Kelechi Osemele

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Kelechi Osemele
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Osemele at the Raiders (2017)
Kansas City Chiefs - No. 70
Guard
Date of birth: June 24, 1989
Place of birth: Houston , Texas
Height: 1.96 m Weight: 150 kg
NFL debut
2012 for the Baltimore Ravens
Career
College : Iowa State University
NFL Draft : 2012 / Round: 2 / Pick: 60
 Teams:
Current status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Selected NFL stats
as of week 17 of the 2019 season
Games     96
as a starter     96
Statistics at NFL.com
Statistics at pro-football-reference.com

Kelechi Keith Ayo Osemele (* 24. June 1989 in Houston , Texas ) is an American American football poker players on the position of the Guards . He plays for the Kansas City Chiefs in the National Football League (NFL) and was previously active for the New York Jets , Oakland Raiders and Baltimore Ravens , with whom he won the Super Bowl XLVII .

college

Osemele attended Iowa State University and played for their team, the Cyclones, successfully college football between 2008 and 2011 , playing a total of 49 games. For his consistently good performance he was accepted into various selection teams.

NFL

Baltimore Ravens

Osemele in the dress of the Baltimore Ravens (2013)

In the NFL Draft 2012 he was selected in the 2nd round as a total of 60th player by the Baltimore Ravens . He was able to establish himself immediately and ran in his rookie year in all games as a starter , where he held different positions in the offensive line . After all, he and his team even won the Super Bowl XLVII . In 2013 he only played seven games because he had to undergo back surgery. He was also an integral part of the Ravens' O-Line for the next two seasons.

Oakland Raiders

2016 he signed with the Oakland Raiders a five-year contract for 60 million dollars . In the same year he was first elected to the Pro Bowl .

New York Jets

In March 2019, Osemele moved to the New York Jets. The Raiders traded him and a seven-round pick for a five-round pick.

Osemele was released from the jets on October 26, 2019 because of an operation on the shoulder that was not allowed by the team.

Kansas City Chiefs

In July 2020, Osemele signed a one-year contract with the Kansas City Chiefs .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The short bio of the players on the Cyclones homepage, accessed on April 17, 2017
  2. Report of the Baltimore Sun from November 1, 2013, accessed on April 17, 2017
  3. Oakland Raiders Sign Free Agent Offensive Lineman Kelechi Osemele. raiders.com, March 10, 2016, accessed October 29, 2019 .
  4. Report on the Jets homepage from March 14, 2019, accessed on March 15, 2019
  5. Because of unauthorized shoulder surgery: New York Jets throw Kelechi Osemele out on ran.de. October 27, 2019, accessed October 29, 2019.
  6. Jelani Scott: Chiefs bolster O-line with signing of veteran G Kelechi Osemele on nfl.com. July 25, 2020, accessed on August 24, 2020.