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Terrell Sinkfield
Personal information
Born: (1990-12-10) December 10, 1990 (age 34)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:Hopkins
(Minnetonka, Minnesota)
College:Northern Iowa
Position:Cornerback, Wide receiver, Return specialist
Undrafted:2013
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career CFL statistics
Receptions:86
Receiving yards:1,240
Receiving touchdowns:7
Return yards:369
Stats at CFL.ca
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Terrell Sinkfield Jr. (born December 10, 1990) is a former gridiron football wide receiver. He was a member of the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Northern Iowa. In his career Sinkfield has been a member of seven NFL teams, three CFL teams, and one AAF team.

Professional career

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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. Which was later found to be a 4.24 after video review.

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
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]

Miami Dolphins

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On April 27, 2013, Sinkfield 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

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

Buffalo Bills

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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

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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

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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 four passes for 44 yards and a touchdown. He also had 109 return yards in the game.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

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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 seven games in Hamilton, over 100 all purpose yards per game. In the Grey Cup, Sinkfield caught four of six targets for 28 yards, and finished the game with 23 return yards.

Minnesota Vikings

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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

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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 three touchdowns.

Minnesota Vikings (II)

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

New York Jets

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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

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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)

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Sinkfield returned to the CFL on October 10, 2018, signing with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.[18] Sinkfield played in the final 2 regular season games, playing on offense in the first, where he caught 6 passes for 55 yards, and on special teams in the second, where he returned 6 kickoffs for 141 yards and 6 punts for 65 yards. Sinkfield was inactive for both playoff games that Hamilton played in; when head coach June Jones was asked about Sinkfield's benching in favor of newcomer Bralon Addison, Jones jokingly replied about Addison, "He's better."[19]

Orlando Apollos

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After becoming a free agent on February 12, 2019, he signed with the Orlando Apollos of the Alliance of American Football on February 19, 2019. He was waived on March 4, 2019.

New York Giants (II)

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On August 14, 2019, Sinkfield was signed by the New York Giants.[20] He was released as the Giants cut their roster to meet the 53 man deadline on August 31, 2019.[21]

Toronto Argonauts (II)

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On February 2, 2021, Sinkfield signed with the Toronto Argonauts.[22] However, he was released near the end of training camp on July 28, 2021.[23]

References

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  1. ^ "Hall of Football".
  2. ^ "Terrell Sinkfield of Northern Iowa signs with Miami Dolphins". desmoinesregister.com. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  3. ^ "Terrell Sinkfield bio". tsn.ca. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "Speedster WR Terrell Sinkfield signed by Bills". BuffaloBills.com. August 3, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  5. ^ Brown, Chris (August 18, 2013). "Bills release four, WR Elliott to I-R". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  6. ^ Eisen, Michael (August 21, 2013). "Giants sign WR Terrell Sinkfield". Giants.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  7. ^ Eisen, Michael (August 26, 2013). "LB Aaron Curry among players released". Giants.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  8. ^ "Robinson staying in Double Blue through 2015". Canadian Football League. March 13, 2014.
  9. ^ "Vikings sign speedy CFL receiver Terrell Sinkfield to reserve/future deal". Star Tribune. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  10. ^ "Vikings Announce Roster Moves". Vikings.com. August 30, 2016. Archived from the original on September 23, 2017.
  11. ^ Peters, Craig (March 30, 2017). "Vikings Bring Back Terrell Sinkfield as a Cornerback, Add WR & TE". Vikings.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2017.
  12. ^ "Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set Roster". Vikings.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on February 1, 2018.
  13. ^ Greenberg, Ethan (September 4, 2017). "Jets Sign Carter, Place Mauldin on IR". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on October 8, 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  14. ^ Lange, Randy (January 1, 2018). "Jets Sign 9 to Reserve/Future Contracts". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2018.
  15. ^ Lange, Randy (August 31, 2018). "Jets Cut 18 Players on Their Way to 53-Player Active Roster". NewYorkJets.com.
  16. ^ "Raiders sign three to practice squad". Raiders.com. September 3, 2018.
  17. ^ "Terrell Sinkfield: Waived by Raiders". CBSSports.com. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  18. ^ "Report: Ticats sign Terrell Sinkfield - CFL.ca". CFL.ca. October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  19. ^ "Ferguson: Addison fills the void as unsung hero shines". November 11, 2018.
  20. ^ "Giants sign CB Terrell Sinkfield". Giants Wire. USA Today. August 14, 2019.
  21. ^ Gantt, Darin (August 31, 2019). "Giants make moves to get to 53-man limit". NBC Sports. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  22. ^ TSN ca Staff (February 2, 2021). "Toronto Argonauts re-sign DT Drake Nevis, add WR Terrell Sinkfield - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  23. ^ "Transactions – July 28, 2021". Toronto Argonauts. July 28, 2021.
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