Terrance Sanders

Terrance Sanders (born November 23, 1983) is an American former professional football defensive back. He was signed by the Utah Blaze as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Eastern Illinois.

Terrance Sanders

Personal information
Born:	(1983-11-23) November 23, 1983 (age 41) Bradenton, Florida, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school:	Bradenton (FL) Manatee
College:	Eastern Illinois
Position:	Defensive back
NFL draft:	2007: undrafted
Career history
Utah Blaze (2008) Boise Burn (2008–2009) Arizona Rattlers (2010) Spokane Shock (2011–2014) Jacksonville Sharks (2015)* Cleveland Gladiators (2015)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
First Team All-af2 (2009) 3× First Team All-Arena (2012, 2013, 2014) Second Team All-Arena (2012) All-Ironman Team (2012) J. Lewis Small Playmaker of the Year (2014)
Career Arena League statistics
Tackles: 434.5 INTs: 36 Kick returns: 392 Kick return yards: 8,349 Total TDs: 30 Stats at ArenaFan.com

Early life

Sanders attended Palmetto High School in Palmetto, Florida for his first three years of high school. As a senior, Sanders transferred to Manatee High School in Bradenton, Florida. He was joining his uncle, who was the defensive backs coach at Manatee, but the Florida High School Athletic Association ruled that Sanders was ineligible to play because he was recruited to transfer to Manatee.^[1]

College career

Sanders' transfer forcing him to sit out his senior season, might have cost him a chance and playing Division I-A football, and he enrolled at Eastern Illinois University.^[1]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2007 NFL draft, Sanders sat out a year of football, before signing with the Utah Blaze in 2008.^[1] After just three games with the Blaze, Sanders played the rest of the 2008 season, and the 2009 season with the Boise Burn of af2. Sanders return to the Arena Football League in 2010 with the Arizona Rattlers.^[2] Sanders would sign with the Spokane Shock in 2011, where he would play until 2014, turning himself into one of the best kick returners in the AFL, winning the J. Lewis Small Playmaker of the Year Award in 2014.^[3] Sanders left the Shock during the 2015 offseason and was assigned to the Jacksonville Sharks.^[4]