Ty Nsekhe

Ty Nsekhe

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Nsekhe with the Washington Redskins in 2015
No. 79Washington Redskins
Position: Offensive Tackle
Personal information
Date of birth: (1985-10-27) October 27, 1985
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York
Height: 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Weight: 335 lb (152 kg)
Career information
High school: Arlington (TX) Bowie
College: Texas State
Undrafted: 2009
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 11, 2016
Games played: 25
Games started: 4
Player stats at NFL.com
Career Arena statistics
Receptions: 13
Receiving yards: 3
Receiving touchdowns: 3
Tackles: 6
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Attauyo "Ty" Nsekhe (born October 27, 1985) is an American football offensive tackle for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas State. He signed with the Corpus Christi Sharks of AF2 as an undrafted free agent in 2009.

Professional career

Nsekhe began his professional career in the Arena Football League (AFL) in 2009 when he was selected for the Corpus Christi Sharks. He played in the AFL from 2009-2012. In the summer of 2012, he came to the attention of the Indianapolis Colts. He was selected by the Colts as a free agent on August 1, 2012. He was signed by the St. Louis Rams on the active roster on September 2, 2012. Nsekhe was later released to the Rams' practice squad on September 27, 2012 and released by the team on August 31, 2013.[1] Nsekhe has played in 6 of 8 regular season games for the Redskins in 2015, making first career start vs the Jets.

Corpus Christi Sharks

In 2009, he signed with the Corpus Christi Sharks of the AF2.

Dallas Vigilantes

He signed with the Dallas Vigilantes of the Arena Football League.

Philadelphia Soul

On March 1, 2011, he was signed by the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League.

San Antonio Talons

On April 26, 2012, he signed with the San Antonio Talons of the Arena Football League.

Indianapolis Colts

On August 1, 2012, He signed with the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League after the team released OT Ben Ijalana.[2][3] On September 1, 2012, He was released.[4]

St. Louis Rams

On September 2, 2012, he was claimed off waivers by the St. Louis Rams.[4] On September 27, 2012, he was released after team claimed Joseph Barksdale off waivers.[4] On September 29, 2012, He was signed to the team's practice squad.[5] On August 31, 2013, he was released.[6]

New Orleans Saints

On January 6, 2014 the New Orleans Saints signed Nsekhe to a reserve/futures contract.[7] The Saints released Nsekhe on August 25, 2014,[8] then placed on the injured reserve list after clearing waivers. On September 9, 2014, the Saints waived Nsekhe from injured reserve list on a no-recall basis.[4]

Montreal Alouettes

Nsekhe was signed to the Montreal Alouettes' practice roster on October 4, 2014.[9]

Washington Redskins

On February 10, 2015, Nsekhe signed with the Washington Redskins.[10] He was waived by the Redskins on May 4.[11]

Los Angeles KISS

On May 6, 2015, Nsekhe was assigned to the Los Angeles KISS.

Second Stint with Redskins

On May 11, 2015, Nsekhe re-signed with the Washington Redskins.[12]Nsekhe was a swing tackle for the Washington Redskins getting two starts at left tackle and some playing time at right tackle.

Social Media Controversy

On September 23, 2013, Nsekhe was the subject of a controversy after he responded to a tweet originally written by Morgan Reed and retweeted by actor and model Daniel Bostic whom Nsekhe follows. The tweet read, "Hard to believe that a player in a helmet defendin’ a football makes more money than a soldier in a helmet defendin’ his country." “It doesn’t take much skill to kill someone,” Nsekhe answered. Bostic responded quoting Nsekhe and adding "The epitome of ignorance." Although Nsekhe's tweet was deleted, the story went viral, eventually moving from blogs to the mainstream media. On September 24, the Rams issued a statement rejecting Nsekhe's expressed opinion and emphasizing that he had no connection with the team after having been released on August 31. Nsekhe also issued his own apologies via Twitter.[13]

References

  1. "Statement from the St. Louis Rams (regarding Ty Nsekhe's anti-military comment)". stlouisrams.com. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  2. "Colts sign lineman Ty Nsekhe". espn.go.com. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  3. "Colts sign OT Ty Nsekhe, waive OT Ben Ijalana". cbssports.com. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Ty Nsekhe". kffl.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  5. "NFL transactions for September 29, 2012". profootballweekly.com. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  6. "Rams Announce Roster Moves". stlouisrams.com. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
  7. "Saints sign safety Jordan Pugh", ESPN.com, January 6, 2014.
  8. New Orleans Saints on Twitter: Payton said the #Saints have waived WR Tanner, S Zimmerman and OT Nsekhe
  9. "Transactions". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on December 9, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  10. Walker, Andrew (February 10, 2015). "Redskins Sign Offensive Linemen Larsen, Nsekhe". Redskins.com. Retrieved 2015-02-10.
  11. Keim, John (May 4, 2015). "Redskins cut 13 players, start adding UDFAs". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
  12. Keim, John (May 11, 2015). "Redskins sign eight draft picks, only Brandon Scherff hasn't agreed to terms". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2015-05-11.
  13. Chuck Schilken, "Rams officials distance team from Ty Nsekhe after controversial tweets", Los Angeles Times, September 24, 2013.
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