Education
Sykes attended Grenada High School in Grenada, Mississippi.
Sykes attended Grenada High School in Grenada, Mississippi.
He was originally signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Southern University. Sykes has also played for the Green Bay Blizzard and the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Holmes Community College
Sykes began his college career at Holmes Community College in Mississippi.
Sykes played two years at Holmes, becoming an NJCAA All-American. Sykes committed to West Virginia University on July 8, 2003.
Sykes chose West Virginia over football scholarship offers from Auburn, Louisiana Technical, Memphis, Ole Mission, Mississippi State, Southern Mission & Temple. West Virginia
Sykes enrolled at West Virginia in January so he could familiarize himself with the playbook.
Sykes appeared in 9 games in 2004, recording 4 tackles with 1.0 sack.
Southern
His senior year of college, Sykes transferred to Southern University. In his one year with the Jaguars, Sykes was named first team All-SWAC, after leading the conference in sacks with 9. Return to San Jose
On January 27, 2014, Sykes was traded back to the SaberCats in exchange for Mitch Mustain and Jabari Fletcher.
Pittsburgh Power
On September 25, 2014, Sykes was assigned to the Pittsburgh Power.
The Power folded in November 2014. Jacksonville Sharks
On January 12, 2015, Sykes was assigned to the Jacksonville Sharks.
Sykes was a member of the basketball and football teams while at Grenada.