Terrell Sinkfield

Terrell Sinkfield
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Position: Cornerback, Wide receiver, Return specialist
Personal information
Born: (1990-12-10) December 10, 1990
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight: 200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school: Minnetonka (MN) Hopkins
College: Northern Iowa
Undrafted: 2013
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Career CFL statistics as of 2015
Receptions: 86
Receiving yards: 1,240
Receiving TDs: 7
Punt return yards: 369
Player stats at CFL.ca

Terrell Sinkfield, Jr. (born December 10, 1990) is an American football cornerback who is currently a member of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Northern Iowa. In his career Sinkfield has been a member of seven different NFL teams, and three different CFL teams.

Professional career

Sinkfield was not invited to the NFL Combine, but garnered much attention with an impressive performance at Minnesota's Pro Day, after posting an unofficial time of 4.19 seconds in his second attempt in the 40-yard dash.

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad BP
6 ft 0 in
(1.83 m)
198 lb
(90 kg)
4.19 s 1.52 s 2.38 s 4.18 s 6.94 s 42.5 in
(1.08 m)
11 ft 5 in
(3.48 m)
12 reps
All values from Minnesota's Pro Day[1]

Went undrafted in the 2013 NFL Draft but was signed as a free agent by the Miami Dolphins.

Miami Dolphins

On April 27, 2013, he signed with the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent following the 2013 NFL Draft.[2] On May 28, 2013, he was waived by the Dolphins.

Green Bay Packers

On June 11, 2013, the Packers signed him.[3] On July 19, 2013, he was released by the Packers.

Buffalo Bills

On August 3, 2013, Sinkfield was signed by the Buffalo Bills.[4] On August 18, 2013, he was released by the Bills.[5]

New York Giants

On August 21, 2013, Sinkfield was signed by the New York Giants.[6] On August 25, 2013, he was cut by the Giants.[7]

Toronto Argonauts

On March 13, 2014, Sinkfield signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.[8] He was released by the Argonauts on August 26, 2014 in a criticized transaction. Sinkfield was coming off his best game in which he caught 4 passes for 44 yards and a touchdown. He also had 109 return yards in the game. He was released by the Toronto Argonauts on August 26, 2014

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

On September 4, 2014, Sinkfield signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL) . His first game was against the Saskatchewan Roughriders in which he scored a 58-yard punt return touchdown. Teamed with fellow speedster Brandon Banks, Sinkfield helped lead the TiCats to the Grey Cup game, with his speed and elusiveness. He caught 10 passes for 120 yards and had 613 return yards and a touchdown in just 7 games in Hamilton, over 100 all purpose yards per game. In the Grey Cup, Sinkfield caught 4 of 6 targets for 28 yards, and finished the game with 23 return yards.

Minnesota Vikings

On January 23, 2016, Sinkfield signed a futures contract with the Minnesota Vikings.[9] On August 30, 2016, Sinkfield was cut by the Vikings.[10]

BC Lions

On September 19, 2016, Terrell signed with the BC Lions. Sinkfield appeared in seven games for the Lions in 2016, catching 16 passes for 297 yards with 3 touchdowns.

Minnesota Vikings (II)

On March 30, 2017, Sinkfield re-signed with the Vikings.[11] He was waived on September 2, 2017.[12]

New York Jets

On September 4, 2017, Sinkfield was signed to the New York Jets' practice squad.[13] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Jets on January 1, 2018.[14] On August 31, 2018, Sinkfield was waived by the Jets.[15]

Oakland Raiders

On September 3, 2018, Sinkfield was signed to the Oakland Raiders' practice squad.[16] He was released on September 11, 2018.[17]

Hamilton Tiger-Cats (II)

Sinkfield returned to the CFL on October 10, 2018, signing with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.[18]

References

  1. "Terrell Sinkfield of Northern Iowa signs with Miami Dolphins". desmoinesregister.com. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  2. "Twitter".
  3. "Speedster WR Terrell Sinkfield signed by Bills". BuffaloBills.com. August 3, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  4. Brown, Chris (August 18, 2013). "Bills release four, WR Elliott to I-R". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  5. Eisen, Michael (August 21, 2013). "Giants sign WR Terrell Sinkfield". Giants.com. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  6. Eisen, Michael (August 26, 2013). "LB Aaron Curry among players released". Giants.com. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  7. Toronto Argonauts also announced it has signed Import WR Terrell Sinkfield
  8. "Vikings sign speedy CFL receiver Terrell Sinkfield to reserve/future deal". Star Tribune. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  9. "Vikings Announce Roster Moves". Vikings.com. August 30, 2016.
  10. Peters, Craig (March 30, 2017). "Vikings Bring Back Terrell Sinkfield as a Cornerback, Add WR & TE". Vikings.com.
  11. "Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set Roster". Vikings.com. September 2, 2017.
  12. Greenberg, Ethan (September 4, 2017). "Jets Sign Carter, Place Mauldin on IR". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  13. Lange, Randy (January 1, 2018). "Jets Sign 9 to Reserve/Future Contracts". NewYorkJets.com.
  14. Lange, Randy (August 31, 2018). "Jets Cut 18 Players on Their Way to 53-Player Active Roster". NewYorkJets.com.
  15. "Raiders sign three to practice squad". Raiders.com. September 3, 2018.
  16. "Terrell Sinkfield: Waived by Raiders". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  17. "Report: Ticats sign Terrell Sinkfield - CFL.ca". CFL.ca. 2018-10-10. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
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