Ben Obomanu
Obomanu with the Seattle Seahawks in 2010
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | October 30, 1983 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Selma, Alabama | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 204 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Selma (AL) | ||||||||
| College: | Auburn | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2006 / Round: 7 / Pick: 249 | ||||||||
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| Receiving yards: | 1,217 |
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| Receptions: | 88 |
| Receiving touchdowns: | 7 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Benjamin Ebenezer Obomanu (born October 30, 1983) is a former American football wide receiver. He was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the 7th round of the 2006 NFL Draft. Obomanu played college football for the Auburn Tigers.
Obomanu attended Selma High School in Selma, Alabama, and was a letterman and a starter in football and basketball. He graduated from Selma High School as a valedictorian.
Obomanu is a member of the Sigma Delta chapter (Auburn University) of Omega Psi Phi fraternity. He will begin attending the University of Alabama School of Law in Fall 2015.
After being drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round (249th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft, Obomanu spent the entire 2006 season on the team's practice squad.
Obomanu made the Seahawks' active roster out of training camp in 2007. His first NFL touchdown came in on October 14 in a Sunday Night Football game against the New Orleans Saints. Obomanu caught a 17-yard Matt Hasselbeck pass late in the second quarter.
Obomanu broke his collarbone in a preseason game against the Oakland Raiders on the 29th of August 2008 and he was placed on Injured Reserve the following day.
Following Week 11 of the 2010 NFL Season, Obomanu was promoted to the #2 receiver, starting alongside Mike Williams.
In a home game against the Carolina Panthers in 2010, Obomanu was injured as a result of a hit by Panthers safety Charles Godfrey.
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