Former Ravens outside linebacker Terrell Suggs was sentenced on Tuesday to 18 months of supervised probation for flashing a gun during a 2024 argument in a Starbucks drive-thru.
Maricopa County Superior Judge Geoffrey Fish also ordered Suggs, 42, of Scottsdale, Arizona, to perform 100 hours of community service, participate in a mental health screening and any recommended treatment, and complete anger management counseling.
He also has to forfeit all weapons, ammunition and accessories related to the case.
Thatβs in accordance with a plea agreement for disorderly conduct.
βMr. Suggs, anything youβd wish to say?β Fish asked.
βYes, your honor. Iβm just ready to get on with my life,β Suggs replied. βItβs been hanging over me for a year. A bad decision, a momentary bad decision. Just ready to get on with my life.β
Prosecutors asked for a sentence of two yearsβ supervised probation.
Meanwhile, Suggsβ attorney, Craig Penrod, requested a punishment of one year of probation.
βThe gun was just pointed to the ground. It was a distance away from the victim at the time,β Penrod said. βAnd itβs just not a danger that heβs likely to engage in any kind of criminal conduct in the future.β
In a sentencing memo, Penrod wrote his client showed the gun to deter the other driver from following him home.
On March 10, 2024, Suggs pulled up too far in the drive-thru of a Starbucks, started to back up to the ordering speaker and hit another vehicle, police allege. The crash did not cause any damage.
The other driver had a dash camera, police assert, and got out of the vehicle. An argument ensued.
As Suggs left, he flipped off the other driver, who began to swear at him, police claim.
Suggs repeatedly asked the man, βYou wanna go?β He responded with an expletive, police allege, and told him to go away.
Next, Suggs, police claim, called the man a βp---- ass crackerβ and stated, βIβll kill your bitch ass.β He then extended his arm out the driverβs window and showed a gun β but did not point the weapon, police reported.
In a previous statement, Denise White, Suggsβ representative at EAG Sports, said her client was βrelieved that he can now put this unfortunate incident behind him.β
βThe safety and well-being of his family and himself have always been his top priority, and he is grateful that they are all safe,β White said. βHe appreciates the support and understanding from everyone during this time and he looks forward to moving forward.β
Heβs had several other run-ins with the law.
Suggs, a seven-time Pro Bowler and 2011 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, played for the Ravens from 2003 to 2018, won Super Bowl XLVII and racked up 132.5 sacks with Baltimore, the most in team history. He was inducted in 2023 into the Ravensβ Ring of Honor.
He spent parts of the 2019 season with the Arizona Cardinals and Kansas City Chiefs. He won a second Super Bowl with the latter team.
More recently, Suggs served as the Ravensβ βLegend of the Gameβ on Jan. 11 during the AFC wild-card matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was a first-time candidate for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in February but not selected for induction.






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