Sharrif Floyd
{{Short description|American football player (born 1991)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Sharrif Floyd
| image = Floyd Army Bowl.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Floyd at the 2010 All-American Bowl
| current_team = Washington Commanders
| number =
| position = Assistant defensive line coach
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|5|28|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| high_school = George Washington (Philadelphia)
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 311
| college = Florida (2010–2012)
| draftyear = 2013
| draftround = 1
| draftpick = 23
| pastteams =
- Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|2013|2017}})
| pastcoaching =
- Benjamin Franklin HS (2019–2020)
Defensive coordinator - Florida Gators (2021–2022)
Undergraduate assistant - Dallas Cowboys ({{NFL Year|2023}})
Assistant defensive line/defensive quality control coach - Washington Commanders ({{NFL Year|2024}}–present)
Assistant defensive line coach
| highlights =
- First-team All-American (2012)
- First-team All-SEC (2012)
| statlabel1 = Tackles
| statvalue1 = 95
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 9.5
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 = 1
| pfr = FloySh00
}}
Sharrif Kalil Floyd (born May 28, 1991) is an American professional football coach and former defensive tackle who is the assistant defensive line coach for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Gators, earning All-American honors in 2012. Floyd was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round of the 2013 NFL draft and retired in 2017 following a number of injuries. He became a coach in 2019.
Early life
Floyd was born on May 28, 1991, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/draft/story/0ap1000000152528/printable/sharrif-floyd-tackles-his-difficult-past-with-eye-on-a-better-future |title=Sharrif Floyd tackles his difficult past with eye on a better future |website=NFL.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130327112700/http://www.nfl.com/draft/story/0ap1000000152528/printable/sharrif-floyd-tackles-his-difficult-past-with-eye-on-a-better-future |archive-date=2013-03-27}} He 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. He received an invitation to the annual U.S. Army National Combine in January 2009, but initially could not afford the travel costs to San Antonio, Texas. With help from special-education students and counselor, Dawn Seeger, Floyd baked brownies and sold them at school for weeks to raise the money.{{Cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps/football/2009-11-22-top-recruit-floyd_N.htm |title=Demand for lineman Shariff Floyd takes off |date=November 23, 2009 |newspaper=USA Today |first=Jim |last=Halley }} He was able to make the trip and earned first-team all-combine honors.Becoming the #1 ranked offensive lineman of his class. After his senior season at Washington High School, he was named a high school All-American by USA Today, Parade magazine, and EA Sports. He ended his high school career at the 2010 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Regarded as a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Floyd was listed as the top defensive tackle prospect of the 2010 class.{{Cite web |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/rankings/rank-2400 |title=Defensive tackles 2010 |work=Rivals.com |date=January 21, 2010 }} He chose Florida over eight other major Division I FBS college football programs, including Miami, Ohio State and USC.{{Cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps/football/2010-01-10-sharrif-floyd-florida-gators_N.htm |title=Top tackle Sharrif Floyd: I'll go with Gators |newspaper=USA Today |date=January 11, 2010 }}
{{College athlete recruit start|40=yes|collapse=no|year=2010}}
{{College athlete recruit entry
| recruit = Sharrif Floyd
| position = Defensive tackle
| hometown = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| highschool = George Washington High School
| feet = 6
| inches = 3
| weight = 310
| 40 = 4.8
| commitdate = January 9, 2010
| scout stars = 5
| rivals stars = 5
}}
{{College athlete recruit end
| 40 = yes
| year = 2010
| rivals ref title = 2010 Florida Football Commitment List
| scout ref title = 2010 Florida College Football Team Recruiting Prospects
| rivals school = florida
| scout s = 8
| scout overall = 1 (DT)
| rivals overall = 1 (DT); 1 (PA)
| accessdate = August 26, 2016
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College career
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. Arriving in Gainesville as the highest-rated football recruit since wide receiver Percy Harvin in 2006, Floyd was one of seven true freshmen to make a start for the Florida Gators in 2010. After three seasons for the Gators, Floyd totalled 115 tackles (26 of them for loss), 4.5 sacks, one forced fumble, one pass defended and blocked three field goals.
