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14.5 sacks? Ziggy's dad says he should get more

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Defensive end Ziggy Ansah is coming off a monster season, but there's one person out there who thinks he could have done better.

Ziggy Ansah had one of the best seasons sacking opposing quarterbacks in Detroit Lions history last year after finishing with 14.5.

That number was third most among all players in the NFL a year ago and a half sack short of the franchise record set by Robert Porcher in 1999.

But it wasn’t quite good enough for one person particularly close to Ansah.

Right after the season concluded, Ansah received a long distance phone call from his father, Edward, in Ghana.