'Cheaters!' Why's Suh Hate the Cowboys?

Originally posted on Dallas Cowboys on SI
By Mike Fisher | Last updated Dec 28, 2023 8:19 PM ET

Why does former All-Pro defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh hate the Dallas Cowboys? What did "America's Team'' ever do to him?

Well, they "cheated'' him, that's what.

Suh, now 36 and bidding to make another comeback for the NFL stretch run by joining a contender, played for five different teams over the course of his 13-year NFL career. He was a five All-Pro who was not only a frightening force ... but also a controversial one as he developed a rather "dirty'' reputation.

In other words, there was a lot of time and a lot of opportunity for him to dislike ... and to be disliked.

So why Dallas?

"I don't like Dallas,'' Suh said on IG this week as the 11-4 Lions prep to play at 10-5 Dallas on Saturday night in a showdown featuring two playoff-bound teams. "Especially when I was a Lion and they cheated us," Suh said.

Ah, yes. Suh's memory is dating back to when his Lions played at AT&T Stadium back at the end of the 2014 season, and the Cowboys appeared to be guilty of a hold on him that was not flagged, helping key Dallas' 24-20 playoff win.

(Yes, that's right youngsters; NFL watchers though the officials were crummy back in 2015, too.)

"I don't like Dallas, especially when I was a Lion and they cheated us."

Former #Lions DT @NdamukongSuh is picking the Lions to take down the Cowboys this Saturday.

: Ndamukong Suh's Instagram pic.twitter.com/2WYviMuYgw
— Kory E. Woods (@KoryEWoods) December 28, 2023

Suh was an All-Pro that year and he had two sacks of Tony Romo in that loss ... and then he left the Lions via free agency, making that failure his final game in Detroit.

But he obviously still feels some love for the Lions - or maybe it's just hate for the "cheating'' Cowboys.

This article first appeared on Dallas Cowboys on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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