=Freshman season=
{{see also|2010 Florida Gators football team}}
As a freshman in 2010, Floyd earned a starting spot and contributed with two tackles, including one for loss, in the Gators' win over Penn State in the 2011 Outback Bowl. For the season, he had 23 tackles (13 assisted and 10 solo) with 6.5 of them for loss.
=Sophomore season=
{{see also|2011 Florida Gators football team}}
As a sophomore in 2011, Floyd started the final 11 games of the season at defensive end, and totaled 46 tackles, including 6.5 tackles for a loss, 1.5 quarterback sacks, a pass breakup and a blocked kick. He also tied for the team lead with four quarterback hurries. He 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.
=Junior season=
{{see also|2012 Florida Gators football team}}
During his 2012 junior season, Floyd moved back to his natural defensive tackle position, and had 31 tackles (including 19 solo). He also had a team-high 8.5 tackles for a loss, and was second with four quarterback hurries. After the season, he was recognized as first-team All-American by The Sporting News and received third-team honors from the Associated Press. He was also a first-team All-Southeastern Conference selection.
After Florida's loss in the 2013 Sugar Bowl, Floyd announced his decision to forgo his final year of college eligibility and enter the NFL Draft.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2013/story/_/id/8808685/sharrif-floyd-matt-elam-florida-gators-enter-nfl-draft |title=Sharrif Floyd, Matt Elam of Florida Gators to enter NFL draft |website=ESPN.com|date=January 3, 2013 }}
Professional playing career
As of late January 2013, Floyd was projected to be a late-first round selection, and the fourth defensive tackle off the board, according to Sports Illustrated.{{cite news |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nfl/news/20130124/2013-nfl-mock-draft-1/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125093429/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nfl/news/20130124/2013-nfl-mock-draft-1/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 25, 2013 |title=2013 NFL Mock Draft 1.0 |work=SI.com |date=January 24, 2013 |first=Don |last=Banks }} After the combine, SI moved Floyd up to the No. 3 selection overall, and No. 1 among defensive tackles.{{cite news |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nfl/news/20130227/nfl-mock-draft-2/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130301173348/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nfl/news/20130227/nfl-mock-draft-2/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 1, 2013 |title=2013 NFL Mock Draft 2.0 |work=SI.com |date=February 27, 2013 }} In early April, CBSSports.com's Pete Prisco projected Floyd to go second overall, calling him "the best player in this draft".{{cite news |url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/blog/pete-prisco/21989302/mock-draft-no-6-jags-will-take-florida-dt-floyd-with-no-2-pick |title=Mock Draft No. 6: Jags will take Florida DT Floyd with No. 2 pick |work=CBSSports.com |first=Pete |last=Prisco |date=April 1, 2013 }} Floyd was listed as a defensive tackle, but was considered to be best fit as a defensive end in a 3–4 defensive alignment.{{cite news |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/eagles/Eagles_to_bring_Florida_DT_and_Philly_native_Sharrif_Floyd_in_for_workout.html |title=Eagles to bring in Florida DT and Philly native Sharrif Floyd for workout |newspaper=Philadelphia Inquirer |date=March 27, 2013 }}
{{external media
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| video2 = [http://www.vikings.com/media-vault/videos/Vikings-Pick-Sharrif-Floyd-No-23-Overall/84874dcd-d30f-409b-9bc0-3b4be3dc0d21 Floyd gets drafted by Minnesota]
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{{NFL predraft
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| cone drill = 7.40
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| arm span = 31+3/4
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| note = All values from NFL combine{{cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/sharrif-floyd?id=2540150 |title=NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Sharrif Floyd |website=NFL.com}}{{cite web |url=http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=107381&draftyear=2013&genpos=DT |title=*Sharrif Floyd - Florida, DT : 2013 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile |website=NFLDraftScout.com}}
}}
Floyd was chosen by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round (23rd overall pick) 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.{{Cite web |title=2013 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2013/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He was also 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. He 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings/sharrif-floyd/|title = Sharrif Floyd}} On September 29, Floyd recorded the first sack of his career when he and Jared Allen combined to sack Pittsburgh's Ben Roethlisberger during the NFL International Series in London. He ended his rookie season with 19 combined tackles, 2.5 sacks, one forced fumble, and two pass deflections.
