Sulecio Sanford

Sulecio Sanford (born March 23, 1976) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL), Arena Football League (AFL), and NFL Europe. He played college football at Middle Tennessee, and was selected by the Chicago Bears in the seventh round of the 1999 NFL draft.

Early life Sulecio Sanford was born on March 23, 1976, in Milledgeville, Georgia.

College career Sanford enrolled at a few junior colleges in California and spent a year working before enrolling at Georgia Military College, where he played college football from 1995 to 1996 as a running back. He also returned 15 kicks for 385 yards and 17 punts for 139 yards.

Professional career Sanford was selected by the Chicago Bears in the seventh round, with the 221st overall pick, of the 1999 NFL draft. Sanford was released and then signed to the practice squad on September 6, 1999, before the start of the regular season. The Claymores finished the year with a 6–4 record and lost World Bowl 2000 to the Rhein Fire 13–10. The Bears placed Sanford on injured reserve due to a hyperextended left knee on August 27, 2000, where he spent the entire 2000 NFL season. He was released by Chicago on August 23, 2001. He became a free agent after the 2002 season. He was placed on injured reserve on February 13, and was activated on March 4, 2003.

Sanford signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL on February 3, 2004. The same day, the CFL admitted that the officials made an error and that Sanford had indeed been eligible to recover the ball.

Sanford briefly spent time on the Saskatchewan Roughriders' practice roster in 2005.