Haloti Ngata was "not surprised" by trade move to Detroit Lions

Detroit Lions defensive tackle Haloti Ngata has confessed that he was "not surprised" when he was traded by the Baltimore Ravens in the off-season.

Ngata had been with the Ravens since 2006, but his time with the club was ended when they took the decision to trade him for a fourth-round pick in the 2015 Draft due to his high salary.

"The closer we got to free agency, I thought it could be a possibility," Ngata told TheMMQB.com. "It didn't surprise me, but it definitely surprised a lot of my family friends.

"But since we weren't getting closer to any kind of contract stuff, I just figured there were a lot of things that could happen. I definitely started to have a trade in my mind as a possibility."

Ngata has recorded 445 tackles, 25.5 sacks and five interceptions in his nine years in the NFL.