Stryker Sulak (born June 17, 1986) is a former

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with the

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. He was drafted by the

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in the sixth round of the

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but was waived before he signed a contract. He played

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Early years

Sulak was a standout defensive end at Rockdale High School, Texas, who was a First-team All-State selection in 2003 by the Texas Sports Writers Association after leading his team with 83 tackles and returning an interception 78 yards for a touchdown and also caught one touchdown and a 2-point conversion playing the tight end spot. He was his team's 5th-leading tackler as a junior in 2002, with 70 total tackles. He earned First-team All-District as well as his team's defensive MVP award that year, He also competed in baseball, basketball and track at Rockdale, and was a regional qualifier in the high jump in 2002.

College career

At the

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, in 2008, Sulak played 14 games and made 55 tackles (29 solo) with 15.5 for losses. He also had 10.5 sacks, forced six fumbles (to bring his career total to 14) and broke up six passes. He was Second-team All-Big 12 and played in the 2009

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. In 2007, as a junior, Sulak was First-Team All-

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after recording 60 tackles and a team-best 11 tackles for loss and 6 sacks and also forcing four fumbles. In 2006, he played in 12 games, starting 4 and had 46 total tackles, including 4.0 tackles for loss and 1 QB sack, as well as 1 forced fumble, 2 recovered fumbles, 5 QB pressures and 5 passes broken up. In 2005, he was named First-team Freshman All-Big 12 performer by the

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after taking over as the starter at one end spot for the final 7 games of the season. He made 38 total tackles on the year, including 6.5 tackles for loss and 4 sacks and 3 forced fumbles. In 2004, he redshirted.

Professional career

Oakland Raiders

The

drafted Sulak in the sixth round of the

. Before he was signed to a contract, his rights were waived on July 13, making him only the third drafted rookie cut before signing a contract. No official reason was given for the Raiders' decision to waive their rights to Sulak.

Green Bay Packers

Sulak signed with the

on August 13, 2009. With the signing, he was moved to outside linebacker. He was waived on August 30.

References

External links

Missouri Tigers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sulak, Stryker 1986 births Living people Players of American football from Texas American football defensive ends American football outside linebackers Missouri Tigers football players Green Bay Packers players People from Rockdale, Texas