Davis Sanchez
{{Short description|Canadian gridiron football player (born 1974)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox gridiron football person
| name = Davis Sanchez
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|08|07}}
| birth_place = Delta, British Columbia
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| import = no
| position1 = Cornerback
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 9
| weight_lb = 188
| college = Oregon
| high_school = North Delta
| CFLDraftedYear = 1999
| CFLDraftedRound = 1
| CFLDraftedPick = 6
| CFLDraftedTeam = Montreal Alouettes
| playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|1999}}–{{CFL Year|2000}}
| playing_team1 = Montreal Alouettes
| playing_years2 = {{NFL Year|2001}}–{{NFL Year|2002}}
| playing_team2 = San Diego Chargers
| playing_years3 = {{CFL Year|2003}}
| playing_team3 = Calgary Stampeders
| playing_years4 = {{CFL Year|2004}}
| playing_team4 = Montreal Alouettes
| playing_years5 = {{CFL Year|2005}}
| playing_team5 = Edmonton Eskimos
| playing_years6 = {{CFL Year|2006}}–{{CFL Year|2009}}
| playing_team6 = Montreal Alouettes
| playing_years7 = {{CFL Year|2010}}–{{CFL Year|2011}}
| playing_team7 = BC Lions
| career_highlights =
- 3× Grey Cup Champion (2005, 2009, 2011)
- Lew Hayman Trophy ({{CFL Year|2000}})
| CFLAllStar = {{CFL Year|2000}}
| CFLEastAllStar = {{CFL Year|2000}}, {{CFL Year|2004}}, {{CFL Year|2008}}
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| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 155
| statlabel2 = Def Tackles
| statvalue2 = 330
| statlabel3 = Sacks
| statvalue3 = 2
| statlabel4 = Interceptions
| statvalue4 = 28
| CFL-archive = https://web.archive.org/web/20111028183241/http://www.cfl.ca/roster/show?id=120
}}
Davis Sanchez (born August 7, 1974) is a former football player{{cite web|last=Staff|first=TSN|title=Lions' Four Time Divisional All-Star CB Sanchez Retires|work=TSN.ca |url=https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=395942 |date=May 15, 2012 |archive-date=May 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120520013156/https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=395942 }} who played cornerback in both the Canadian Football League and National Football League. He is the co-founder of the TSN Edge and is an NFL and CFL game analyst at TSN.
Early years
Sanchez attended North Delta Secondary School where he played basketball, but not football. He played one year of college basketball and then turned his attention completely to football. As a member of the Butte College sports hall of fame, he was a 1st team All - American and California JC Defensive Player of the year before signing with the Oregon Ducks. After his Oregon career was cut short after a broken leg, he entered the CFL Draft and was selected in the 1st round.
Professional football career
Sanchez was selected 6th overall in the 1999 CFL College Draft by the Montreal Alouettes.{{cite news |last=Kupchuk |first=Rick |title=North Delta's Sanchez at home with the Lions |work=Surrey Leader|date=February 11, 2010 |url=http://www.bclocalnews.com/surrey_area/surreyleader/sports/84164157.html |access-date=February 14, 2010}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} He had nine interceptions in 2000, topping the CFL. That year, he won the Lew Hayman Trophy as the best Canadian in the East Division.{{cite news|title=Mom's cancer is the one thing he can't tackle|work=Montreal Gazette|date=2006-09-17|url=http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/sports/story.html?id=2c41a102-e7bd-487f-8c49-dd69309564a0|access-date=2010-02-14|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604123900/http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/sports/story.html?id=2c41a102-e7bd-487f-8c49-dd69309564a0|archive-date=2011-06-04}} In 2001, he signed with the San Diego Chargers, with whom he played two seasons.{{cite web|title=Davis Sanchez|publisher=Pro Football Reference|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SancDa20.htm|access-date=2010-02-14}} He returned to the CFL in 2003 with the Calgary Stampeders. In 2004, he was traded to Montreal. In 2005, he signed with the Edmonton Eskimos. On February 18, 2006, he was traded again to Montreal for Reggie Durden and Rob Brown.{{cite web|last=Van Diest|first=Derek|title=Reggie Durden glad to be in Edmonton|work=Edmonton Sun|publisher=Slam! Sports|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Edmonton/2006/02/25/1462124-sun.