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Discussing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with Greg Auman

By Cory Kinnan

TAMPA, FL - NOVEMBER 25: Wide receiver Mike Evans #13 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers tosses his gloves to a fan after the game against the San Francisco 49ers at Raymond James Stadium on November 25, 2018 in Tampa, Florida. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the San Francisco 49ers 27-9. (Photo by Will Vragovic/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FL - NOVEMBER 25: Wide receiver Mike Evans #13 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers tosses his gloves to a fan after the game against the San Francisco 49ers at Raymond James Stadium on November 25, 2018 in Tampa, Florida. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the San Francisco 49ers 27-9. (Photo by Will Vragovic/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 27: Ndamukong Suh #93 of the Los Angeles Rams during the second quarter against the Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 27, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 27: Ndamukong Suh #93 of the Los Angeles Rams during the second quarter against the Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 27, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

Question 2: Ndamukong Suh

Have you had a chance to interact with Ndamukong Suh yet? If so what are some things that stand out?

Answer:

"“I had a chance to reach out to a fair amount of reporters who have covered him at his different stops to get a better sense of who he is. So much of what you knew going in was him being a dirty player with the fines and suspensions, and I think that is something largely that he has built up in his first year or two in the league and hasn’t been as over the top in his last two stops.”"

Buckle up, you are about to hear some things about Suh that may be unknown, and they are a bit surprising to say the least given his reputation around the league.

"“He is a very cerebral guy… a thinker who puts a lot of time into what he is doing and cares a lot about things that most NFL players don’t really care about. He’s a super crazy financial guru… reads Forbes, talks to Warren Buffett, talks to other corporate fortune 500 CEOs. He is very much already thinking about life after football and talking the wealth he has from the NFL and thinking about it long term and what he can do with it.”"

In the words of the late Billy Mays: “But wait! There is more!”

"“…one of the things he did after he got his rookie contract… he took and donated $2 million to the athletic department at his alma mater and gave $600k to the engineering school to endow scholarships.”"

A gritty guy on the field, Suh has some tenderness to him outside of the gridiron, and has poured so much back into the community that vaulted him to the heights he is at today.

"“It was neat to talk to the guy who was the Dean of the Engineering school at the time just how much thought he put into that, how much he’s actually taken the time to personally engage with the kids that have gotten those scholarships. It’s been around long enough where the first two kids that took Suh’s scholarship at Nebraska have now graduated. He was able to stay with them, talk with them and be a mentor… it was kind of neat to see how active he wanted to be with those kids.”"

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