Clint Sintim
Clint Kofi Sintim is an American football coach and former player who is the linebackers coach for Colorado State University. He played professionally as a linebacker in the National Football League. Sintim played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers and was selected by the New York Giants in the second round of the 2009 NFL draft.
Early life
A native of Fairfax County, Virginia, Sintim attended Gar-Field Senior High School, where he made 35 tackles and had three quarterback sacks as a senior and earned first-team all-state and SuperPrep All-American honors. Sintim broke his left leg playing for Gar-Field's boys basketball team on January 13. He is of Ghanaian descent.Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Sintim was listed as the No. 30 strongside defensive end prospect in the nation. He picked Virginia over Tennessee and Virginia Tech on February 2, 2004.
College career
Sintim lined up as rush linebacker in Virginia's 3-4 defense. He led the NCAA in sacks by a linebacker his senior year. He ranked third on the team with 70 tackles and had eleven sacks and thirteen stops for losses in 2008. Additionally, he caused a fumble and recovered two others and deflected three passesIn 2007, he started all 13 games and had 78 tackles, with 44 being solo and nine going for a loss. He also had nine sacks and forced three fumbles and was second on the team behind Chris Long with 17 quarterback pressures. The previous season, 2006, he started all twelve games and had 45 tackles with 10 of them going for a loss. He also had four sacks and forced a fumble and recovered one and had five quarterback pressures.