24 Facts About Sharrif Floyd

Sharrif Kalil Floyd was born on May 28,1991 and is a former American football defensive tackle and coach who is the assistant defensive line coach and defensive quality control coach for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League.

Sharrif Floyd played college football for the University of Florida, where he was recognized as an All-American in 2012.

Sharrif Floyd attended George Washington High School in Philadelphia, where he started varsity football for 3 of his 4 years at Washington, under head coach Ron Cohen.

Sharrif Floyd totaled over 60 tackles, 6 sacks and I 43 tackles for losses during his junior season while tearing his ACL during a semifinal playoff game.

Sharrif Floyd received an invitation to the annual US Army National Combine in January 2009, but initially could not afford the travel costs to San Antonio, Texas.

Sharrif Floyd was able to make the trip and earned first-team all-combine honors.

Sharrif Floyd ended his high school career at the 2010 US Army All-American Bowl.

Sharrif Floyd chose Florida over eight other major Division I FBS college football programs, including Miami, Ohio State and USC.

Sharrif Floyd accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida, where he played for coach Urban Meyer and coach Will Muschamp's Florida Gators football teams from 2010 to 2012.

Sharrif Floyd tied for the team lead with four quarterback hurries.

Sharrif Floyd registered his first career sack in the 2012 Gator Bowl against Ohio State, and followed it with an assisted sack on the very next play for a total loss of five yards.

Sharrif Floyd had a team-high 8.5 tackles for a loss, and was second with four quarterback hurries.

Sharrif Floyd was chosen by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft, becoming the first defensive tackle selected by the Vikings in the 1st round since 2003 when the team drafted Kevin Williams ninth overall.

Sharrif Floyd was the first of three players drafted by the Vikings in the first round, marking only the second time in team history the team had three picks in the first round and the first time for an NFL team since the Rams in 2001.

Sharrif Floyd signed a four-year, $8,076,200 contract with the Vikings, including a $4,253,600 signing bonus, $6,569,900 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,019,050.

Sharrif Floyd ended his rookie season with 19 combined tackles, 2.5 sacks, one forced fumble, and two pass deflections.

In 2014, Sharrif Floyd finished the season with the most quarterback hurries among Vikings defensive tackles with 20, per Pro Football Focus, despite playing just 587 snaps.

Sharrif Floyd recorded 42 total tackles, 4.5 sacks and one pass deflection.

Sharrif Floyd was a starting defensive tackle next to Linval Joseph in the 2015 season.

Sharrif Floyd recorded a half a sack in Week 3 against the San Diego Chargers, and half a sack in Week 6 against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Sharrif Floyd was still hampered by the injury and was listed inactive for the Week 8 match-up against the Chicago Bears.

Sharrif Floyd only played in the first game of the season before being inactive for the next 12 games dealing with a knee injury.

Sharrif Floyd was placed on injured reserve on December 12,2016.

On March 30,2017, it was revealed that Sharrif Floyd was diagnosed with nerve damage in his knee following meniscus surgery in September 2016.