Michael Sinclair (American football)

Michael Glenn Sinclair (born January 31, 1968 in Galveston, Texas) is a former American football defensive end and defensive line coach. He played 11 seasons in the National Football League with the Seattle Seahawks and the Philadelphia Eagles. Sinclair was a three-time Pro Bowler in 1996, 1997 and 1998. He led the NFL in sacks in 1998 with 16.5, which is also the Seahawks single season franchise record.

Michael Sinclair
No. 70, 75
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1968-01-31) January 31, 1968
Galveston, Texas
Career information
High school:Beaumont (TX) Charlton-Pollard
College:Eastern New Mexico
NFL Draft:1991 / Round: 6 / Pick: 155
Career history
As player:
As coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Sacks:73.5
Games:148
Seasons:12
Player stats at NFL.com

Sinclair won the World Bowl as defensive line coach for the Hamburg Sea Devils in NFL Europa in 2007. He was named the defensive line coach for the Montreal Alouettes in January 2008, where he spent five seasons and won two Grey Cup championships. On January 18, 2013, Sinclair followed Alouettes head coach Marc Trestman to the Chicago Bears.[1] Sinclair was fired on January 25, 2014.[2]

Honors

  • Most sacks of any member of the entire 1991 draft class
  • Sacked John Elway more than any other player
  • Sports Illustrated NFL Mid-season 1st Team
  • Seahawks Top Ten Defensive Players of All Time
  • Seahawks All-time Team

References

  1. Associated He now coaches for the Sam Houston MSTC football team.Press (2013-01-18). "Bears hire Tucker as defensive coordinator". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
  2. Mayer, Larry (2014-01-25). "Bears add defensive assistant". Chicago Bears. Archived from the original on 2016-10-27. Retrieved 2014-01-25.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.