Charlie Peprah
Peprah with the Green Bay Packers in 2011
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | February 24, 1983 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Fort Worth, Texas | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 203 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Plano (TX) East | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Alabama | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2006 / Round: 5 / Pick: 158 | ||||||||||||||
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| Total tackles: | 195 |
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| Sacks: | 0.0 |
| Pass deflections: | 17 |
| Interceptions: | 8 |
| Forced fumbles: | 3 |
| Touchdowns: | 1 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Charles Yaw Peprah (born February 24, 1983) is a former American football safety. He played college football at Alabama. Peprah was drafted by the New York Giants in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He has also been a member of the Green Bay Packers, Atlanta Falcons and Dallas Cowboys. He was with the Packers when they won Super Bowl XLV over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Peprah is the grandson of the former military president of Ghana, general Ignatius Kutu Acheampong. Ruling in a coup d’etat in 1972, Acheampong remained in power until 1977 and was executed in 1979 after a revolution. Acheampong's daughter Elizabeth Acheampong, the last family member to see her father alive, married Josh Peprah, a member of Acheampong's army, and emigrated to Europe and then the United States.
Peprah was born in Fort Worth, Texas and has two brothers, Richard and Josh, college football players at Wyoming and Wisconsin respectively. When he was in middle school, his parents divorced, and his father returned to Ghana. Charlie Peprah attended Plano East Senior High School.
In 50 games with the Alabama Crimson Tide, Peprah totaled 310 tackles (163 solo), nine interceptions (returned two for touchdowns), five fumble recoveries, four forced fumbles, and 24 passes defensed.
Prepah played various positions for Alabama including right cornerback and safety. In 2004, he was an Academic All-SEC selection, and as a senior in 2005, he was a second-team All-SEC pick. At the 2004 Music City Bowl, he recorded a season-high 11 tackles, 10 of which were solo, but Alabama lost to Minnesota.
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