Earl James Okine (born January 4, 1990) is an American former professional football defensive end. He attended the University of Florida and signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2013. Okine has also been a member of the CFL's Calgary Stampeders, Saskatchewan Roughriders, and Toronto Argonauts, the Arena Football League's Orlando Predators, the Fall Experimental Football League's Brooklyn Bolts, the NFL's Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Chiefs and Detroit Lions, and the AAF's Orlando Apollos.
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||
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| Born: | January 4, 1990 Gainesville, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 290 lb (132 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Gainesville (Gainesville, Florida) | ||||||||||
| College: | Florida | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||||
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High school & college
editOkine played football and basketball for Gainesville High School. In football, he earned a Third-team Class 5A all-state selection as a senior.[1] He dressed for 6 games in 2008 while with the Florida Gators, but did not appear and decided to redshirt that year. From 2009 to 2012 recorded 27 tackles, 1 sack, and 1 blocked field goal.[2]
Professional career
editHouston Texans
editOkine signed as an undrafted free agent with the Houston Texans in May 2013. He was cut before the start of the season.[3]
Calgary Stampeders
editHe then spent 1 month with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL),[4] but did not appear in any games.[5]
Orlando Predators
editIn 2014, Okine played for the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League (AFL) and recorded 5.5 sacks in 16 games.[6]
Brooklyn Bolts
editHe then played for the Brooklyn Bolts of the newly-formed Fall Experimental Football League.[3]
Indianapolis Colts
editOn March 3, 2015, Okine signed with the Indianapolis Colts.[3] He appeared in 3 games for the Colts, making 1 tackle, and was waived on October 1.[7] He signed to the Colts' practice squad on October 5.[8] On December 21 he was signed to the active roster.[9] On September 3, 2016, he was waived by the Colts as part of final roster cuts.[10]
Kansas City Chiefs
editOn September 9, 2016, Okine was signed to the Chiefs' practice squad.[11] He spent time on and off the Chiefs' practice squad throughout the season before signing a reserve/future contract with the team on January 19, 2017.[12][13][14]
On September 2, 2017, Okine was waived by the Chiefs.[15]
Detroit Lions
editOn September 4, 2017, Okine was signed to the Detroit Lions' practice squad.[16] He was released on September 22, 2017.[17]
Arizona Cardinals
editOn September 26, 2017, Okine was signed to the Arizona Cardinals' practice squad.[18]
Orlando Apollos
editOkine signed with the Orlando Apollos of the Alliance of American Football for the 2019 season.[19] In 8 games played with his second Orlando based team, Okine made 17 tackles 5 sacks, 11 quarterback hits, and an interception.[20]
Saskatchewan Roughriders
editAfter the AAF ceased operations in April 2019, Okine signed with the practice roster for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League on July 14, 2019.[21] He was promoted to the active roster on July 19.[22] Okine recorded 3 tackles and scored a defensive touchdown during 6 games played,[23] but was released on October 14.[24]
Toronto Argonauts
editOkine signed a contract extension with the Toronto Argonauts on December 28, 2020.[25] On February 1, 2021, Okine was released by the Argonauts.[26]
References
edit- ^ "Earl Okine's (Gainesville, FL) Football Stats". maxpreps.com. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
- ^ "Earl Okine - 2012 Gator Football Roster". gatorzone.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- ^ a b c Bowen, Kevin (March 3, 2015). "Colts Make Free Agent Signing Along Defensive Line". colts.com. Archived from the original on September 19, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- ^ "Colts give journeyman DE Earl Okine a shot". Sportsnet. March 3, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- ^ "Indianapolis Colts: Earl Okine". Colts.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
- ^ "Earl Okine Bio". arenafootball.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- ^ "Indianapolis Colts make roster moves". blogs.colts.com. October 1, 2015. Archived from the original on October 2, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
- ^ "Indianapolis Colts make practice squad move". blogs.colts.com. October 4, 2015. Archived from the original on October 6, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ^ "Indianapolis Colts make roster moves". blogs.colts.com. December 21, 2015. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
- ^ Bowen, Kevin (September 3, 2016). "Colts Make Final Cuts, Assemble 53-Man Roster". Colts.com. Archived from the original on August 14, 2017.
- ^ "Chiefs' Jamaal Charles doubtful for season opener". KansasCityStar.com.
- ^ "Chiefs Sign RB Zac Brooks To Practice Squad, Cut LB Earl Okine". October 28, 2016.
- ^ Thorman, Joel (November 25, 2016). "Chiefs add CB Terrance Mitchell to active roster". ArrowheadPride.com.
- ^ Roesch, Wesley (January 19, 2017). "Chiefs sign 10 players to reserve/future contracts". ChiefsWire.USAToday.com.
- ^ "Chiefs Roster Down to NFL Mandated 53". Chiefs.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on June 3, 2018.
- ^ "Lions sign DE Earl Okine to practice squad". DetroitLions.com. September 4, 2017. Archived from the original on September 5, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
- ^ "Earl Okine: Waived by Lions". CBSsports.com. September 22, 2017.
- ^ "Cardinals sign Anthony Denham Jr., Earl Okine to practice squad". ArizonaSports.com. September 26, 2017.
- ^ Jackson, Ken. "AAF team gets a name — Orlando Apollos to start play at UCF in February". aroundosceola.com. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
- ^ "Earl Okine | Advanced AAF Stats & Fantasy Analytics | NoExtraPoints". Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
- ^ "Riders Add Okine, Dearborn to Practice Roster". Riderville.com. July 14, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
- ^ McCormick, Murray (July 19, 2019). "Manny Arceneaux to make Saskatchewan Roughriders' debut against B.C. Lions". Canada.com. Archived from the original on July 20, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
- ^ "Earl Okine - CFL.ca".
- ^ "Riders release DL Earl Okine | 3DownNation".
- ^ "Bladek extension among 11 Argos transactions". CFL.ca. December 28, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "ARGOS MAKE IT OFFICIAL: SIGN WR ERIC ROGERS". Toronto Argonauts. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.