Tavarres was born in Lake Oswego, Oregon 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.[1]
College careeredit
In 2011 he enrolled at College of the Siskiyous 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.[2] 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.[1]
Professional careeredit
Philadelphia Eaglesedit
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 Colin Kaepernick in his protest.[3]
Barcelona Dragonsedit
After a short stint with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and playing for the Nebraska Danger the Barcelona Dragons signed him for the 2021 European League of Football season. 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.[4]
^"Eagles' Myke Tavarres changes mind about protesting national anthem". Sports Illustrated. August 29, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
^ abHanswillemenke, Tim (January 31, 2022). "BREAKING: Leipzig Mings sign former Dragons defensive lineman Myke Tavarres". europeanleague.football. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
External linksedit
UIW Cardinals bio
ELF bio
December 15, 2023
myke, tavarres, born, november, 1992, american, linebacker, currently, free, agent, before, that, also, played, barcelona, dragons, leipzig, kings, both, european, league, football, philadelphia, eagles, played, college, football, incarnate, word, cardinals, f. Myke Tavarres born November 18 1992 is an American linebacker who is currently free agent Before that he also played for the Barcelona Dragons for the Leipzig Kings both of the European League of Football and the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL He played college football for the Incarnate Word Cardinals football programm where he was named multiple times first and second team All American Myke TavarresPersonal informationBorn 1992 11 18 November 18 1992 age 31 Lake Oswego OregonHeight 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m Weight 230 lb 104 kg Career informationCollege University of the Incarnate WordPosition LinebackerUndrafted 2016Career historyPhiladelphia Eagles 2016 Hamilton Tiger Cats 2017 Nebraska Danger 2018 Barcelona Dragons 2021 Leipzig Kings 2022 Offseason and or practice squad member onlyRoster status free agentCareer highlights and awardsSTATS FCS All America First Team AP FCS All America Second Team Contents 1 Early life 2 College career 3 Professional career 3 1 Philadelphia Eagles 3 2 Barcelona Dragons 3 3 Leipzig Kings 3 4 Professional statistics 4 Personal life 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editTavarres was born in Lake Oswego Oregon 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 1 College career editIn 2011 he enrolled at College of the Siskiyous 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 2 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 1 Professional career editPhiladelphia Eagles edit 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 Colin Kaepernick in his protest 3 Barcelona Dragons edit After a short stint with the Hamilton Tiger Cats and playing for the Nebraska Danger the Barcelona Dragons signed him for the 2021 European League of Football season 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 4 Leipzig Kings edit On January 31 2022 Tavarres signed a two year contract with the Leipzig Kings for the 2022 European League of Football season 4 Professional statistics edit Year Team GP Tackles InterceptionsCmb Solo Ast TFL Yds Sck FF PD Int Yds TDEuropean League of Football nbsp 2021 Barcelona Dragons 10 99 16 2 5 0 2 0 0 02022 Leipzig Kings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0ELF total 10 99 0 0 16 0 2 5 0 2 0 0 0Source europeanleague footballPersonal life editTavarres studied communication arts at UIW 1 References edit a b c UIW Cardinals bio uiwcardinals com Retrieved June 12 2022 Myke Tavarres Outside linebacker Stats 247Sports com Retrieved June 12 2022 Eagles Myke Tavarres changes mind about protesting national anthem Sports Illustrated August 29 2016 Retrieved June 12 2022 a b Hanswillemenke Tim January 31 2022 BREAKING Leipzig Mings sign former Dragons defensive lineman Myke Tavarres europeanleague football Retrieved June 12 2022 External links editUIW Cardinals bio ELF bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Myke Tavarres amp oldid 1139300267, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
