R-Kal Truluck

Tackles:	141
Sacks:	20.0
Fumble recoveries:	6

Tackles:	28
Sacks:	8.0
Passes defensed:	1

R-Kal Truluck
No. 91, 96
Position:	SUNY-Cortland
Undrafted:	1997
Career history
	Washington Redskins (1997); Saskatchewan Roughriders (1998–2000); St. Louis Rams (2001); Detroit Fury (2001–2002); Montreal Alouettes (2001); Kansas City Chiefs (2002–2003); Green Bay Packers (2004); Arizona Cardinals (2005); Montreal Alouettes (2006–2007); Georgia Force (2008); Orlando Predators (2013);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	1992 All-State and All-County; 1995 Division III All-America Second-team selection; 2× ECAC Upstate New York All-Star (1995–1996); 1996 Second-team All-East; 1996 Team MVP; AFL Rookie of the Year (2001); Lineman of the Year (2002); 2× First-team 2002);
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:
Tackles:	28
Sacks:	8.0
Passes defensed:	1
Career CFL statistics
Tackles:
Tackles:	141
Sacks:	20.0
Fumble recoveries:	6
Career Arena statistics
Tackles:
Tackles:	53
Sacks:	19.0
Forced Fumbles:	7
Fumble recoveries:	2
Passes defensed:	4
	Player stats at NFL.com · CFL.ca (archive) · ArenaFan.com

R-Kal K-Quan Truluck (/ˈɑːrkæl ˈtruːlʌk/ AR-kal TROO-luk; September 30, 1974 – November 29, 2019) was an American professional football player. Truluck died on November 29, 2019, due to complications from ALS and cancer.^[1]

Early years

Truluck attended

foster home

that he still visited in the offseason.

College career

Truluck attended

SUNY-Cortland, where he played in 35 career games with 27 starts. He recorded 238 tackles, 121 solo tackles, 21 sacks, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and seven passes defensed

.

As sophomore, Truluck had a successful season in which he recorded 64 tackles, six sacks, seven tackles-for-losses and two blocked

health sciences

.

Professional career

After playing at Division III SUNY-Cortland, Truluck was signed as an

practice squad but was released in October 1997. In April 1998, he signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League, where he played from 1998 until 2000. In his rookie year there, Truluck recorded nine tackles and three sacks, winning the Defensive Player of the Week award for his debut. His season was cut short after four games due to post-concussion syndrome. Truluck signed with the AFL's Detroit Fury, where he played from 2001 to 2002. In 2001 Truluck amassed 8.0 sacks and becoming the "Rookie of the Year," following that season in 2002 Truluck became Arena Football's "Lineman of the Year" with 9.5 sacks. Truluck became well known for his speed and quickness, scouts began to make comparisons of Truluck's ability to Derrick Thomas.^{[citation needed]} This landed Truluck a return to the NFL to play with the Kansas City Chiefs (2002–2004). In fourteen games of the 2003 season, Truluck recorded 17 tackles and six sacks. He was traded to the Green Bay Packers for a fifth- and a sixth-round draft choice during the 2004 preseason. Over the course of the season, he played in 10 games, recording 12 tackles and 2.5 sacks. He was released by the Packers and signed with the Arizona Cardinals before the 2005 season. In 10 games with the Cardinals, he recorded three tackles before returning to the CFL for the 2006-2007 seasons, which he spent with the Montreal Alouettes. In 2008 Truluck returned to the Arena Football league through a dispersal draft, being selected by the Georgia Force, during that season he amassed 30 tackles and 5.5 sacks. Truluck hosted his own live internet show with VoiceAmerica Sports, called "Inside the Trenches in Arizona". Truluck returned to football with Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League

for the 2013 season.

Death

On November 29, 2019, Truluck died from

Lou Gehrig's Disease.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Ex-Saskatchewan Roughrider R-Kal Truluck dies at age 45". Regina Leader-Post. December 9, 2019. Retrieved 2023-03-29.

External links

[leaderpost-1] "Ex-Saskatchewan Roughrider R-Kal Truluck dies at age 45". Regina Leader-Post. December 9, 2019. Retrieved 2023-03-29.

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