Education
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.
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.
He was drafted by the New York Giants in the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Virginia. 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 Number. 30 strongside defensive end prospect in the nation.
He picked Virginia over Tennessee and Virginia Technical on February 2, 2004. Sintim lined up as rush linebacker in Virginia"s 3-4 defense and he"s expected to play a similar role in the NFL. He led the National Collegiate Athletic Association in sacks by a linebacker his senior year.
He ranked third on the team with 70 tackles (38 solos) and had eleven sacks and thirteen stops for losses in 2008.
Additionally he caused a fumble and recovered two others and deflected three passes
In 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 (22 solo) 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.
2009 NFL Draft
New York Giants
Sintim was drafted in the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft by the New York Giants on April 25, 2009. On July 30, the Giants announced that they had signed Sintim to the roster.
Eventually, he was expected to replace the Danny Clark/Bryan Kehl linebacker position. Sintim made his debut on October 11, 2009 against the Oakland Raiders in Giants Stadium.
He recorded 4 tackles in the game.
Three were solo and one assistant Sintim ended his rookie season with a total of 20 Tackles (14 Solo, 6 Assisted) 1.0 sack and 1 tackle for a loss in 11 games. In 2010 he recorded a total of 13 tackles (7 Solo, 6 Assisted) and appeared in 13 games.
Sintim tore his Anterior Cruciate Ligament twice and never played in 2011.
In 2012 he entered training camp on the physically unable to perform list and was eventually waived on August 16, 2012 after failing a team physical. On May 6, 2013, He announced his retirement.