Sean Daniels

Sean Daniels (born November 13, 1991) is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Temple University and attended Highland Regional High School in Blackwood, New Jersey. He has also been a member of the Iowa Barnstormers, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Green Bay Blizzard.

Sean Daniels

Daniels with the Soul in 2017
Free agent
Position:	Defensive end
Personal information
Born:	(1991-11-13) November 13, 1991 Camden, New Jersey
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school:	Highland Regional (Blackwood, New Jersey)
College:	Temple
Undrafted:	2014
Career history
Harrisburg Stampede (2015)* Iowa Barnstormers (2015) Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2015)* Green Bay Blizzard (2016) Philadelphia Soul (2016–2017) Green Bay Blizzard (2018) Philadelphia Soul (2018–2019)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
2× ArenaBowl champion (XXIX, XXX) First Team All-Arena (2017)
Career Arena statistics
Tackles: 35.0 Sacks: 12.0 Fumble recoveries: 5
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Early life

Daniels attended Highland Regional High School.[1]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Sean Daniels LB	Blackwood, New Jersey	Highland Regional High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Feb 2, 2010
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 180 (DE)   Rivals: -- (LB), -- (NJ)
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Temple Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 9, 2017. "Temple College Football Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved June 9, 2017. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 9, 2017. "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 9, 2017.

College career

Daniels played for the Temple Owls from 2010 to 2013.[2] He was the team's starter his final year and helped the Owls to 23 wins. He played in 30 games during his career, including one start at outside linebacker and three starts at defensive end.

Statistics

Source:[3]

NCAA collegiate career statistics
Temple Owls
Season	Tackles						Interceptions
	Solo	Ast	Total	Loss	Sacks	FF	Int	Yards	Avg	TD	PD
2010	8	2	10	4.0	4.0	0	0	0	--	0	1
2011	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	--	0	0
2012	12	5	17	3.0	3.0	0	0	0	--	0	1
2013	9	3	12	3.0	1.0	1	0	0	--	0	0
NCAA career totals	29	11	40	10.0	8.0	1	0	0	0.0	0	2

Professional career

Harrisburg Stampede

Daniels signed with the Harrisburg Stampede of the Professional Indoor Football League on September 10, 2014.[4][5] The team folded in December 2014.[6]

Iowa Barnstormers

Daniels signed with the Iowa Barnstormers for the 2015 season. He led the team with 6.0 sacks and was 6th on the team with 40.0 tackles.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

On June 10, 2015, Daniels signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.[7] He was released just 9 days later.[8]

Green Bay Blizzard

Daniels in 2017

On March 30, 2016, Daniels signed with the Green Bay Blizzard.[9] He was released on April 13, 2016.[10] Daniels appeared in one game with the Blizzard and record 1 tackle.

Philadelphia Soul

Daniels was assigned to the Philadelphia Soul on May 10, 2016.[11] On August 26, 2016, the Soul beat the Arizona Rattlers in ArenaBowl XXIX by a score of 56–42.[12] On January 5, 2017, the Soul exercised their rookie option on Daniels.[13] Daniels won Defensive Player of the Week during Week 6 of the 2017 season when he recorded 3 tackles and returned a fumble for the game-winning touchdown with 33 seconds left in the game.[14] He was named First Team All-Arena in 2017.[15] On August 26, 2017, the Soul beat the Tampa Bay Storm in ArenaBowl XXX by a score of 44–40.[16]

Return to Green Bay Blizzard

In February 2018, Daniels signed with the Green Bay Blizzard.[17]

Philadelphia Soul

Daniels was assigned to the Philadelphia Soul on March 20, 2018.[18] On April 3, 2019, Daniels was again assigned to the Soul.

AFL statistics

Year	Team
		Tkl	Ast	Sck	PB	FF	FR	Blk	Int	Yds	TD
2016	Philadelphia	2	8	0.5	1	1	1	1	1	9	1
2017	Philadelphia	21	10	8.5	1	3	3	0	0	0	0
2019	Philadelphia	12	6	3.0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0
Career		35	24	12.0	3	4	5	2	1	9	1

Stats from ArenaFan:[19]

Personal life

Daniels is the younger brother of Mike Daniels.

References

1. Bill Evans (July 15, 2012). "Highland Regional High School graduate Sean Daniels looking for bounce-back year with Temple University football team". www.nj.com. New Jersey On-Line LLC. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
2. Bill Evans (August 18, 2012). "Highland graduate Sean Daniels leading Temple's revamped pass rush". www.nj.com. New Jersey On-Line LLC. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
3. "Sean Daniels". www.sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
4. "September 1st - 14th". proifl.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
5. Matt Leon (August 15, 2017). "Temple Product Sean Daniels A Key To Soul Success". www.philadelphia.cbslocal.com. CBS Broadcasting Inc. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
6. Johnson, Timothy (December 30, 2014). "Harrisburg Stampede suspending operations prior to 2015 season, team website confirms". PennLive. Retrieved October 8, 2015. Citing difficult economic conditions, Harrisburg Stampede President/GM Marques Colston announced that the team would be suspending all operations indefinitely on Tuesday [December 30]...
7. "Tiger-Cats Sign RB Michael Ford & DL Sean Daniels". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. June 10, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
8. "Making Moves: Recapping roster moves around the CFL". www.cfl.ca. Canadian Football League. June 19, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
9. "March 2016 IFL Transactions". www.goifl.com. Indoor Football League. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
10. "April 2016 IFL Transactions". www.goifl.com. Indoor Football League. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
11. "Philadelphia Soul Historical Transactions". www.arenafan.com. ArenaFan. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
12. "Soul Defeat Rattlers, 56-42, to Claim AFL Crown". arenafootball.com. August 26, 2016. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
13. Stephen Ur (November 3, 2016). "Soul Exercise Options of Four Rookies". www.insidethearena.org. Inside The Arena. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
14. "AFL Awards Week 6 Players of the Week". www.arenafootball.com. Arena Football League. May 16, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
15. "AFL Announces All-Arena First and Second Teams". arenafootball.com. August 21, 2017. Archived from the original on September 16, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2017.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
16. "Soul Snare Second Straight Foster Trophy in ArenaBowl XXX". arenafootball.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
17. http://www.wearegreenbay.com/sports/local-sports/blizzards-sean-daniels-is-carving-his-own-path-on-the-gridiron/967945773
18. "Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
19. "Sean Daniels". arenafan.com. Retrieved July 22, 2017.

External links

• Temple Owls bio
• Media related to Sean Daniels at Wikimedia Commons