He switched his jersey to #73 for the 2014 season, going back to his high school and college number after wearing #95 for his rookie season. In 2014, Floyd finished the season with the most quarterback hurries among Vikings defensive tackles with 20, per Pro Football Focus, despite playing just 587 snaps. He recorded 42 total tackles, 4.5 sacks and one pass deflection.
Floyd was a starting defensive tackle next to Linval Joseph in the 2015 season. 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. He did not play in Week 7 against the Detroit Lions due to a knee/ankle injury.{{cite tweet|user=Vikings|author=Minnesota Vikings|number=658304720688148480|date=October 25, 2015|title=Today's #VikingsGameday inactives. S. Diggs will start for C. Johnson T. Johnson will start for S. Floyd}} He was still hampered by the injury and was listed inactive for the Week 8 match-up against the Chicago Bears.{{Cite web |title=Sharrif Floyd |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/15791/sharrif-floyd |website=ESPN.com |access-date=November 1, 2015}}
On May 2, 2016, the Vikings announced that they picked up the fifth-year option of Floyd's contract.{{cite web |work=ESPN.com |url=http://www.espn.com/blog/minnesota-vikings/post/_/id/18833/vikings-exercise-fifth-year-options-for-sharrif-floyd-xavier-rhodes |title=Vikings exercise fifth-year options for Sharrif Floyd, Xavier Rhodes |date=May 2, 2016 |first=Ben |last=Goessling |access-date=November 2, 2016}} Floyd only played in the first game of the season before being inactive for the next 12 games dealing with a knee injury. He was placed on injured reserve on December 12, 2016.{{cite web |title=Vikings Sign Toby Johnson to Active Roster, Place Sharrif Floyd on IR |url=https://www.vikings.com/news/vikings-sign-toby-johnson-to-active-roster-place-sharrif-floyd-on-ir-18256068 |author=Peters, Craig |website=Vikings.com |date=December 12, 2016}}
On March 30, 2017, it was revealed that Floyd was diagnosed with nerve damage in his knee following meniscus surgery in September 2016. With the lingering nerve damage, some projected that it could be career threatening.{{cite web |last1=Wesseling |first1=Chris |title=Sharrif Floyd's career in jeopardy due to nerve damage |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/sharrif-floyd-s-career-in-jeopardy-due-to-nerve-damage-0ap3000000796481 |publisher=NFL |access-date=March 30, 2017}} He was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list on September 2, 2017.{{cite web|title=Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set Roster|url=http://www.vikings.com/news/article-1/Vikings-Announce-Roster-Moves-Set-Roster/efb3b87d-d166-482e-90a1-b23becee4af2?sf111117150=1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201072934/http://www.vikings.com/news/article-1/Vikings-Announce-Roster-Moves-Set-Roster/efb3b87d-d166-482e-90a1-b23becee4af2?sf111117150=1|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 1, 2018|website=Vikings.com|date=September 2, 2017}}
In November 2018, Floyd filed a $180 million medical malpractice lawsuit against Dr. James Andrews for causing him debilitating muscle and nerve damage after performing an unpermitted knee surgery on him in September 2016.{{cite web|work=SI.com|url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2018/11/07/minnesota-vikings-sharrif-floyds-180-million-lawsuit-against-dr-james-andrews|title=A Deep Dive Into Sharrif Floyd's $180 Million Lawsuit Against Dr. James Andrews|first=Michael|last=McCann|date=November 6, 2018|accessdate=August 4, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/sharrif-floyd-suing-dr-james-andrews-for-180m-0ap3000000985075|work=NFL.com|title=Sharrif Floyd suing Dr. James Andrews for $180M|date=November 5, 2018|accessdate=August 4, 2023|first=Austin|last=Knoblauch}}
Career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ College ! colspan="4"| Statistics ! colspan="5"| Tackles ! colspan="6"| Interceptions ! colspan="4"| Fumbles | |||||||||||||||||
