Kory Sheets

Kory Gerren Sheets (born March 31, 1985) is an American former professional football running back.

He played college football at Purdue and he was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2009.

Sheets was also a member of the Miami Dolphins, Carolina Panthers and Oakland Raiders of the NFL and the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League.

Sheets played for Bloomfield High School,[1] leading the team to a Connecticut State Championship as an all-purpose back.

Sheets was also named to the 2003 Connecticut High School Football All-State team by the New Haven Register.

[2] Sheets also earned All-State and All-American honors in track and field, while coming out of high school as the No.

Sheets scored his first touchdown on June 29, 2012, in the season opener against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in a Saskatchewan win.

On October 8, 2012, Sheets ran over the 1,000 yard mark after a 48-yard touchdown run at Rogers Centre against the Toronto Argonauts.

The very next week he beat his career best again posting 178 rushing yards, helping the Riders to a 3–0 start to the season.

On November 24, 2013, in the 101st Grey Cup, Sheets established a CFL record for most yards rushing in a Grey Cup game, carrying 20 times for a total of 197 yards and two touchdowns, winning the game's most valuable player award in the process.