{{Short description|American football player (born 1988)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Derrick Summers | image = Derrick Summers (cropped).jpg | image_size = | caption = Summers with the Cleveland Gladiators in 2017 | current_team = | number = 56, 50 | position = Fullback / Linebacker | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|6|19}} | birth_place = Southfield, Michigan, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lbs = 260 | high_school = Southfield (MI) | college = Toledo | undraftedyear = 2010 | pastteams = * Jacksonville Sharks ({{AFL Year|2011}}–{{AFL Year|2013}}) * Toronto Argonauts ({{CFL Year|2012}}) * Hamilton Tiger-Cats ({{CFL Year|2012}})* * Spokane Shock ({{AFL Year|2014}}–{{AFL Year|2015}}) * Los Angeles KISS ({{AFL Year|2016}}) * Cleveland Gladiators ({{AFL Year|2017}}) * Albany Empire ({{AFL Year|2018}}) * Columbus Destroyers ({{AFL Year|2019}}) | status = | highlights = * ArenaBowl champion (2011) * 3× Second-team All-Arena (2011, 2017, 2018) | aflstatlabel1 = Tackles | aflstatvalue1 = 256 | aflstatlabel2 = Sacks | aflstatvalue2 = 50 | aflstatlabel3 = Forced fumbles | aflstatvalue3 = 11 | aflstatlabel4 = Fumble recoveries | aflstatvalue4 = 7 | aflstatlabel5 = Blocked kicks | aflstatvalue5 = 4 | afl = 11499 }}
'''Derrick Edward Summers''' (born June 19, 1988) is an American former professional football defensive lineman.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jaxsharks.com/news/index.html?atricl_id+363 |title=Jacksonville Sharks: News |website=www.jaxsharks.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207113045/http://www.jaxsharks.com/news/index.html?atricl_id+363 |archive-date=2017-02-07}}</ref> He played as a defensive end for the University of Toledo.
Summers started his AFL Journey with the Jacksonville Sharks in 2011. He played three seasons for the Sharks, helping them win three South Division Championships (2011–13), the 2011 American Conference Championship, and the 2011 AFL World Championship as the Sharks defeated the Arizona Rattlers In Arena Bowl XXIV.
On May 14, 2012, Summers signed a one-year contract with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jaxsharks.com/news/index.html?article_id=396 |title=Jacksonville Sharks: News |website=www.jaxsharks.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910055037/http://jaxsharks.com/news/index.html?article_id=396 |archive-date=2015-09-10}}</ref> He was released by the Argonauts on October 18, 2012. He was signed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and subsequently released on May 15, 2013, prior to the beginning of the 2013 CFL season.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/article/veteran-bo-smith-among-three-released-by-ticats |title=Released by Ti-Cats |access-date=2017-08-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720115306/http://www.cfl.ca/article/veteran-bo-smith-among-three-released-by-ticats |archive-date=2013-07-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
On November 11, 2015, Summers was assigned to the Los Angeles KISS.
On October 14, 2016, Summers was assigned to the Cleveland Gladiators during the dispersal draft.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/spec-rel/101416aab.html |title=AFL Holds Dispersal Draft |publisher=arenafootball.com |date=October 14, 2016 |accessdate=October 15, 2016 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161015213835/http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/spec-rel/101416aab.html |archivedate=October 15, 2016 }}</ref> He earned Second Team All-Arena honors in 2017.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.arenafootball.com/articles/afl-announces-all-arena-first-and-second-teams | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170916034752/http://www.arenafootball.com/articles/afl-announces-all-arena-first-and-second-teams | url-status=usurped | archive-date=September 16, 2017 | title=AFL Announces All-Arena First and Second Teams | publisher=arenafootball.com | date=August 21, 2017 | accessdate=September 15, 2017}}</ref> He also helped the Gladiators reach the Semi-finals of the 2017 AFL Playoffs.
On March 19, 2018, Summers was assigned to the Albany Empire.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.arenafan.com/teams/Albany_Empire-238/transactions/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321053722/http://www.arenafan.com/teams/Albany_Empire-238/transactions/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=March 21, 2018 | title=Team Transactions | publisher=arenafan.com | accessdate=March 20, 2018}}</ref> Summers earned Second Team All-Arena honors for the 2018 season.
On March 5, 2019, Summers was assigned to the Columbus Destroyers.
His 50 career sacks are the fourth most in AFL history.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.arenafan.com/history/?page=career&type=carlead&tabtitle=Sacks&table=ydefense&stat=sacks | title=Sacks Career Leaders | publisher=ArenaFan.com | accessdate=30 April 2025}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110725033408/http://www.utrockets.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18000&ATCLID=1479591 Toledo Rockets bio] * [http://www.jaxsharks.com/team/roster/index.html?player_id=67 Jacksonville Sharks bio] * [http://www.jaxsharks.com/news/index.html?article_id=396]
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