R - Kal Truluck R - Kal K - Quan Truluck ( ; born September 30 , 1974 in Brooklyn , New York ) is an American professional football player who is currently a free agent . His full name translates to " ruler of the lake " in Swahili . Early life . Truluck attended Spring Valley High School , where he lettered in football three times and was an all - state and all - County linebacker in his senior year . He spent his high school years growing up at the Lakeside Family & Children ' s Center in Rockland County , New York , a group foster home that he still visits 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 fumble s , two fumble recoveries and seven passes defensed . As sophomore , Truluck had a successful season which he recorded 64 tackles , six sacks , seven tackles - for - losses and two blocked field goal attempts in 10 games as a defensive end . Because of his playmaking ability coaches thought to use more of his athletic ability so they changed his position to outside linebacker . As a junior , he started 10 games at outside linebacker and recorded 105 tackles , 6 . 5 sacks , five tackles - for - losses and two blocked field goal attempts . He was a Division III All - America second - team selection and named an ECAC Upstate New York All - Star . Only playing one season at linebacker coaches felt he would best help the team as a Defensive end , switching him to his original position . As a senior , he recorded 64 tackles , nine sacks , three tackles for loss and four blocked field goal attempts while earning second - team All - East honors . He was also was named an ECAC Upstate New York All - Star in addition to being named team MVP by his teammates and coaches . Truluck graduated with a degree in health science s . Professional career . After playing at Division III SUNY - Cortland , Truluck was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Washington Redskins of the National Football League . He signed on to the team ' s 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 , strength and quickness many scouts began to make comparisons of Truluck ' s ability to late great Derrick Thomas . Which conicidentally , 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 host ' s his own live internet show with VoiceAmerica Sports called Inside the Trenches in Arizona . Back again , Truluck returns to football with Orlando Predators of the Arena football league for the 2013 season . References . www . arenafootball . com / sports / a - footbl / aflprd / mtt / truluck _ rkal00 . html