Earl James Okine(born January 4, 1990) is an American former professionalfootballdefensive end.He attended theUniversity of Floridaand signed with theHouston Texansas an undrafted free agent in 2013. Okine has also been a member of the CFL'sCalgary Stampeders,Saskatchewan Roughriders,andToronto Argonauts,theArena Football League'sOrlando Predators,theFall Experimental Football League'sBrooklyn Bolts,the NFL'sIndianapolis Colts,Kansas City ChiefsandDetroit Lions,and theAAF'sOrlando Apollos.
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||
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| Born: | January 4, 1990 Gainesville, Florida,U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 290 lb (132 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Gainesville (Gainesville, Florida) | ||||||||||
| College: | Florida | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||||
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High school & college
editOkine played football andbasketballforGainesville High School.In football, he earned a Third-team Class 5A all-state selection as a senior.[1]He dressed for 6 games in 2008 while with theFlorida Gators,but did not appear and decided toredshirtthat year. From 2009 to 2012 recorded 27 tackles, 1 sack, and 1 blocked field goal.[2]
Professional career
editHouston Texans
editOkine signed as an undrafted free agent with theHouston Texansin May 2013. He was cut before the start of the season.[3]
Calgary Stampeders
editHe then spent 1 month with theCalgary Stampedersof theCanadian Football League(CFL),[4]but did not appear in any games.[5]
Orlando Predators
editIn 2014, Okine played for theOrlando Predatorsof theArena Football League(AFL) and recorded 5.5sacksin 16 games.[6]
Brooklyn Bolts
editHe then played for theBrooklyn Boltsof the newly-formedFall Experimental Football League.[3]
Indianapolis Colts
editOn March 3, 2015, Okine signed with theIndianapolis Colts.[3]He appeared in 3 games for the Colts, making 1 tackle, and was waived on October 1.[7]He signed to the Colts' practice squad on October 5.[8]On December 21 he was signed to the active roster.[9]On September 3, 2016, he was waived by the Colts as part of final roster cuts.[10]
Kansas City Chiefs
editOn September 9, 2016, Okine was signed to the Chiefs' practice squad.[11]He spent time on and off the Chiefs' practice squad throughout the season before signing a reserve/future contract with the team on January 19, 2017.[12][13][14]
On September 2, 2017, Okine was waived by the Chiefs.[15]
Detroit Lions
editOn September 4, 2017, Okine was signed to theDetroit Lions' practice squad.[16]He was released on September 22, 2017.[17]
Arizona Cardinals
editOn September 26, 2017, Okine was signed to theArizona Cardinals' practice squad.[18]
Orlando Apollos
editOkine signed with theOrlando Apollosof theAlliance of American Footballfor the 2019 season.[19]In 8 games played with his second Orlando based team, Okine made 17 tackles 5 sacks, 11 quarterback hits, and an interception.[20]
Saskatchewan Roughriders
editAfter the AAF ceased operations in April 2019, Okine signed with the practice roster for theSaskatchewan Roughridersof theCanadian Football Leagueon July 14, 2019.[21]He was promoted to the active roster on July 19.[22]Okine recorded 3 tackles and scored a defensive touchdown during 6 games played,[23]but was released on October 14.[24]
Toronto Argonauts
editOkine signed a contract extension with theToronto Argonautson December 28, 2020.[25]On February 1, 2021, Okine was released by the Argonauts.[26]
References
edit- ^"Earl Okine's (Gainesville, FL) Football Stats".maxpreps.com.RetrievedMarch 18,2015.
- ^"Earl Okine - 2012 Gator Football Roster".gatorzone.com.Archived fromthe originalon April 2, 2015.RetrievedMarch 3,2015.
- ^abcBowen, Kevin (March 3, 2015)."Colts Make Free Agent Signing Along Defensive Line".colts.com.Archived fromthe originalon September 19, 2016.RetrievedMarch 3,2015.
- ^"Colts give journeyman DE Earl Okine a shot".Sportsnet.March 3, 2015.RetrievedMarch 3,2015.
- ^"Indianapolis Colts: Earl Okine".Colts.com.Archived fromthe originalon March 20, 2015.RetrievedMarch 18,2015.
- ^"Earl Okine Bio".arenafootball.com.Archived fromthe originalon March 5, 2015.RetrievedMarch 3,2015.
- ^"Indianapolis Colts make roster moves".blogs.colts.com.October 1, 2015. Archived fromthe originalon October 2, 2015.RetrievedOctober 1,2015.
- ^"Indianapolis Colts make practice squad move".blogs.colts.com.October 4, 2015. Archived fromthe originalon October 6, 2015.RetrievedOctober 5,2015.
- ^"Indianapolis Colts make roster moves".blogs.colts.com.December 21, 2015. Archived fromthe originalon December 22, 2015.RetrievedDecember 21,2015.
- ^Bowen, Kevin (September 3, 2016)."Colts Make Final Cuts, Assemble 53-Man Roster".Colts.com.Archived fromthe originalon August 14, 2017.
- ^"Chiefs' Jamaal Charles doubtful for season opener".KansasCityStar.com.
- ^"Chiefs Sign RB Zac Brooks To Practice Squad, Cut LB Earl Okine".October 28, 2016.
- ^Thorman, Joel (November 25, 2016)."Chiefs add CB Terrance Mitchell to active roster".ArrowheadPride.com.
- ^Roesch, Wesley (January 19, 2017)."Chiefs sign 10 players to reserve/future contracts".ChiefsWire.USAToday.com.
- ^"Chiefs Roster Down to NFL Mandated 53".Chiefs.com.September 2, 2017. Archived fromthe originalon June 3, 2018.
- ^"Lions sign DE Earl Okine to practice squad".DetroitLions.com.September 4, 2017. Archived fromthe originalon September 5, 2017.RetrievedSeptember 5,2017.
- ^"Earl Okine: Waived by Lions".CBSsports.com.September 22, 2017.
- ^"Cardinals sign Anthony Denham Jr., Earl Okine to practice squad".ArizonaSports.com.September 26, 2017.
- ^Jackson, Ken."AAF team gets a name — Orlando Apollos to start play at UCF in February".aroundosceola.com.Archived fromthe originalon March 27, 2019.RetrievedDecember 7,2018.
- ^"Earl Okine | Advanced AAF Stats & Fantasy Analytics | NoExtraPoints".Archived fromthe originalon March 30, 2019.RetrievedOctober 26,2019.
- ^"Riders Add Okine, Dearborn to Practice Roster".Riderville.com.July 14, 2019.RetrievedJuly 19,2019.
- ^McCormick, Murray (July 19, 2019)."Manny Arceneaux to make Saskatchewan Roughriders' debut against B.C. Lions".Canada.com.Archived fromthe originalon July 20, 2019.RetrievedJuly 19,2019.
- ^"Earl Okine - CFL.ca".
- ^"Riders release DL Earl Okine | 3DownNation".
- ^"Bladek extension among 11 Argos transactions".CFL.ca.December 28, 2020.RetrievedDecember 29,2020.
- ^"ARGOS MAKE IT OFFICIAL: SIGN WR ERIC ROGERS".Toronto Argonauts.February 1, 2021.RetrievedFebruary 1,2021.