Ty Nsekhe
Attauyo "Ty" Nsekhe 
listen (born October 27, 1985) is an American football offensive tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at Texas State. He signed with the Corpus Christi Sharks of AF2 as an undrafted free agent in 2009.
 Nsekhe in a game against his former team, the Washington Redskins | |||||||||
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| Born: | October 27, 1985 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 325 lb (147 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Bowie (Arlington, Texas) | ||||||||
| College: | Texas State | ||||||||
| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2009 | ||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR · ArenaFan.com | |||||||||
Professional career
Nsekhe began his professional career in the Arena Football League (AFL) in 2009 when he was selected for the Corpus Christi Sharks.[1] 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.[2] Nsekhe has played in 6 of 8 regular season games for the Redskins in 2015, making first his career start vs the Jets.
Corpus Christi Sharks
In 2009, he signed with the Corpus Christi Sharks of the AF2.[1]
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.[1]
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.[3][4] On September 1, 2012, he was released.[5]
St. Louis Rams
On September 2, 2012, he was claimed off waivers by the St. Louis Rams.[5][1] On September 27, 2012, he was released after team claimed Joseph Barksdale off waivers.[5] On September 29, 2012, he was signed to the team's practice squad.[6] On August 31, 2013, he was released.[7]
New Orleans Saints
On January 6, 2014, the New Orleans Saints signed Nsekhe to a reserve/futures contract.[8] The Saints released Nsekhe on August 25, 2014,[9] 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.[5]
Montreal Alouettes
Nsekhe was signed to the Montreal Alouettes' practice roster on October 4, 2014.[10]
Washington Redskins
On February 10, 2015, Nsekhe signed with the Washington Redskins.[11] He was waived by the Redskins on May 4.[12]
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.[13] Nsekhe was the swing tackle for the Redskins in 2015, getting two starts at left tackle and some playing time at right tackle.
Nsekhe served as the Redskins' swing tackle again in 2016 and even started four games at left tackle in place of the suspended Trent Williams.
On February 28, 2017, Nsekhe re-signed with the Redskins.[14]
On March 12, 2018, the Redskins placed a second-round restricted free agent tender on Nsekhe.[15]
Buffalo Bills
On March 13, 2019, Nsekhe signed a two-year, $14.5 million deal including $7.7 million in guarantees with the Buffalo Bills.[16][17]
Dallas Cowboys
On March 22, 2021, Nsekhe signed a one-year contract with the Dallas Cowboys.[18][19]
Indianapolis Colts (second stint)
On October 11, 2022, Nsekhe was signed to the Indianapolis Colts practice squad.[20]
Los Angeles Rams (Second Stint)
On October 18, 2022, Nsheke was signed by the Los Angeles Rams off the practice squad of the Indianapolis Colts.[21]
Personal life
On September 23, 2013, Nsekhe was the subject of a controversy after he responded to a tweet that 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." He responded, "It doesn't take much skill to kill someone". 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 apology via Twitter.[22]
References
- Wolf, Jason (September 11, 2019). "Ty Nsekhe's untold journey from behind bars to the Bills". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on August 15, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
- "Statement from the St. Louis Rams (regarding Ty Nsekhe's anti-military comment)". stlouisrams.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
- "Colts sign lineman Ty Nsekhe". espn.go.com. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- "Colts sign OT Ty Nsekhe, waive OT Ben Ijalana". cbssports.com. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- "Ty Nsekhe". kffl.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "NFL transactions for September 29, 2012". profootballweekly.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
- "Rams Announce Roster Moves". stlouisrams.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
- "Saints sign safety Jordan Pugh", ESPN.com, January 6, 2014.
- New Orleans Saints on Twitter: Payton said the #Saints have waived WR Tanner, S Zimmerman and OT Nsekhe
- "Transactions". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on December 9, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - Walker, Andrew (February 10, 2015). "Redskins Sign Offensive Linemen Larsen, Nsekhe". Redskins.com. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
- Keim, John (May 4, 2015). "Redskins cut 13 players, start adding UDFAs". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- Keim, John (May 11, 2015). "Redskins sign eight draft picks, only Brandon Scherff hasn't agreed to terms". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
- Czarda, Stephen (February 28, 2017). "Redskins Tender Exclusive Rights Free Agents Ty Nsekhe And Vinston Painter". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017.
- Gantt, Darin (March 12, 2018). "Washington puts second-round tender on Ty Nsekhe". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
- Alper, Josh (March 13, 2019). "Bills agree to deal with Ty Nsekhe". profootballtalk.nbcsports.com.
- Brown, Chris (March 13, 2019). "Offense dominates Bills initial wave of 2019 free agent additions". BuffaloBills.com.
- Eatman, Nick (March 16, 2021). "Cowboys Nearing Deal With Veteran OT Nsekhe". DallasCowboys.com.
- @DallasCowboysPR (March 22, 2021). "The @dallascowboys signed the following unrestricted free agents on Monday:- LB Tarell Basham (Ohio)- LS Jake McQuaide (Ohio State)- T Ty Nsekhe (Texas State)- DT Brent Urban (Virginia)- DE Carlos Watkins (Clemson)" (Tweet). Retrieved March 22, 2021 – via Twitter.
- "Colts Place WR Ashton Dulin On Injured Reserve, Sign DT Chris Williams To 53-Man Roster, Sign T Ty Nsekhe To Practice Squad". Colts.com. October 11, 2022.
- @RamsNFL (October 18, 2022). "LA Rams Transactions: • Reserve/Injured DB Grant Haley, T Joe Noteboom • Terminated all contracts DE Takk McKinley • Free Agent Signing T Ty Nsekhe" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- Chuck Schilken, "Rams officials distance team from Ty Nsekhe after controversial tweets", Los Angeles Times, September 24, 2013.
External links
Media related to Ty Nsekhe at Wikimedia Commons- Dallas Cowboys bio
- Montreal Alouettes bio