Ravens' Terrell Suggs exits tunnel in gladiator mask

Ravens linebacker takes the rivalry with the Pittsburgh Steelers very seriously.

In the days leading up to Thursday's matchup with the Steelers, the former ASU star donned a T-shirt that mocked Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin.

It turned out that Suggs had bigger plans as he came out of the tunnel wearing a gladiator mask.

Really.

Now that's intensity right there.

The Ravens went on to dominate the Steelers 26-6, so does that mean we'll see a return of the mask? We'll have to wait to find out, but Suggs did say that the helmet helped.

"I think so," said Suggs to USA TODAY Sports. "We came out pretty fired up."

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