Alex Okafor
 Alex Okafor (2019) |
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| Kansas City Chiefs - No. 97 | |
| Defensive end | |
| Date of birth: February 8, 1991 | |
| Place of birth: Dallas , Texas | |
| Height: 1.93 m | Weight: 118 kg |
| NFL debut | |
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| 2013 for the Arizona Cardinals | |
| Career | |
| College : Texas | |
| NFL Draft : 2013 / Round: 4 / Pick: 103 | |
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| Current status: Injured Reserve List | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Selected NFL stats as of week 17 of the 2019 season |
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| Tackles | 176 |
| Sacks | 27 |
| Passes prevented | 10 |
| Forced fumbles | 4th |
| Statistics at NFL.com | |
| Statistics at pro-football-reference.com | |
Alex Okafor (* 8. February 1991 in Dallas , Texas ) is an American American football poker players. He plays for the Kansas City Chiefs in the National Football League (NFL) on the position of defensive end . He was previously under contract with the Arizona Cardinals and the New Orleans Saints
college
Okafor, who also excelled in basketball and soccer as a student , attended the University of Texas at Austin and played for their team, the Longhorns, successfully college football from 2009 to 2012 , not only being able to set 150 tackles , but also him 23 sacks arrive.
NFL
Arizona Cardinals
At the 2013 NFL Draft , he was selected in the fourth round as a total of 104th by the Arizona Cardinals . In his rookie season, Okafor was only able to play one game due to injury.
In 2014 he played in 13 games, twelve of them as a starter . He was also used regularly in 2015 and 16.
New Orleans Saints
In March 2017, he signed with the New Orleans Saints one-year contract in the amount of 3 million US dollars .
Due to a torn Achilles tendon, Okafor's season was over after 11 games.
Kansas City Chiefs
On March 14, 2019, he signed a four-year contract for $ 24 million with the Kansas City Chiefs .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ College statistics on sports-reference.com, accessed October 10, 2017
- ↑ Player Statistics. PFR.com, accessed June 9, 2019 .
- ↑ Times-Picayune report of March 14, 2017, accessed October 10, 2017
- ^ Report on nfl.com from November 20, accessed on February 11, 2018
- ↑ Times-Picayune report of March 14, 2019, accessed March 15, 2019
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Okafor, Alex |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 8, 1991 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dallas , Texas , United States |