Comments on: Ndamukong Suh named America’s most charitable athlete

By: johninpa

johninpa — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 20:22:31 +0000

Santa just moved him from the naughty to the nice list. Looks like Suh won’t be getting coal for Christmas after all.

By: mannyicey

mannyicey — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 19:34:23 +0000

All fines to the NFL may go to charity, but the credit for the charitable contribution goes to the NFL, not the fined player.

Suh’s a nice guy. He really is. But he’s an absolute demon on the football field.

By: surly1n1nd1anapol1s

surly1n1nd1anapol1s — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 19:30:11 +0000

How does Brady get credit for his wife’s contribution?

By: surly1n1nd1anapol1s

surly1n1nd1anapol1s — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 19:29:09 +0000

These university donations are tough to consider charity. A building with a name attached? Weight rooms? Consider these schools receive tax money, raise tuition at inflation rates not seen since the Weimer Republic, graduate students with degrees of limited social utility, have employees who cannot be fired, and have young athletes play in a state of indentured servitude.

By: mjkelly77

mjkelly77 — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 19:25:41 +0000

I’d like to ask all of these Suh bashers what have they given to charity? I don’t care if it goes to the Capuchin Soup Kitchen. the University of Nebraska or the Salvation Army. It’s still your money or time that you donate. And that’s money or time that you’ll never be able to use for yourself.

I find what Suh did to be very commendable. And he made a public commitment to that donation prior to signing his first NFL contract. Very commendable indeed.

By: bigboi30

bigboi30 — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 19:12:08 +0000

First of all Merry Christmas.

Now, shame on all you for getting on Suh for his donation to Nebraska. How much have any of you pathetic lowlifes given back to the people and school that gave you the oppertunity to be who you are and the money you make. Suh has a heart of gold. That money goes for bettering the university. Scholarships for students that have great minds but no monitary means to better them. He donates more time and money in the play60 program. And he works harder then any player on the field. He plays passinate and when he messes up or someone takes a lazy cheapshot he is upset with himself. Just like any other human being. So take your idiotic jealous comments and shove it. Most of you are pennyless drunken wife beaters that can hold a job, so you take you anger, pity, and sorrow out on a man better then you in every way possible.

By: beedubyatoo

beedubyatoo — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 19:10:56 +0000

Charles Woodson has given at least $2,000,000 to the University oif Michigan Children’s Hospital.

Also, Tom Izzo has given $1,000,000 to the MSU football program. Say what?

By: fatfreddystubbs

fatfreddystubbs — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 18:55:19 +0000

There are some seriously miserable people on this site. The guy writes one check that will be more than just about anyone on this site donates in their entire life and people wanna rip the guy.

No, a university isn’t a “charity” in the traditional sense, but if you look at the most important universities as far as research and all that, they usually have the highest endowments and alumni dontations and such.

Seriously, i’m not a Lions or Nebraska fan, but instead of hating on how this guy spends his money, try to make some of your own and do something positive with it.

By: ranksarot

ranksarot — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 18:55:14 +0000

Two worst places to donate your money: Hospitals and Universities. Two BUSINESSES that have been screwing their “customers” (students and patients) for years. With costs skyrocketing much faster than inflation, and their profits likewise skyrocketing. Meanwhile, sick people going bankrupt or worse with overpriced healthcare and medicine. And kids leaving school with 10′s of thousands if not 100′s of thousands of dollars in student loan debt that most of them will never get out from under. Suh donating to a university is not charitable. It’s just stupid. Imagine how many people he could have actually helped if he had chosen to give his money to something worthwhile. Now, he has just helped line the pockets of the same people that have been lining their own pockets at our expense.

By: ruck1707

ruck1707 — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 18:53:16 +0000

I believe only $1 Million of his $2.2 Million donation went towards the new weight room. The other $1.2 Million went towards Academics at the University.

By: superdanlp

superdanlp — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 18:52:31 +0000

I didn’t realize donating money to organizations that already make millions and millions of dollars was considered charitable. I was under the impression charity was giving to those in need. It’s Christmas, why not give to the many needy families in this country?

By: mwojo586

mwojo586 — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 18:48:26 +0000

They must of added his NFL fines which are donated to charity to this total!

