Denver Broncos On July 26, 2016, Sankey was signed to the
Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent. He was waived on August 29, 2016, and was ultimately released by the team.
Oakland Raiders On September 28, 2016, Sankey was signed to the
Oakland Raiders' practice squad. On October 4, he was waived, then re-signed the next day, only to be released a week later, on October 12, 2016.
Kansas City Chiefs On December 5, 2016, Sankey was signed to the
Kansas City Chiefs' practice squad. He was released on January 3, 2017.
Minnesota Vikings On July 29, 2017, Sankey was signed by the
Minnesota Vikings. He was waived on August 20, 2017, and was ultimately released by the team.
Indianapolis Colts (first stint) Three days after he was cut by the Vikings, Sankey was signed by the
Indianapolis Colts on August 23, 2017. He was waived on September 2, 2017, and was signed to the Colts' practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on September 16, 2017. He was waived on September 18, 2017. He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 29. He was promoted back to the active roster on October 9, 2017. He was waived again on November 15, 2017, and was ultimately released by the team.
Baltimore Ravens On November 29, 2017, Sankey was signed to the
Baltimore Ravens' practice squad.
Indianapolis Colts (second stint) On January 11, 2018, Sankey left the Ravens to rejoin the Colts on a reserve/future contract. He was waived by the team on May 1, 2018, and was ultimately released.
Detroit Lions On July 26, 2018, Sankey signed with the
Detroit Lions. He was waived on September 1, 2018, and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He was released on September 5, 2018.
New Orleans Saints On September 19, 2018, Sankey was signed to the
New Orleans Saints' practice squad. Sankey signed a reserve/future contract with the Saints on January 21, 2019. He was waived and released during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019.
Calgary Stampeders Sankey signed with the
Calgary Stampeders on February 10, 2020. After the CFL canceled the
2020 season due to the
COVID-19 pandemic, Sankey chose to opt-out of his contract with the Stampeders on August 31, 2020. He opted back in to his contract on January 12, 2021.
Saskatchewan Roughriders Sankey signed with the
Saskatchewan Roughriders on February 8, 2022, at the expiry of his contract with the Stampeders.
Arlington Renegades At the conclusion of his contract with the Roughriders, Sankey signed with the
Arlington Renegades of the
XFL in February of 2023. He won the
2023 XFL Championship on May 13, 2023. He was granted his release on August 3, 2023.
Montreal Alouettes On September 11, 2023, it was announced that Sankey had signed with the
Montreal Alouettes. In
2023, he played in six regular season games, starting in five, where he had 31 defensive tackles, one sack, one interception, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery. In the
110th Grey Cup, Sankey had eight defensive tackles and one sack as the Alouettes defeated the
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 28–24. In the
2024 season, Sankey played in all 18 regular season games where he had 107 defensive tackles, one sack, four pass knockdowns, one interception, three forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries. He was named a CFL East All-Star in both 2024 and 2025. As a pending free agent, he was granted an early release on December 11, 2025.
BC Lions On December 19, 2025, the
BC Lions announced that Sankey had signed with the team on a one-year contract. ==References==