Terrell Suggs: Instant hero to millions

Baltimore Ravens outside linebacker Terrell Suggs speaks during a news conference at the team's practice facility in Owings Mills, Md., Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. The Ravens face the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship football game Sunday. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Baltimore Ravens outside linebacker Terrell Suggs speaks during a news conference at the team's practice facility in Owings Mills, Md., Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. The Ravens face the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship football game Sunday. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Just a day after losing out on a chance to play in his first Super Bowl, Baltimore Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs showed his resiliency while becoming a mouthpiece for what millions of sports fans feel on Monday.

Suggs, the former Arizona State Sun Devil, appeared on ESPN's First Take, which has seemingly become a vehicle for the debate-style ramblings of panelist Skip Bayless.

While being interviewed over the telephone, Bayless appears to interrupt Suggs by intimating that the Patriots may have received preferential treatment from the officiating crew during New England's 23-20 AFC-clinching win.

Suggs would have nothing of it.

"No, I'm not saying that," Suggs responded. "And Skip, stop that. I know what you're doing."

Suggs then continued to warn Bayless about not being genuine with what guests are trying to say. "You get away with misinterpretations and putting words in people's mouths," Suggs said. "I'm not going to let you get away with it this time."

Suggs has been a frequent guest of First Take and has mixed it up with Bayless before, but the reaction to Suggs' name-calling of Bayless immediately became the talk of the day on Twitter.

Click to the 8:00 minute mark of the video below to hear the exchange

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  • Skip's an idiot
    hexum88 (January 24, 2012 12:34 am)
    He needs to be put in his place more. He's gonna trash on Suggs for his play against the Patriots but he loved watching the tain wreck that is Tim Tebow. Doesn't make any sense
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  • Trainwrecl?
    Jarrod P. (January 24, 2012 5:06 am)
    Wish our team had a trainwreck that took them from 1-4 to a second round playoff game...
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  • Suprebowl 35
    SouthMtn (January 25, 2012 1:13 pm)
    Terrell Suggs not only played in a Superbowl he was the Superbowl XXXV MVP. The Ravens beat the Giants 34-7 (January 28, 2001)
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