Trumaine Sykes

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Trumaine Sykes
Free agent
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Date of birth: (1982-11-22) November 22, 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth: Grenada, Mississippi
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Career information
High school: Grenada (MS)
College: Southern
Undrafted: 2006
Career history
CFL status: International
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Tackles: 1
Player stats at NFL.com
Career CFL statistics
Tackles: 1
Fumble Recoveries: 1
Career Arena statistics
Tackles: 118.5
Sacks: 53.5
Force Fumbles: 17
Fumble Recoveries: 4
Interceptions: 3
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Trumaine "Joe" Sykes (born November 22, 1982) is a professional American football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He was originally signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Southern University.

Sykes has also played for the Green Bay Blizzard and the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Early life

Sykes attended Grenada High School in Grenada, Mississippi.[2] Sykes was a member of the basketball and football teams while at Grenada.

College career

Holmes C.C.

Sykes began his college career at Holmes Community College in Mississippi. Sykes played two years at Holmes, becoming an NJCAA All-American.

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Joe Sykes
DE		 Grenada, Mississippi Holmes C. C. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 4.6 Jul 8, 2003 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: JC   Rivals: NR
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Sykes committed to West Virginia University on July 8, 2003.[3] Sykes chose West Virginia over football scholarship offers from Auburn, Louisiana Tech, Memphis, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Southern Miss & Temple.[4]

West Virginia

Sykes enrolled at West Virginia in January so he could familiarize himself with the playbook. Sykes appeared in 9 games in 2004, recording 4 tackles with 1.0 sack.

Southern

His senior year of college, Sykes transferred to Southern University. In his one year with the Jaguars, Sykes was named first team All-SWAC, after leading the conference in sacks with 9.[5]

Professional career

Return to San Jose

On January 27, 2014, Sykes was traded back to the SaberCats in exchange for Mitch Mustain and Jabari Fletcher.[6]

Pittsburgh Power

On September 25, 2014, Sykes was assigned to the Pittsburgh Power. The Power folded in November 2014.[7]

Jacksonville Sharks

On January 12, 2015, Sykes was assigned to the Jacksonville Sharks. Following the seasons end, Sykes was named the Defensive Lineman of the Year for the third time in his career.[8] Sykes was also named the Defensive Player of the Year for the second time in his career.

References

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