Amobi Okoye

Amobi Okoye
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Okoye with the Chicago Bears in 2011
No. 91
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1987-06-10) June 10, 1987 (age 37)
Anambra State, Nigeria
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:302 lb (137 kg)
Career information
High school:Lee (Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.)
College:Louisville (2003–2006)
NFL draft:2007 / round: 1 / pick: 10
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:177
Sacks:16.0
Forced fumbles:3
Fumble recoveries:2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Amobi Okoye pronunciation (born June 10, 1987) is a Nigerian former professional player of American football who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Louisville Cardinals and was selected by the Houston Texans tenth overall in the 2007 NFL draft, the youngest player in NFL history to be drafted in the first round at 19. He was also a member of the Chicago Bears, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dallas Cowboys, and Saskatchewan Roughriders.