NFL Comeback Player Of The Year 2016: Top 10 Candidates

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Dec 28, 2014; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs (55) gets introduced prior to the game against the Cleveland Browns at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Evan Habeeb-USA TODAY Sports /

9. OLB Terrell Suggs, Baltimore Ravens

Suggs started all 32 games over the previous two seasons before he tore his Achilles in Week 1 against the Denver Broncos last year. In 2013, Suggs was a Pro Bowler with 10 sacks and 80 combined tackles. In 2014, Terrell had 12 sacks (9th best in the league), a safety, and 69 combined takedowns. Though he’ll be turning 34 during this upcoming campaign, expect Sizzle to ball so hard.

Ravens columnist John Eisenberg wrote the Terrell is one of Baltimore’s biggest enigmas on a team that was ravaged by injuries, most notable of which were to Joe Flacco, Steve Smith, and Justin Forsett. Elvis Dumervil feels he and Suggs can return to being the top sack duo in 2016 and head coach John Harbaugh stated Suggs could be ready to go in training camp.

NFL.com columnist Jeffri Chadiha noted:

"“Suggs’s absence also impacted fellow pass rusher Elvis Dumervil, who registered just six sacks after amassing 17 in 2015, along with a defense that ranked 24th in the NFL in points allowed. Dumervil already has been touting the potential of this duo once Suggs is back on the field. The entire Ravens team should be equally excited about those possibilities.”"

Baltimore has the toughest schedule in the AFC North, but still easier than most other teams in the league. If Suggs can get to double-digit sacks and guide the Ravens back to the postseason, a Comeback award could be within reach.

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