| Season | {{tooltip|GP|Games played (regular season)}} | {{tooltip|GS|Games started (regular season)}} | {{Tooltip| Total | Total tackles}} | {{Tooltip| Solo | Solo tackles}} | {{Tooltip| Ast | Assisted tackles}} | {{Tooltip| Sck | Sacks}} | {{Tooltip| Tfl | Tackles for loss}} | {{Tooltip| PDef | Passes defended}} | {{Tooltip| Int | Interceptions}} | {{Tooltip| Yds | Return yards}} | {{Tooltip| Avg | Average return yards}} | {{Tooltip| Lng | Long interception}} | {{Tooltip| TDs | Touchdowns}} | {{Tooltip| FF| Forced fumbles}} | {{Tooltip| FR| Fumble recoveries}} | {{Tooltip| FR YDS| Fumble return yards}} | {{Tooltip| TDs| Touchdowns}} |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 13 | 11 | 46 | 19 | 27 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 13 | 13 | 46 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| colspan="1"| Totals | 37 | 25 | 115 | 58 | 57 | 4.5 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ NFL ! colspan="4"| Statistics ! colspan="5"| Tackles ! colspan="6"| Interceptions ! colspan="4"| Fumbles | |||||||||||||||||
| Season | {{tooltip|GP|Games played (regular season)}} | {{tooltip|GS|Games started (regular season)}} | {{Tooltip| Total | Total tackles}} | {{Tooltip| Solo | Solo tackles}} | {{Tooltip| Ast | Assisted tackles}} | {{Tooltip| Sck | Sacks}} | {{Tooltip| Sfty | Safeties}} | {{Tooltip| PDef | Passes defended}} | {{Tooltip| Int | Interceptions}} | {{Tooltip| Yds | Return yards}} | {{Tooltip| Avg | Average return yards}} | {{Tooltip| Lng | Long interception}} | {{Tooltip| TDs | Touchdowns}} | {{Tooltip|FF|Forced fumbles}} | {{Tooltip|FR|Fumble recoveries}} | {{Tooltip|FR YDS|Fumble return yards}} | {{Tooltip| TDs| Touchdowns}} |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 16 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 2.5 | -- | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 14 | 11 | 42 | 29 | 13 | 4.5 | -- | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 13 | 12 | 34 | 19 | 15 | 2.5 | -- | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| colspan="1"| Totals{{cite web|title=Sharrif Floyd Stats|url=http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/15791/sharrif-floyd|website=ESPN|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|access-date=September 8, 2014}} | 44 | 24 | 95 | 57 | 38 | 9.5 | -- | 4 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Coaching career
After Floyd retired from playing football, he returned to his hometown of Philadelphia and quickly realized his interest in coaching after accepting an offer to be the defensive coordinator for Benjamin Franklin High School in 2019. Two years later, he accepted an offer from Dan Mullen to be a volunteer student assistant at Florida, Floyd's alma mater. Floyd spent the 2021 and 2022 seasons working as an undergraduate student assistant at Florida, assisting with the defensive line, while simultaneously completing his bachelor's degree.https://floridagators.com/news/2021/11/11/football-sharrif-floyd-feature.aspx Additionally, Floyd interned for the Dallas Cowboys during their 2022 training camp as part of the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship, working with his former Florida defensive coordinator, then-Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn. Floyd returned to Florida in August, retaining his role as a student assistant coach for the remainder of the 2022 season. He graduated from Florida with a bachelor's degree in sociology in May 2023.https://www.commanders.com/team/coaches-roster/sharrif-floyd
On February 19, 2023, Floyd was hired by the Cowboys in a full-time role as an assistant defensive line and defensive quality control coach.{{cite news|work=NBCSports.com|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/report-cowboys-hire-sharrif-floyd-as-assistant-defensive-line-coach|title=Report: Cowboys hire Sharrif Floyd as assistant defensive line coach|first=Charean|last=Williams|date=February 16, 2023|accessdate=August 4, 2023}} On February 15, 2024, he was hired by the Washington Commanders as an assistant defensive line coach, again reuniting with Quinn, who had recently been named head coach of the Commanders.{{cite web|url=https://www.commanders.com/news/washington-commanders-announce-coaching-staff-2024|title=Washington Commanders announce coaching staff|work=Commanders.com|author=Washington Commanders Public Relations|date=February 15, 2024|accessdate=February 15, 2024}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.commanders.com/team/coaches-roster/sharrif-floyd Washington Commanders profile]
- [https://floridagators.com/sports/football/roster/sharrif-floyd/1784 Florida Gators profile]
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