Jamarca Sanford

Jamarca Deshaun Sanford (born August 27, 1985) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL draft as the 231st pick. He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels.

Early life The son of James and Shirley Taylor, Sanford's talent in football was recognized at South Panola High School, where he earned a career record of 320 tackles and 25 quarterback sacks. In 2003, his senior year, he was ranked 9th in the USA Today national ranking for seniors. That year, he had 98 tackles, seven QB sacks, four forced fumbles and three interceptions. South Panola that year went to the 5A Mississippi state championship undefeated and took the game, with Sanford voted "Most Valuable Player".

Sanford received a number of other recognitions for his high school playing. The Clarion-Ledger named him Top 40, All-State and All-Region. He also received All-State honors, Class 5A first-team, as an outside linebacker from the Mississippi Association of Coaches and All-Region team by PrepStar. He made the roster of the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Classic in Mobile, Alabama, in 2004. He was also included on a number of superlative player lists; the Max Emfinger Super South Top 200 ranked him at 7 among strong safeties in 2003, Rivals.com listed him 19th in the state, and The Sun Herald placed him among its Top 30 Prep Recruits.

Minnesota Vikings Sanford follows in the footsteps of another one of his cousins, Dwayne Rudd. In the 2009 NFL draft, Sanford was selected as the 231st overall pick in the seventh round by the Minnesota Vikings. It was in the 1997 NFL draft that cousin Rudd was the 20th pick by Minnesota in the 1st round.

Another cousin, Eddie Strong, went undrafted in the 2003 NFL draft but signed as a free agent rookie with the New York Giants in May 2003. He was released by New York 3 months later in August.

The Vikings placed Sanford on injured reserve on August 30, 2014, due to multiple injuries. On September 8, he was released with an injury settlement.

Washington Redskins

On September 29, 2014, Sanford signed with the Washington Redskins. He was released on October 26, 2014.

New Orleans Saints Sanford signed with the New Orleans Saints on November 11, 2014.

NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2009 MIN 14 1 30 23 7 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 MIN 12 2 22 17 5 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2011 MIN 15 15 75 46 29 0.0 1 2 69 0 52 5 1 2 3 0 2012 MIN 16 13 66 52 14 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 5 4 1 0 0 2013 MIN 13 13 75 58 17 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 2014 WAS 3 0 2 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NOR 6 2 14 12 2 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2015 NOR 16 0 14 13 1 0.0 0 1 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 Career 95 46 298 222 76 1.0 8 3 72 0 52 12 7 5 3 0

Playoffs Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2009 MIN 2 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 MIN 1 1 7 6 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career 3 1 8 7 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0