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Biography
Attauyo "Ty" Nsekhe (born October 27, 1985) is an American football offensive tackle for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas State. He signed with the Corpus Christi Sharks of AF2 as an undrafted free agent in 2009.
Professional career
Nsekhe began his professional career in the Arena Football League (AFL) in 2009 when he was selected for the Corpus Christi Sharks. He played in the AFL from 2009-2012. In the summer of 2012, he came to the attention of the Indianapolis Colts. He was selected by the Colts as a free agent on August 1, 2012. He was signed by the St. Louis Rams on the active roster on September 2, 2012. Nsekhe was later released to the Rams' practice squad on September 27, 2012 and released by the team on August 31, 2013. Nsekhe has played in 6 of 8 regular season games for the Redskins in 2015, making first career start vs the Jets.
Corpus Christi Sharks
In 2009, he signed with the Corpus Christi Sharks of the AF2.
Dallas Vigilantes
He signed with the Dallas Vigilantes of the Arena Football League.
Philadelphia Soul
On March 1, 2011, he was signed by the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League.
San Antonio Talons
On April 26, 2012, he signed with the San Antonio Talons of the Arena Football League.
Indianapolis Colts
On August 1, 2012, He signed with the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League after the team released OT Ben Ijalana. On September 1, 2012, He was released.
St. Louis Rams
On September 2, 2012, he was claimed off waivers by the St. Louis Rams. On September 27, 2012, he was released after team claimed Joseph Barksdale off waivers. On September 29, 2012, He was signed to the team's practice squad. On August 31, 2013, he was released.
New Orleans Saints
On January 6, 2014 the New Orleans Saints signed Nsekhe to a reserve/futures contract. The Saints released Nsekhe on August 25, 2014, then placed on the injured reserve list after clearing waivers. On September 9, 2014, the Saints waived Nsekhe from injured reserve list on a no-recall basis.
Montreal Alouettes
Nsekhe was signed to the Montreal Alouettes' practice roster on October 4, 2014.
Washington Redskins
On February 10, 2015, Nsekhe signed with the Washington Redskins. He was waived by the Redskins on May 4.
Los Angeles KISS
On May 6, 2015, Nsekhe was assigned to the Los Angeles KISS.
Second Stint with Redskins
On May 11, 2015, Nsekhe re-signed with the Washington Redskins.Nsekhe was a swing tackle for the Washington Redskins getting two starts at left tackle and some playing time at right tackle.
Social Media Controversy
On September 23, 2013, Nsekhe was the subject of a controversy after he responded to a tweet originally written by Morgan Reed and retweeted by actor and model Daniel Bostic whom Nsekhe follows. The tweet read, "Hard to believe that a player in a helmet defendin’ a football makes more money than a soldier in a helmet defendin’ his country." “It doesn’t take much skill to kill someone,” Nsekhe answered. Bostic responded quoting Nsekhe and adding "The epitome of ignorance." Although Nsekhe's tweet was deleted, the story went viral, eventually moving from blogs to the mainstream media. On September 24, the Rams issued a statement rejecting Nsekhe's expressed opinion and emphasizing that he had no connection with the team after having been released on August 31. Nsekhe also issued his own apologies via Twitter.