Marcus Sayles
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Sayles with the Lions in 2022
No. 14 – BC Lions
Position:Defensive back
Personal information
Born: (1994-10-01) October 1, 1994 (age 29)
Alpharetta, Georgia, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:176 lb (80 kg)
Career information
High school:Chattahoochee High School
College:West Georgia
Undrafted:2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
CFL status:American
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · CFL.ca

Marcus Sayles (born October 1, 1994) is a professional gridiron football defensive back for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

College career

Sayles played college football for the West Georgia Wolves from 2013 to 2016.[1] He started in 46 games where he had 123 tackles, 12 interceptions, and 24 pass breakups.[1] He also set the program record for most career blocked kicks with 13.[1]

Professional career

Buffalo Bills

Sayles signed with the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017.[2] He was waived on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the Bills' practice squad the next day.[3][4] He was released on September 5, 2017.[5]

Los Angeles Rams

On November 22, 2017, Sayles was signed to the Los Angeles Rams' practice squad.[6] He was released on December 5, 2017, but was re-signed on December 13.[7] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Rams on January 8, 2018.[8]

On April 12, 2018, Sayles was waived by the Rams.[9]

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

After being let go by the Rams, Sayles signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for the 2018 season. Sayles played a critical role at halfback for the Bombers defense and linked up with Winston Rose as his boundary corner in 2019, to help the Bombers win the 107th Grey Cup 33-12.[10][11] Sayles was named a CFL West All-Star for his play during the 2019 season.[12]

Minnesota Vikings

On January 3, 2020, Sayles signed a reserve/future contract with the Minnesota Vikings.[13] He was waived on August 18, 2020.[14] He was re-signed to their practice squad on October 27, 2020.[15] He was released on December 1, 2020.[16]

BC Lions

On January 9, 2021, it was announced that Sayles had signed with the BC Lions to a three-year contract.[17] In his first year with the team, he had played in 13 games where he had 52 defensive tackles, two special teams tackles, two sacks, two interceptions, and one forced fumble.[1]

Statistics

CFL

  Defence
Year Team Games Tackles ST Sacks Int TD FF
2018 WPG 16 72 5 1 3 0 2
2019 WPG 18 64 2 1 3 2 3
CFL totals 34 136 7 2 6 2 5

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Marcus Sayles". BC Lions. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  2. ^ Sambrotto, Anthony (May 5, 2017). "Bills agreed to terms with 13 undrafted free agents". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on August 11, 2017. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  3. ^ Brown, Chris (September 2, 2017). "Bills move 30 off the roster to reach 53". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2018.
  4. ^ Brown, Chris (September 3, 2017). "Bills sign seven to practice squad". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on April 14, 2018.
  5. ^ Brown, Chris (September 5, 2017). "Bills make three practice squad changes". BuffaloBills.com.
  6. ^ Comeaux, Jonathan (November 22, 2017). "Rams Sign CB Marcus Sayles To Practice Squad". NFL Trade Rumors.
  7. ^ Simmons, Myles (December 13, 2017). "Rams Promote Isaiah Johnson, Sign Marcus Sayles to Practice Squad". TheRams.com. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017.
  8. ^ Simmons, Myles (January 8, 2018). "Rams Sign 10 to Futures Contracts". TheRams.com. Archived from the original on March 17, 2018.
  9. ^ Bouda, Nate (April 12, 2018). "Rams Waive DB Marcus Sayles". NFL Trade Rumors.
  10. ^ Ted Wyman (November 15, 2019). "Newcomers helped solidify Bombers' secondary just in time for playoffs". Winnipeg Sun.
  11. ^ Ken Wiebe (August 1, 2019). "Rose and Sayles blossoming for Blue Bombers". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  12. ^ Ted Wyman (November 27, 2019). "Bombers Jefferson, Bryant and Rose named to CFL all-star team". Ottawa Citizen.
  13. ^ "Ex-CFL cornerback Marcus Sayles signs futures deal with Vikings". Twin Cities. Pioneer Press. January 3, 2020.
  14. ^ "Vikings Sign LB Hardy Nickerson". Vikings.com. August 18, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  15. ^ "Vikings Sign CB Marcus Sayles to Practice Squad; Announce Roster Moves". Vikings.com. October 27, 2020.
  16. ^ "Vikings Waive LS Austin Cutting and LB Hardy Nickerson; Announce Roster Moves". Vikings.com. December 1, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  17. ^ "Lions Land 2019 West All-Star Marcus Sayles". BC Lions. January 9, 2021.
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