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Terrell Suggs signs record NFL contract

Baltimore Ravens Terrell Suggs walks off the field in disgust after the Ravens are defeated by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Championship game at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh on January 18, 2009. (UPI Photo/Stephen M. Gross)
Baltimore Ravens Terrell Suggs walks off the field in disgust after the Ravens are defeated by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Championship game at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh on January 18, 2009. (UPI Photo/Stephen M. Gross) | License Photo

OWINGS MILLS, Md., July 16 (UPI) -- The Baltimore Ravens have signed linebacker Terrell Suggs to a six-year contract, avoiding the chance he could become a 2010 free agent.

The 6-foot-3 inch, 260-pounder will receive $62.5 million with a $10.1 million signing bonus, making him the highest paid linebacker ever.

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"I'm looking forward to showing them that they didn't make a mistake and that they've got the right guy," Suggs told the Baltimore Sun after Wednesday's deadline on signing franchise players for the 2009 season.

"Getting a deal done with Terrell is consistent with our history of retaining our best Pro Bowl players," General Manager Ozzie Newsome said.

Suggs, a former NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, made 68 tackles, returned two interceptions for touchdowns and earned his third Pro Bowl berth last season.

Baltimore's first-round pick in the 2003 NFL Draft has 53 sacks, 261 tackles (53 solo) and five interceptions in six seasons.

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