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|name=Nnamdi Asomugha |
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|image=Nnamdi_Asomugha.jpg |
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|width=190 |
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|caption=Nnamdi Asomugha during the 2007 season. |
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|currentteam=Oakland Raiders |
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|currentnumber=21 |
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|currentposition=Cornerback |
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|birthdate={{birth date and age|1981|7|6}} |
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|birthplace=Lafayette, Louisiana |
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|heightft=6 |
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|heightin=2 |
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|weight=210 |
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|debutyear=2003 |
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|debutteam=Oakland Raiders |
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|college=[[California Golden Bears football|California]] |
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|draftyear=2003 |
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|draftround=1 |
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|draftpick=31 |
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|pastteams=<nowiki></nowiki> |
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* [[Oakland Raiders]] (2003-present) |
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|status=Active |
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|highlights=<nowiki></nowiki> |
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* [[All-Pro]] selection ([[2006 All-Pro Team|2006]]) |
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* 1x [[Pro Bowl]] selection ([[2007 Pro Bowl|2006]]) |
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|statweek=17 |
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|statseason=2007 |
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|statlabel1=[[Tackle (football move)|Tackles]] |
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|statvalue1=217 |
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|statlabel2=[[Quarterback sack|Sacks]] |
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|statvalue2=2.0 |
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|statlabel3=[[Interception (American football)|Interceptions]] |
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|statvalue3=9 |
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|nfl=ASO415291 |
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}} |
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'''Nnamdi Asomugha''' (({{pronEng|NAM-Dee Aso-MU-Wah}}) (born [[July 6]], [[1981]] in {{city-state|Lafayette|Louisiana}}) is an [[American football]] [[cornerback]] for the [[Oakland Raiders]] of the [[National Football League]]. He was drafted by the Raiders 31st overall in the [[2003 NFL Draft]]. He played [[college football]] at [[California Golden Bears football|California]]. |
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==Early years== |
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He attended and played high school basketball and football at [[Leuzinger High School]] in [[Los Angeles, California]] and [[Bishop Montgomery High School]] in [[Torrance, California]] before transferring to and graduating from [[Narbonne High School]] in [[Los Angeles, California]]. |
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==College career== |
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He continued at the [[University of California, Berkeley]] where he finished his career with 187 tackles, three sacks, 19 stops for losses, eight interceptions, three touchdowns, 15 pass deflections, two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble in 41 games as a [[free safety]]. Asomugha is a member of [[Kappa Alpha Psi]] Fraternity, Inc. He finished his degree requirements to graduate from [[UC Berkeley]] with a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in 2006. [http://www.berkeley.edu] |
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==Professional career== |
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He was drafted in the first round of the [[2003 NFL Draft]] by the Raiders and moved to [[cornerback]]. He made his first two career interceptions against the [[Cleveland Browns]] on October 1, 2006. He got his third interception four weeks later against the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]. He returned this interception 24 yards for a touchdown. Though the team suffered through a 2-14 season, Asomugha's 2006 campaign was his finest yet. In his fourth year, he finished the season with 50 tackles, eight interceptions, a sack, a forced fumble and one touchdown. His interception total tied him for second highest total in the [[National Football League]] along with four other players (including former Oakland Raiders cornerback [[Charles Woodson]]). Asomugha was selected to the [[2007 Pro Bowl]] *[http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2761195 (Story)] several hours before the game because of an injury, but was not able to attend the annual all-star game in [[Honolulu, Hawaii]]. He also received the [[Oakland Raiders]] "Commitment to Excellence" Award and was named the team's [[Most Valuable Player]] in 2006. Asomugha was selected onto ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' 's Dr. Z's All-Pro team [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/dr_z/01/04/all.pros/index.html] as well as The [[Associated Press]] All-Pro team. [http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=nfl&id=2724213] |
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Asomugha was selected as the [[Oakland Raiders]] Team Captain for the 2007 season. The 2007 season was a lonely existence for Asomugha, who paid for his eight-interception breakout season of 2006. Even established star quarterbacks such as [[Brett Favre]] and [[Peyton Manning]], neither short on confidence or receivers, would not challenge him. Opposing quarterbacks tested him only 31 times with a mere 10 completions the entire season. One [[NFL]] scout told ''[[Pro Football Weekly]]'' that Asomugha was thrown at "less than any defender in the last 10 years" in 2007 *[http://www.profootballweekly.com/PFW/The+Way+We+Hear+It/Whispers/2007/whispers120807.htm]. He finished the 2007 season with 34 tackles, 1 interception and 7 breakups and was named a [[Pro Bowl]] alternate. |
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A free agent in the 2008 offseason, the Raiders placed the "Exclusive" [[Franchise tag]] *[http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d806c6ef5&template=with-video&confirm=true (Story)] on Asomugha on February 20. Unable to reach a long-term deal with the team, Asomugha signed his one year, $9.765 million tender on July 24. |
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==Personal== |
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He is an American-born [[Nigerian]]. His name means "My Father Lives." |
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With the addition of [[DeAngelo Hall]] to the Raider's defensive backfield, many have high expectations for the secondary in Oakland in the 2008 season. |
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He is the younger cousin of [[Adimchinobi Echemandu]], who also attended [[University of California, Berkeley|California]].{{Fact|date=July 2008}} |
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==Further reading== |
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*{{Cite news| title=NFL Top 50 Players 2007 (#37)| url=http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/story/10225498| publisher=CBS Sportsline| date=[[June 14]], [[2007]]|}} |
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*{{Cite news| title=NFL Top 50 Players 2008 (#29)| url=http://cbs.sportsline.com/nfl/story/10877567/rss| publisher=CBS Sportsline| date=[[June 25]], [[2008]]|}} |
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*{{Cite news| title=Asomugha Has It Covered| url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4176/is_20061203/ai_n16890020/pg_1| publisher=Oakland Tribune| date=[[December 03]], [[2006]]|}} |
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*{{Cite news| title=Asomugha Joins Elite Company at Corner| url=http://sports.aol.com/nfl/story/_a/asomugha-joins-elite-company-at-corner/20071004154009990001| publisher=AOL| date=[[October 04]], [[2007]]|}} |
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*{{Cite news| title=Asomugha Shutting Down the Opposition| url=http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/playerbreakingnews.asp?sport=NFL&id=779&line=108859&spln=1| publisher=Rotoworld| date=[[December 17]], [[2007]]|}} |
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*{{Cite news| title=Nnamdi is the Man| url=http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/football/other_nfl/view.bg?articleid=1077173| publisher=Boston Herald| date=[[March 02]], [[2008]]|}} |
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==External links== |
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*[http://calbears.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/asomugha_nnamdi00.html Cal Bears bio] |
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*[http://www.raiders.com/Team/PlayerBio.aspx?id=224 Oakland Raiders bio] |
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{{2003 NFL Draft}} |
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[[Category:1981 births]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:People from Lafayette, Louisiana]] |
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[[Category:Nigerian Americans]] |
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[[Category:Nigerian players of American football]] |
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[[Category:Igbo players of American football]] |
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[[Category:American football cornerbacks]] |
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[[Category:California Golden Bears football players]] |
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[[Category:Oakland Raiders players]] |
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[[Category:American Conference Pro Bowl players]] |
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