Ndamukong Suh Has 'No Desire' to Be in a Training Camp Amid 2023 NFL Free Agency

Veteran free-agent defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh is in no rush to sign with a team and go through an offseason program, but he plans to be ready for the start of the 2023 season.

"I have no desire to be in a training camp," Suh said Monday on NFL Total Access. "I will come in and watch and look and give some advice, but when Week 1 happens, I'll be ready."

This will be the second time Suh has employed such a strategy. He didn't sign with the Philadelphia Eagles until November and played just eight regular-season games in 2022. The 36-year-old still reached his third Super Bowl in his last five seasons.

Suh has played for five teams and is entering the 14th year of his NFL career after being drafted by the Detroit Lions with the No. 2 pick in 2010. He is a five-time Pro Bowler and five-time All-Pro selection, having earned first-team honors three times and second-team honors twice.

At this stage in his career, Suh is more of a depth piece who brings a veteran presence to the locker room. He can still perform as a run-stuffer, though his days as a top defensive tackle who can also bolster a pass rush are well behind him.

During Suh's appearance on NFL Total Access, NFL Network analyst Bucky Brooks listed the Lions, Seattle Seahawks and Baltimore Ravens as the best fits for Suh. Those teams are considered to be on the fringe of title contention in 2023, so perhaps Suh will wait to identify a squad that will have the best chance to get him back to the Super Bowl.