Chike Okeafor
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 27, 1976 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Grand Rapids, Michigan | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 256 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | Purdue | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1999 / Round: 3 / Pick: 89 | ||||||||
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| Tackles: | 383 |
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| Sacks: | 53.0 |
| Interceptions: | 2 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Chikezie Russell Okeafor (/ˈtʃiːkeɪ ˈoʊkəfər/; born March 27, 1976) is a former American football player. During his National Football League career from 1999 to 2009, he played defensive end and linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers, the Seattle Seahawks, and the Arizona Cardinals.
Okeafor was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1976. His father, of Igbo ethnicity, had come to America in the wake of the Nigerian Civil War. His parents pursued advanced academic training at universities in Michigan and Ohio, before his father returned to Nigeria in 1983 and Chike and his sisters were raised by his mother in the Midwest.
After moving to West Lafayette, Indiana, Okeafor played High School Football at West Lafayette Junior-Senior High School. He was a finalist for the Indiana Mr. Football Award, and co-captained his team to the 1993 state championship in his senior year.
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