Garrett Sickels
No. 56 – Los Angeles Rams | |
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Position: | Outside linebacker |
Personal information | |
Born: | Red Bank, New Jersey | September 24, 1994
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight: | 252 lb (114 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Little Silver (NJ) Red Bank Regional |
College: | Penn State |
Undrafted: | 2017 |
Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Roster status: | Active |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Garrett Ross Sickels (born September 24, 1994) is an American football outside linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL).[1] He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions.
High school career
Sickels played all four years at Red Bank Regional High School, but didn't see significant playing time until his junior year playing mostly special teams his first two years. He recorded 194 tackles, 25 sacks, nine forced fumbles and eight blocked kicks in his career. Selected to play in the 2013 U.S. Army All-American game, where he roomed with future Nittany Lion teammate Brendan Mahon. Rated a four-star recruit by ESPN.com, Rivals.com and Scout.com and was the Rivals.com No. 3 overall prep player in New Jersey.
Sickels also played lacrosse during high school as well.
College career
Sickles arrived at Penn State in 2013 but redshirted his true freshman season. Sickles racked up over 90 tackles, 29 of which were tackles for loss or no gain. Sickles best performance was on October 22, 2016, when he had 9 tackles including 2.5 sacks vs Ohio State. After his junior season he was named to Phil Steele's and the Athlon Sports All-Big Ten third team, Selected All-Big Ten second team by the conference coaches and All-Big Ten third team by the media panel. Named Most Valuable Defensive Player at the annual Nittany Lion Football Banquet.
On January 4, 2017, Sickles declared for the 2017 NFL Draft.[2]
College career statistics
Season | Tackles | Interceptions | |||||||||||
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Year | Team | G | Tot | Solo | Ast | Sack | FF | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD |
2014 | Penn State | 7 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2015 | Penn State | 12 | 36 | 13 | 23 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | Penn State | 14 | 47 | 23 | 24 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Career | 33 | 94 | 43 | 51 | 11.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
261 lb (118 kg) |
32+1⁄8 in (0.82 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) |
4.90 s | 1.72 s | 2.84 s | 4.41 s | 7.21 s | 28.0 in (0.71 m) |
8 ft 8 in (2.64 m) |
20 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine[3][4][5] |
Indianapolis Colts
After going undrafted in the 2017 NFL Draft, Sickels signed with the Indianapolis Colts on May 3, 2017.[6] He was waived on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the Colts' practice squad the next day.[7][8] He was released on September 12, 2017.[9]
Cleveland Browns
On September 25, 2017, Sickels was signed to the Cleveland Browns' practice squad.[10] He was released on October 3, 2017.[11]
Los Angeles Rams
On October 12, 2017, Sickels was signed to the Los Angeles Rams' practice squad.[12] He was promoted to the active roster on December 27, 2017.[13] On March 14, 2018, the Los Angeles Rams have re-signed exclusive rights free agent outside linebacker Garrett Sickels to a renegotiated contract.
References
- ^ "Garrett Sickels signs as UFA with Colts". Centre Daily Times. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ "Sickles declaring for NFL Draft". Penn State. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ "Garrett Sickles NFL Draft Combine Bio". NFL.com. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ "Garrett Sickels". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
- ^ "Former PSU DE Garrett Sickles NFL Combine". 5 March 2017. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
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suggested) (help) - ^ Bowen, Kevin (May 4, 2017). "Who Are The Colts 18 Undrafted Free Agents In 2017?". Colts.com. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
- ^ Walker, Andrew (September 2, 2017). "Colts Announce Final 2017 Roster Cuts". Colts.com.
- ^ Walker, Andrew (September 3, 2017). "Colts Add Seven To Initial 2017 Practice Squad". Colts.com.
- ^ "Roster Moves: Colts Sign Matt Jones Back To Practice Squad". Colts.com. September 12, 2017.
- ^ "Browns sign DL Garrett Sickels to practice squad". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 25, 2017.
- ^ "Browns place LB Dominique Alexander on IR, elevate LB Deon King". ClevelandBrowns.com. October 3, 2017.
- ^ "Rams Sign LB Garrett Sickels To Practice Squad". October 12, 2017.
- ^ Williams, Charean (December 27, 2017). "Rams place Marqui Christian on IR". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
External links
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from New Jersey
- Sportspeople from Monmouth County, New Jersey
- American football linebackers
- American football defensive ends
- People from Red Bank, New Jersey
- Penn State Nittany Lions football players
- Indianapolis Colts players
- Cleveland Browns players
- Los Angeles Rams players