Michael Sinclair (American football)

Sacks:	73.5
Games:	148
Seasons:	12

Michael Sinclair
No. 70, 75
Position:	Defensive end
Personal information
Born:	January 31, 1968 (age 54); Galveston, Texas
Career information
High school:	Beaumont (TX) Charlton-Pollard
College:	Eastern New Mexico
NFL Draft:	1991 / Round: 6 / Pick: 155
Career history
As a player:
	Seattle Seahawks (1991–2001); Sacramento Surge (1992); Philadelphia Eagles (2002);
As a coach:
	Montreal Alouettes (2008–2012); (Defensive line); Saskatchewan Roughriders (2013); (Assistant head coach/Defensive line); Chicago Bears (2013); (Defensive line);
Career highlights and awards
	3× Pro Bowl (1996–1998); Second-team All-Pro (1998); NFL sacks leader (1998); NFL forced fumbles leader (1998); Steve Largent Award (1998); Seattle Seahawks 35th Anniversary Team;
Career NFL statistics
Sacks:
Sacks:	73.5
Games:	148
Seasons:	12
	Player stats at NFL.com

Michael Glenn Sinclair (born January 31, 1968 in Galveston, Texas) is a former American football defensive end and defensive line coach. He played 11 seasons in the National Football League with the Seattle Seahawks and the Philadelphia Eagles. Sinclair was a three-time Pro Bowler in 1996, 1997 and 1998. He led the NFL in sacks in 1998 with 16.5, which is also the Seahawks single season franchise record.

Sinclair won the World Bowl as defensive line coach for the Hamburg Sea Devils in NFL Europa in 2007. He was named the defensive line coach for the Montreal Alouettes in January 2008, where he spent five seasons and won two Grey Cup championships. On January 18, 2013, Sinclair followed Alouettes head coach Marc Trestman to the Chicago Bears.^[1] Sinclair was fired on January 25, 2014.^[2]

Honors[]

Most sacks of any member of the entire 1991 draft class
Sacked John Elway more than any other player
Sports Illustrated NFL Mid-season 1st Team
Seahawks Top Ten Defensive Players of All Time
Seahawks All-time Team

References[]

^ (2013-01-18). "Bears hire Tucker as defensive coordinator". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
^ Mayer, Larry (2014-01-25). "Bears add defensive assistant". Chicago Bears. Archived from the original on 2016-10-27. Retrieved 2014-01-25.

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[1] (2013-01-18). "Bears hire Tucker as defensive coordinator". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 2013-01-18.

[2] Mayer, Larry (2014-01-25). "Bears add defensive assistant". Chicago Bears. Archived from the original on 2016-10-27. Retrieved 2014-01-25.

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v t Seattle Seahawks 35th Anniversary Team (2010)
Offense:	Hasselbeck (QB) Alexander (RB) Strong (FB) Largent (WR) Blades (WR) Engram (WR) Carlson (TE) Jones (T) Ballard (T) Hutchinson (G) Millard (G) Tobeck (C)
Defense:	Green (DE) Sinclair (DE) Kennedy (DT) Nash (DT) C. Brown (OLB) Porter (OLB) Young (ILB) Tatupu (ILB) Trufant (CB) D. Brown (CB) Springs (NB) Easley (SS) Robinson (FS)
Special Teams:	Johnson (PK) Tuten (P) Broussard (KR) Burleson (PR)

v t Sacramento Surge
Founded in 1991 Folded in 1992 Based in Sacramento, California
Franchise	Franchise
Stadiums	Hughes Stadium Hornet Stadium
Important figures	David Archer Ben Bennett Eddie Brown Bill Goldberg Mike Jones Mike Pringle Michael Sinclair
Key personnel	Owner: Fred Anderson General Manager: Michael F. Keller Head Coach: Kay Stephenson Defensive Coordinator: Charlie Sumner (1991) Jim Haslett (1992)
World Bowl appearances (1)	1992
League championships (1)	World Bowl II: Sacramento 21, Orlando Thunder 17 (at Montreal)
WLAF seasons (2)	1991 1992
See also	Sacramento Gold Miners