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American gridiron football player (born 1994) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Marcus Sayles (born October 1, 1994) is an American professional football defensive back for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
 Sayles with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2024 | |
| No. 8 – Saskatchewan Roughriders | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Defensive back |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 1, 1994 Alpharetta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight: | 176 lb (80 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Chattahoochee (Johns Creek, Georgia) |
| College: | West Georgia |
| Undrafted: | 2017 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Roster status: | Active |
| CFL status: | American |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| S/SaylMa01.htm Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
| Stats at CFL.ca | |
Sayles played college football for the West Georgia Wolves from 2013 to 2016.[1] He started in 46 games where he had 123 tackles, 12 interceptions, and 24 pass breakups.[1] He also set the program record for most career blocked kicks with 13.[1]
Sayles signed with the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017.[2] He was waived on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the Bills' practice squad the next day.[3][4] He was released on September 5, 2017.[5]
On November 22, 2017, Sayles was signed to the Los Angeles Rams' practice squad.[6] He was released on December 5, 2017, but was re-signed on December 13.[7] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Rams on January 8, 2018.[8]
On April 12, 2018, Sayles was waived by the Rams.[9]
After being let go by the Rams, Sayles signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for the 2018 season. Sayles played a critical role at halfback for the Bombers defense and linked up with Winston Rose as his boundary corner in 2019, to help the Bombers win the 107th Grey Cup 33-12.[10][11] Sayles was named a CFL West All-Star for his play during the 2019 season.[12]
On January 3, 2020, Sayles signed a reserve/future contract with the Minnesota Vikings.[13] He was waived on August 18, 2020.[14] He was re-signed to their practice squad on October 27, 2020.[15] He was released on December 1, 2020.[16]
On January 9, 2021, it was announced that Sayles had signed with the BC Lions to a three-year contract.[17] In his first year with the team, he had played in 13 games where he had 52 defensive tackles, two special teams tackles, two sacks, two interceptions, and one forced fumble.[1]
On February 3, 2024, the Lions announced that Sayles had signed a two-year contract extension.[18]
On June 2, 2024, Sayles was released by Lions.[19]
On June 4, 2024, Sayles was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[20]
| Defence | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | ST | Sacks | Int | TD | FF | |
| 2018 | WPG | 16 | 72 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | WPG | 18 | 64 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| CFL totals | 34 | 136 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | ||
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