By: achamarro1

achamarro1 — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 18:46:31 +0000

Suh gave money to his alma mater. but he also has his own charities and other thingshis house of spears does for people..he isnt a scumbag, people need toi let go of a dumb mistake, he kicked a player out of frustation. When I was his age and mad or ticked at someone I did alot worse. He is a young man who deserves some slack..GO LIONS

By: Soulman45

Soulman45 — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 18:32:05 +0000

Oh forget to say
MERRY CHRISTMAS
MAY YOU ALL HAVE
THE BEST OF LUCK
THIS NEW YEAR
WISH YOU ALL THE BEST
SOULMAN45

By: papacrick

papacrick — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 18:28:35 +0000

People are acting as if he just made this donation to repair his image when in reality he did this a year ago when he was still a hero and not the most hated man in football.

By: Soulman45

Soulman45 — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 18:28:08 +0000

THE GREAT DETROIT LIONS
Can’t do anything right on this site these people should do your research before commenting, he said he was going to give to his school over a year ago.
A long time before The Thanksgiving Game

The stuff he do around Detroit was not stated he kick a player how many time have he been kick on this site, it was a time that all that was talk about.
San Diego………..24
Detroit Lions …..35

By: firethorn1001

firethorn1001 — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 18:26:22 +0000

‘Congrats to Suh, Eli and others who are on the list. But there should be lot more of them.’
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Um.. its a TOP 30 list. Plus, it is based on public records.

By: gmen1987

gmen1987 — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 18:23:32 +0000

Does the fines to the NFL (which usually goes to a charity of the NFL’s choice) count toward Suh’s total?

By: kindasporty

kindasporty — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 18:19:00 +0000

As far as I know, Suh didn’t ask to be on this list. If he felt the need to give money to his University that helped him get where he is, then so be it. I can’t criticize him for that. Yes I think it would have been more charitable for him to give it to the red cross or something of that nature, but it would also be more charitable for me to donate money instead of buying my high definition TV. The man can spend his money how he wants and as long as he’s not trying to act like he’s some kind of saint for it, then I have nothing to say about it. Well except for everything I said here.

By: eaglesfan94

eaglesfan94 — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 18:13:18 +0000

Why is everyone knocking Suh for donating to a university? It’s his money and he can do what he wants with it. He didn’t ask to be recognized for it.

By: bobhk

bobhk — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 18:07:35 +0000

While it is a very noble act of Suh to give to his alma mater but there are far more needy causes.

By: bcjim

bcjim — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 18:03:13 +0000

Don’t take this the wrong way, Suh, and Eli, but giving $$ to a state u. especially an AD, is possibly the biggest waste of potential good that I can concieve of.

By: lionsfanatic84

lionsfanatic84 — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 18:00:29 +0000

He planned this donation before he was even drafted, how is that trying to save his image. And it was donated to academics and scholarship funds. Anybody who has a problem with his donation should ask themselves, “what have I donated this year?”

By: jam2drew

jam2drew — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 18:00:06 +0000

No ironhawk, the money did not just go to the football program. It also went to the engineering college for scholarships. Get your facts straight. The point is he gave his money away as did other athletes mentioned. He didn’t have to do it.

By: funktron2x

funktron2x — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:58:29 +0000

Suh does things in detroit, too. such as buy a whole set of football equip for a hs that either lost theirs or had it stolen, on the fly. people will hate becaue they will hate. doesnt matter if it is christmas…

By: eigglesnosuperbowls

eigglesnosuperbowls — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:54:27 +0000

Thats cool!

By: briansethness

briansethness — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:52:05 +0000

“And now, because of the Ndamukong Suh Scholarship at the University of Nebraska, out of state students like the ones from Suh’s old high school, Grant High in Portland, have a real chance at an education at the UNL College of Engineering.”

By: 2difshoe

2difshoe — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:50:34 +0000

And if Suh is such a great guy, why did he not make this contribution anonymously!

What a car wreck, literally, dirty player on field, con off field.

Hope he stays in Detroit, it wont be long before he is suspended again. Now that’s a contribution worth giving, it goes to retired NFL players.

Keep on stompin, Nahdumbakin !

By: j0esixpack

j0esixpack — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:49:43 +0000

That’s great to hear about Suh!

Of course I get the feeling he might just repaying a $2.6 million “loan” from a Sooner booster – but even then, it’s relative good news from Suh.

By: bunjy96

bunjy96 — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:47:32 +0000

Imagine how much benefit that would have been to a place like St Jude Children’s Cancer Research hospital.

Congrats to the Brady’s where the money is really needed.