Garrett Sickels

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Garrett Sickels
No. 56
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1994-09-24) September 24, 1994 (age 29)
Red Bank, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:254 lb (115 kg)
Career information
High school: Red Bank Regional
(Little Silver, New Jersey)
College: Penn State
Undrafted: 2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-Big Ten (2016)
  • Third-team All-Big Ten (2015)
Player stats at PFR

Garrett Ross Sickels (born September 24, 1994) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Penn State, and signed as an undrafted free agent with Indianapolis Colts the in 2017. He played for three seasons, signing with four teams.

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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.

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. [1]

Statistics

SeasonTacklesInterceptions
YearTeamGTotSoloAstSackFFIntYdsAvgLngTDPD
2014 Penn State 711742.00000001
2015 Penn State 123613233.01000000
2016 Penn State 144723246.50000001
Career3394435111.51000002

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
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 s1.72 s2.84 s4.41 s7.21 s28.0 in
(0.71 m)		8 ft 8 in
(2.64 m)		20 reps
All values from NFL Combine [2] [3] [4]

Indianapolis Colts

After going undrafted in the 2017 NFL Draft, Sickels signed with the Indianapolis Colts on May 3, 2017. [5] [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 August 4, 2018, Sickels was waived/injured by the Rams and placed on injured reserve. [14] Without Sickels, the Rams reached Super Bowl LIII where they lost 13–3 to the New England Patriots.

Washington Redskins

On August 1, 2019, Sickels was signed by the Washington Redskins. [15] He was waived with an injury settlement on August 11, 2019. [16]

Sickles announced his retirement from football on August 27, 2019. [17]

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References

  1. ↑ "Sickles declaring for NFL Draft". Penn State. January 4, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Garrett Sickles NFL Draft Combine Bio". NFL.com. March 5, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Garrett Sickels". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Former PSU DE Garrett Sickles NFL Combine". March 5, 2017. Archived from the original on March 6, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ↑ Bowen, Kevin (May 4, 2017). "Who Are The Colts 18 Undrafted Free Agents In 2017?". Colts.com. Archived from the original on November 11, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Garrett Sickels signs as UFA with Colts". Centre Daily Times. April 30, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  7. ↑ Walker, Andrew (September 2, 2017). "Colts Announce Final 2017 Roster Cuts". Colts.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2017.
  8. ↑ Walker, Andrew (September 3, 2017). "Colts Add Seven To Initial 2017 Practice Squad". Colts.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Roster Moves: Colts Sign Matt Jones Back To Practice Squad". Colts.com. September 12, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Browns sign DL Garrett Sickels to practice squad". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 25, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Browns place LB Dominique Alexander on IR, elevate LB Deon King". ClevelandBrowns.com. October 3, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Rams Sign LB Garrett Sickels To Practice Squad". October 12, 2017.
  13. ↑ Williams, Charean (December 27, 2017). "Rams place Marqui Christian on IR". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  14. ↑ Simmons, Myles (August 4, 2018). "Rams Waive OLB Garrett Sickels". TheRams.com.
  15. ↑ "Redskins Sign LB Garrett Sickels; Waive RB Elijah Wellman". Redskins.com. August 1, 2019.
  16. ↑ "Redskins Sign QB Jalan McClendon, DB Dejuan Neal And LB Darrell Williams". Redskins.com. August 11, 2019.
  17. ↑ Wilfinger, Caleb (August 27, 2019). "Former Penn State defensive end Garrett Sickels announces retirement from football". PSU.edu. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
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