Sean Daniels
Sean Daniels (born November 13, 1991) is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Temple University.
 Daniels with the Soul in 2017 | |||||||
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| Born: | November 13, 1991 Camden, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 265 lb (120 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Highland Regional (Blackwood, New Jersey) | ||||||
| College: | Temple | ||||||
| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||||
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Early life
Daniels attended Highland Regional High School.[1]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Sean Daniels LB |
Blackwood, New Jersey | Highland Regional High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Feb 2, 2010 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: | ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 180 (DE) Rivals: -- (LB), -- (NJ) | ||||||
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College career
Daniels played for the Temple Owls from 2010 to 2013.[2] He was the team's starter his final year and helped the Owls to 23 wins. He played in 30 games during his career, including one start at outside linebacker and three starts at defensive end.
Professional career
Harrisburg Stampede
Daniels signed with the Harrisburg Stampede of the Professional Indoor Football League on September 10, 2014.[4][5] The team folded in December 2014.[6]
Iowa Barnstormers
Daniels signed with the Iowa Barnstormers for the 2015 season. He led the team with 6.0 sacks and was 6th on the team with 40.0 tackles.
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
On June 10, 2015, Daniels signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.[7] He was released just 9 days later.[8]
Green Bay Blizzard
On March 30, 2016, Daniels signed with the Green Bay Blizzard.[9] He was released on April 13, 2016.[10] Daniels appeared in one game with the Blizzard and record 1 tackle.
Philadelphia Soul
Daniels was assigned to the Philadelphia Soul on May 10, 2016.[11] On August 26, 2016, the Soul beat the Arizona Rattlers in ArenaBowl XXIX by a score of 56–42.[12] On January 5, 2017, the Soul exercised their rookie option on Daniels.[13] Daniels won Defensive Player of the Week during Week 6 of the 2017 season when he recorded 3 tackles and returned a fumble for the game-winning touchdown with 33 seconds left in the game.[14] He was named First Team All-Arena in 2017.[15] On August 26, 2017, the Soul beat the Tampa Bay Storm in ArenaBowl XXX by a score of 44–40.[16]
Return to Green Bay Blizzard
In February 2018, Daniels signed with the Green Bay Blizzard.[17]
Philadelphia Soul
Daniels was assigned to the Philadelphia Soul on March 20, 2018.[18] On April 3, 2019, Daniels was again assigned to the Soul.
AFL statistics
| Year | Team | ||||||||||
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| Tkl | Ast | Sck | PB | FF | FR | Blk | Int | Yds | TD | ||
| 2016 | Philadelphia | 2 | 8 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| 2017 | Philadelphia | 21 | 10 | 8.5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Philadelphia | 12 | 6 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 35 | 24 | 12.0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |
Stats from ArenaFan:[19]
Personal life
Daniels is the younger brother of Mike Daniels.
References
- Bill Evans (July 15, 2012). "Highland Regional High School graduate Sean Daniels looking for bounce-back year with Temple University football team". www.nj.com. New Jersey On-Line LLC. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- Bill Evans (August 18, 2012). "Highland graduate Sean Daniels leading Temple's revamped pass rush". www.nj.com. New Jersey On-Line LLC. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- "Sean Daniels". www.sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- "September 1st - 14th". proifl.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
- Matt Leon (August 15, 2017). "Temple Product Sean Daniels A Key To Soul Success". www.philadelphia.cbslocal.com. CBS Broadcasting Inc. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
- Johnson, Timothy (December 30, 2014). "Harrisburg Stampede suspending operations prior to 2015 season, team website confirms". PennLive. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
Citing difficult economic conditions, Harrisburg Stampede President/GM Marques Colston announced that the team would be suspending all operations indefinitely on Tuesday [December 30]...
- "Tiger-Cats Sign RB Michael Ford & DL Sean Daniels". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. June 10, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- "Making Moves: Recapping roster moves around the CFL". www.cfl.ca. Canadian Football League. June 19, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- "March 2016 IFL Transactions". www.goifl.com. Indoor Football League. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- "April 2016 IFL Transactions". www.goifl.com. Indoor Football League. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- "Philadelphia Soul Historical Transactions". www.arenafan.com. ArenaFan. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- "Soul Defeat Rattlers, 56-42, to Claim AFL Crown". arenafootball.com. August 26, 2016. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - Stephen Ur (November 3, 2016). "Soul Exercise Options of Four Rookies". www.insidethearena.org. Inside The Arena. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- "AFL Awards Week 6 Players of the Week". www.arenafootball.com. Arena Football League. May 16, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- "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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - "Soul Snare Second Straight Foster Trophy in ArenaBowl XXX". arenafootball.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - "Blizzard's Sean Daniels is carving his own path on the gridiron". 12 February 2018.
- "Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
- "Sean Daniels". arenafan.com. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
External links
- Temple Owls bio
Media related to Sean Daniels at Wikimedia Commons