapper or rap lyricist, he's acquired the nickname of T-Sizzle. He often sizzles on the football field. Whether he actually raps or not, he's a pretty funny guy in interviews.

Many Minnesota Vikings fans had Suggs on their mind as the 2003 NFL Draft approached. The Vikings pick at #7 turned into a bit of a fiasco that's been replayed far too often. Without getting into the seedy details the Vikings ended up having about three shots at Suggs without even making a selection. That made for about three opportunities for Vikings fans to get excited amidst the confusion. The Vikings had lacked an elite pass rusher since the early '90s when Chris Doleman was tearing apart quarterbacks. Suggs could fill that need but the Vikings saw another at defensive tackle. Drafting Kevin Williams in 2003 over Terrell Suggs left no regrets as both are fantastic football players. The Ravens have certainly been happy with Suggs.

Suggs, or T-Sizzle, is a character. He brings a little bit of the lighter stuff to complement the serious Ray Lewis and Ed Reed on that Ravens defense. He prefers shopping at Toys "R" Us yet claims to be shopping for the kids. It's even more funny to find that Suggs, the terror of quarterbacks across the league, is scared of rollercoasters, snakes and Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video. Suggs being 2 at the time of that video has much to do with the horror. It's still fun to visualize big Suggs running from the site of Jackson's zombies.