Myke Tavarres (born November 18, 1992) is an American linebacker who is currently free agent. Before that, he also played for the

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, for the Leipzig Kings, both of the European League of Football and the Philadelphia Eagles in the

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. He played

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for the Incarnate Word Cardinals football programm where he was named multiple times first and second team All-American.

Early life

Tavarres was born in

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as one of six children. He went to Lakeridge High School where he competed in wrestling, track and field and excelled in football. As a senior he collected 135 tackles, including 37 in two consecutive weeks, 5.0 sacks with one interception, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble.

College career

In 2011 he enrolled at

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and played for the football varsity team. In two seasons he made 133 tackles with 25 tackles for loss. Additional 7 sacks and 3 interceptions brought him on the radar of other colleges. He enrolled in 2013 to the University of Arkansas. In 2014 he transferred again to the University of the Incarnate Word where he had to redshirt the year and played as a senior in 2015. There he made 66 solo tackles and 22.5 for loss as well as 8.5 sacks in 12 regular season games bringing him multiple awards.

Professional career

Philadelphia Eagles

After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL draft was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Philadelphia Eagles and played in all four preseason games of this season making him and his teammate Cole Wick the first UIW players in the NFL. There he scored 3 tackles and one QB hit, but was at the end released unexpectedly. It was speculated that the franchise released him do to the fact, that he wanted to join

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in his protest.

Barcelona Dragons

After a short stint with the

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and playing for the

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the Barcelona Dragons signed him for the

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. Tavarres led the Dragons with 99 total tackles and 16 tackles for loss in 2021 making him the runner-up for the defensive player of the year.

Leipzig Kings

On January 31, 2022, Tavarres signed a two-year contract with the Leipzig Kings for the

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Professional statistics

Personal life

Tavarres studied communication arts at UIW.

References

External links

UIW Cardinals bioELF bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tavarres, Myke 1992 births Living people American football linebackers Leipzig Kings players American expatriate sportspeople in Germany American expatriate sportspeople in Spain Players of American football from Oregon American expatriate players of American football