Sheldon Richardson played college football at Missouri, and was drafted by the New York Jets in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft.
30 Facts About Sheldon Richardson
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Sheldon Richardson was born in St Louis, Missouri on November 29,1990, the son to Michael and Zelda Sheldon Richardson.
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Sheldon Richardson attended Gateway Institute of Technology High School in St Louis, where he played for the Gateway Jaguars high school football team.
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Sheldon Richardson recorded 88 tackles and 19 quarterback sacks while adding seven fumble recoveries, five forced fumbles, and one interception.
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Sheldon Richardson scored six defensive touchdowns on the year, as well, while adding 27 receptions for 541 yards and eight touchdowns at the tight end position.
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Sheldon Richardson was considered the No 1 defensive tackle, and No 4 best player overall, in the nation by recruit rating service Rivals.
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Sheldon Richardson attended the College of the Sequoias in Visalia, California for two years.
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Sheldon Richardson announced on November 30,2012, that he would enter the NFL Draft instead of finishing his senior year as a Missouri Tiger.
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Sheldon Richardson finished the season tied for second on the team with 75 tackles, a figure that led all defensive tackles in the Southeastern Conference.
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Sheldon Richardson had 10.5 tackles for loss, four quarterback sacks, seven quarterback hurries, and three forced fumbles.
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Sheldon Richardson received an invitation to the NFL combine and nearly completed all of the required combine drills, but was unable to perform the short shuttle and three-cone drill due to a hip injury.
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Sheldon Richardson had a private meeting with the Cleveland Browns.
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Sheldon Richardson was the first defensive tackle to be selected in the draft.
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Sheldon Richardson was named the starting defensive end in the 2013 season.
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Sheldon Richardson ran for his second career touchdown of the season in the Jets' week 17 finale against Miami.
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Sheldon Richardson played 16 games in 2013 making 78 tackles, a pass defended, a forced fumble, 3.5 sacks, and 2 rushing touchdowns.
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On February 2,2014, it was announced that Sheldon Richardson had won the 2013 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award, edging out Buffalo Bills linebacker Kiko Alonso by a margin of 23 votes to 19.
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On September 20,2014, Sheldon Richardson was fined $8,268 for his role in an endzone fracas during Week 2 against the Green Bay Packers.
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On July 2,2015, Sheldon Richardson was suspended for the first four games of the 2015 regular season due to failing the league's substance abuse policy related to marijuana.
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Sheldon Richardson was activated by the team on October 12,2015.
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Sheldon Richardson played 618 snaps at defensive lineman and 87 snaps at linebacker.
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Sheldon Richardson cited that the Redskins and Seahawks were interested but wanted him to take a pay cut, which he refused.
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On September 1,2017, Sheldon Richardson was traded to the Seattle Seahawks for Jermaine Kearse and a 2018 second-round draft pick.
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On March 16,2018, Sheldon Richardson signed a one-year contract with the Minnesota Vikings.
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Sheldon Richardson started all 16 games, recording 49 combined tackles and 4.5 sacks.
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On June 15,2021, Sheldon Richardson returned to the Minnesota Vikings on a one-year, $3.6 million contract.
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On July 14,2015, less than two weeks after receiving his suspension for failing the league's substance abuse policy, Sheldon Richardson was arrested in St Charles County, Missouri and charged with resisting arrest and traffic violations.
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Sheldon Richardson was reportedly street racing in excess of 140 miles per hour before attempting to evade the authorities pursuing him.
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Sheldon Richardson was not charged with any drug charges or child endangerment since according to the prosecutor, there was not enough evidence for a case that was beyond a reasonable doubt.
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Sheldon Richardson was fined $1,050, received 2 years of probation, and was ordered to undergo 100 hours of community service.