Terrell Sinkfield Jr. (born December 10, 1990) is a former

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. He was a member of the

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of the

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(CFL). He played

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at Northern Iowa. In his career Sinkfield has been a member of seven NFL teams, three CFL teams, and one AAF team.

Professional career

Sinkfield was not invited to the

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, but garnered much attention with an impressive performance at Minnesota's

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, 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.

Miami Dolphins

On April 27, 2013, Sinkfield signed with the

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as an

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following the

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. On May 28, 2013, he was waived by the Dolphins.

Green Bay Packers

On June 11, 2013, Sinkfield was signed by the

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. On July 19, 2013, he was released by the Packers.

Buffalo Bills

On August 3, 2013, Sinkfield was signed by the

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. On August 18, 2013, he was released by the Bills.

New York Giants

On August 21, 2013, Sinkfield was signed by the

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. On August 25, 2013, he was cut by the Giants.

Toronto Argonauts

On March 13, 2014, Sinkfield signed with the

of the

. 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

On September 4, 2014, Sinkfield signed with the

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(CFL) . His first game was against the

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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

On January 23, 2016, Sinkfield signed a futures contract with the

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. On August 30, 2016, Sinkfield was cut by the Vikings.

BC Lions

On September 19, 2016, Terrell signed with the

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. Sinkfield appeared in seven games for the Lions in 2016, catching 16 passes for 297 yards with three touchdowns.

Minnesota Vikings (II)

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

New York Jets

On September 4, 2017, Sinkfield was signed to the

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' practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Jets on January 1, 2018. On August 31, 2018, Sinkfield was waived by the Jets.

Oakland Raiders

On September 3, 2018, Sinkfield was signed to the

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' practice squad. He was released on September 11, 2018.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats (II)

Sinkfield returned to the CFL on October 10, 2018, signing with the

. 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."

Orlando Apollos

After becoming a free agent on February 12, 2019, he signed with the

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of the

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on February 19, 2019. He was waived on March 4, 2019.

New York Giants (II)

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

Toronto Argonauts (II)

On February 2, 2021, Sinkfield signed with the

. However, he was released near the end of training camp on July 28, 2021.

References

External links

Northern Iowa Panthers bio

Toronto Argonauts bio

Miami Dolphins bio
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