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714032620/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Edmonton/2006/02/25/1462124-sun.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 14, 2012|access-date=2010-02-14}} This was Sanchez's third spell with the Alouettes, who he played with for four seasons.{{cite web|title=Davis Sanchez|publisher=Canadian Football League|url=https://www.cfl.ca/roster/show/id/120|access-date=2010-02-14|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705130749/http://www.cfl.ca/roster/show/id/120|archive-date=2010-07-05}}
In his career, Sanchez has played on three Grey Cup-winning teams. The first was in 2005 with the Edmonton Eskimos, though he was injured and did not play in the Grey Cup Game.{{cite news|title=Sanchez wants to earn Cup ring on the field|work=Calgary Herald|publisher=Kelowna.com|date=2009-11-27|url=http://www.kelowna.com/2009/11/27/sanchez-wants-to-earn-cup-ring-on-the-field/|access-date=2010-02-14}}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He was able to take part in the Montreal Alouettes' 2009 Grey Cup victory, saying afterward, "I'm so excited, there's no words."{{cite news|last=Myers |first=Sean |title=Veterans rallied team at half |work=Calgary Herald |date=2009-11-30 |url=https://calgaryherald.com/sports/Veterans+rallied+team+half/2284755/story.html |access-date=2010-02-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091203114439/http://www.calgaryherald.com/sports/Veterans+rallied+team+half/2284755/story.html |archive-date=December 3, 2009 }} Sanchez has been named to the East Division All-Star team on three occasions.
On February 9, 2010, Sanchez signed with his hometown team, the BC Lions, after requesting his release from the Montreal Alouettes.{{Cite web |url=http://bclions.com/article/lions-land-hometown-talent-davis-sanchez |title=Lions Land Hometown Talent Davis Sanchez |publisher=BC Lions Football Club |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113142742/http://bclions.com/article/lions-land-hometown-talent-davis-sanchez |archive-date=November 13, 2010 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news|last=Zurkowsky |first=Herb |title=Former Alouette Davis Sanchez signs with B.C. Lions |work=Montreal Gazette |date=2010-02-09 |url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/Former+Alouette+Davis+Sanchez+signs+with+Lions/2542933/story.html |access-date=2010-02-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100211220855/http://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/Former+Alouette+Davis+Sanchez+signs+with+Lions/2542933/story.html |archive-date=February 11, 2010 }} In 2011, he won his third Grey Cup. After two seasons with the Lions, he announced his retirement on May 14, 2012.{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/article/davis-sanchez-hangs-up-his-cleats |title=Davis Sanchez hangs up his cleats |access-date=August 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618130054/http://www.cfl.ca/article/davis-sanchez-hangs-up-his-cleats |archive-date=June 18, 2012 |url-status=dead }}
Broadcasting career
In May 2017, Sanchez was announced as the new game analyst on TSN 690 for the Alouettes' radio broadcasts.{{Cite news|url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/football/cfl/montreal-alouettes/ex-alouette-davis-sanchez-dives-into-new-role-as-tsn-690-game-analyst|title=Ex-Alouette Davis Sanchez dives into new role as TSN 690 game analyst|last=Zurkowsky|first=Herb|date=May 16, 2017|work=Montreal Gazette|access-date=May 17, 2017|language=en-US}} In 2018, Sanchez joined the CFL on TSN panel as a game analyst for TSN's CFL television broadcasts.{{cite news |url=https://3downnation.com/2018/05/23/kate-beirness-host-thursday-panel-cfl-tsn-makes-changes/ |title=Kate Beirness to host Thursday panel as CFL on TSN makes changes |date=May 23, 2018|website=3downnation.com |access-date=January 17, 2021}} In 2019, he joined the NFL on TSN broadcasts and in 2020, started covering the NFL for TSN and CTV on a full-time basis. Along with being a TSN football analyst he is also the co-founder of The TSN Edge which launched in 2020 and is TSN's Sports betting and fantasy hub.
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{{93rd Grey Cup}}
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