Kasim Edebali
 Edebali 2017 in the jersey of the Denver Broncos |
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| Defensive end | |
| Date of birth: August 17, 1989 | |
| Place of birth: Hamburg , Germany | |
| Height: 1.88 m | Weight: 116 kg |
| NFL debut | |
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| 2014 for the New Orleans Saints | |
| Career | |
| College : Boston College | |
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| Current status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Selected NFL stats as of week 17 of the 2018 season |
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| Tackles | 55 |
| Sacks | 8.0 |
| Forced fumbles | 1 |
| Statistics at NFL.com | |
| Statistics at pro-football-reference.com | |
Kasim Jonathan Edebali (born August 17, 1989 in Hamburg ) is a German American football player on the position of defensive end . He is currently a free agent .
youth
Edebali was the son of a Turkish-German woman and one stationed in Germany African-American soldiers in Hamburg and grew up in osdorf on. He began his sporting career with the Hamburg Huskies . In 2007, at the age of 18, he went to the United States , even though he spoke only rudimentary English . There he attended the Kimball Union Academy in New Hampshire for two years and played for the local football team.
Career
college
In 2009 he enrolled at Boston College where he graduated with a degree in communications . He came there in 49 games for the Eagles on 166 tackles and eleven sacks .
NFL
New Orleans Saints
Edebali made it to the New Orleans Saints roster for the 2014 season despite not being selected in the 2014 NFL Draft . With Sebastian Vollmer , Markus Kuhn and Björn Werner he was the fourth German to be under contract in the NFL this season. Edebali made his first tackles in the NFL in the game against the Dallas Cowboys . He got his first sacks against the Green Bay Packers .
Short stops in Denver and Detroit
After his contract with the Saints expired, Edebali signed with the Denver Broncos ahead of the 2017 season . He was released on November 14, 2017 and signed off the waiver list by the Detroit Lions the following day. He was also released there after only a month.
Los Angeles Rams
In December, Edebali was signed by the Los Angeles Rams. After just seven days, Edebali was removed from the grid on December 27th.
Return to the Saints
Just a day later, the New Orleans Saints signed him again after linebacker Hau'oli Kikaha was injured. Edebali was not used in any game.
Chicago Bears
On June 7, 2018, he was signed by the Chicago Bears . As part of the final squad reduction to 53 players before the start of the 2018 regular season , he was dismissed.
Cincinnati Bengals
On November 20, 2018, the Cincinnati Bengals signed Edebali.
Philadelphia Eagles
On August 6, 2019, he signed a new contract with the Philadelphia Eagles . As part of the final squad reduction to 53 players before the start of the 2019 regular season , he was dismissed.
Oakland Raiders
On October 22, 2019, he was signed by the Oakland Raiders . He was released on November 1, 2019.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ A dream could come true: From Osdorf to the NFL , abendblatt.de, May 7, 2014
- ↑ Edebali signs with Saints , spox.com, August 31, 2014
- ↑ Kasim Edebali hires after separation from Saints in Denver , sport1.de, March 14, 2017
- ↑ Denver Broncos kick out Kasim Edebali , ran.de, November 14, 2017
- ^ Lions awarded LB Kasim Edebali via waivers from Denver . ( detroitlions.com [accessed November 15, 2017]). Lions awarded LB Kasim Edebali via waivers from Denver ( Memento of the original from November 16, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ No luck again: Detroit Lions dismiss Edebali , sport1.de, December 14, 2017
- ↑ kicker online, Nuremberg, Germany: Edebali joins the strong Rams . In: kicker online . ( kicker.de [accessed December 25, 2017]).
- ↑ Kasim Edebali released from the Los Angeles Rams . In: www.ran.de . December 27, 2017 ( ran.de [accessed December 27, 2017]).
- ↑ Times-Picayune report of December 28, 2017, accessed December 30, 2017
- ↑ Report on nbcsports.com of June 7, 2018, accessed June 14, 2018
- ↑ Cuts tracker: NFL teams finalizing 53-player rosters. September 2, 2018, accessed September 2, 2018 .
- ↑ New job! Cincinnati Bengals sign Kasim Edebali on ran.de, November 20, 2018, accessed on December 11, 2018.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Edebali, Kasim |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Edebali, Kasim Jonathan (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th August 1989 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg , Germany |