SaberCats Defensive Lineman Joe Sykes Named Riddell Defensive Player of the Week
May 1, 2012 - Arena Football League (AFL)
San Jose SaberCats News Release
SAN JOSE, Calif. - The Arena Football League and the SaberCats announced today that defensive lineman Joe Sykes has earned Riddell Defensive Player of the Week honors for his performance this past Saturday in San Jose's 73-33 win over the Iowa Barnstormers.
Sykes recorded a season-high four sacks, along with six total tackles, forced and recovered a fumble in a dominating defensive performance by the SaberCats. The former Southern Jaguar now has ten sacks in just six appearances this season, which places him at the top of the AFL rankings in that category. In addition, Sykes is now just five-and-a-half sacks behind current SaberCats teammate Gabe Nyenhuis for the AFL single season sack record (15.5 in 2010 for the San Antonio Talons).
San Jose recorded seven sacks on Saturday as a team, and forced three turnovers in the win. The defense shut the Barnstormers out in the second half, and used a 42-0 run from late in the second quarter until the end of the game to pull away for their fifth victory of the season.
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