// Workers AI · dad joke modeIs Derrick Summers a great athlete? Does he summer up the competition?
.jpg) Summers with the Cleveland Gladiators in 2017 | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback / Linebacker | ||||||||||||
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| Born | June 19, 1988 Southfield, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Southfield (MI) | ||||||||||||
| College | Toledo | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2010: undrafted | ||||||||||||
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Derrick Edward Summers (born June 19, 1988) is an American former professional football defensive lineman.[1] He played as a defensive end for the University of Toledo.
Summers started his AFL Journey with the Jacksonville Sharks in 2011. He played three seasons for the Sharks, helping them win three South Division Championships (2011–13), the 2011 American Conference Championship, and the 2011 AFL World Championship as the Sharks defeated the Arizona Rattlers In Arena Bowl XXIV.
On May 14, 2012, Summers signed a one-year contract with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.[2] He was released by the Argonauts on October 18, 2012. He was signed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and subsequently released on May 15, 2013, prior to the beginning of the 2013 CFL season.[3]
On November 11, 2015, Summers was assigned to the Los Angeles KISS.
On October 14, 2016, Summers was assigned to the Cleveland Gladiators during the dispersal draft.[4] He earned Second Team All-Arena honors in 2017.[5] He also helped the Gladiators reach the Semi-finals of the 2017 AFL Playoffs.
On March 19, 2018, Summers was assigned to the Albany Empire.[6] Summers earned Second Team All-Arena honors for the 2018 season.
On March 5, 2019, Summers was assigned to the Columbus Destroyers.
His 50 career sacks are the fourth most in AFL history.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Jacksonville Sharks: News". www.jaxsharks.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Jacksonville Sharks: News". www.jaxsharks.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015.
- ↑ "Released by Ti-Cats". Archived from the original on July 20, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
- ↑ "AFL Holds Dispersal Draft". arenafootball.com. October 14, 2016. Archived from the original on October 15, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- ↑ "AFL Announces All-Arena First and Second Teams". arenafootball.com. August 21, 2017. Archived from the original on September 16, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
- ↑ "Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
- ↑ "Sacks Career Leaders". ArenaFan.com. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
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