Ndamukong Suh Thinks Detroit Lions Should Have Paid Him More Than Matthew Stafford originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Ndamukong Suh is talking about the Detroit Lions again.
A couple of months ago, Suh brought up his departure from the Lions in response to a post about Trey Hendrickson’s contract situation with the Cincinnati Bengals.
Suh has retired since that comment and it seems that is now looking back on his time in Detroit following the end of his career.
He recently posted a video to his Facebook pagewhere he claimed that he should have been paid more than Matthew Stafford during his time with the Lions.
“Detroit, in my opinion, when I first came out, really gave me the short end of the stick. I should have been paid more than Matthew Stafford. They didn’t value me enough, to say, ‘Hey, you’re not going to get paid more than our quarterback.’”
Suh believes that he had just as much of an impact as the stars on the Lions’ offense at that time, but didn’t get the pay to match his impact.
“I was a cornerstone of the Detroit Lions, just like Stafford, just like Calvin, but the pay never matched the weight I carried. I wasn’t just a defensive tackle. I was the guy offenses game-planned for. I was the one of the guys setting the tone in the locker room and on the field. And while quarterbacks get the big checks, I was the one putting my body on the line every play, chasing down QBs. They built the offense around him, They built the identity of the defense around the Dline and me!”
Suh was dominant during his five years in Detroit.
