Ezekiel Ansah
Ansah in 2014
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| No. 94 Detroit Lions | |||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | May 29, 1989 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Accra, Ghana | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 275 lb (125 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Legon (GH) Presbyterian Boys' | ||||||||
| College: | Brigham Young | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2013 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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| Tackles: | 163 |
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| Sacks: | 32.0 |
| Forced fumbles: | 9 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Ezekiel Nana "Ziggy" Ansah (born May 29, 1989) is a Ghanaian-born American football defensive end for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Lions fifth overall in the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at Brigham Young.
Ansah grew up playing soccer and had never seen American football as a youth. In addition to soccer, Ansah was also an enthusiastic basketball fan. He regularly played pickup basketball games at Golden Sunbeam Montessori School where he attended from 4th grade to 9th grade. He developed his basketball interests and abilities on a turf donated by Forever Young Foundation (Steve Young). Ansah played on the Golden Sunbeam basketball team and became the most valuable player and led his team to win many games. Because of the school's basketball facility, attention was drawn from basketball enthusiasts including missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It was at these pickup basketball games with missionaries and students that Ansah developed a friendship with Ken Frei, an LDS Church missionary. Ansah was later baptized a member of the church at age 18. Frei, who taught and baptized Ansah, kept in touch with Ansah after returning to the United States. Frei later suggested that if he was serious about basketball, Ansah should come to Brigham Young University and try out for the basketball team.
Ansah joined the Presbyterian Boys' Senior Secondary School, Legon in 2004. He studied business. During his stay in the school, Ansah actively participated in sports, playing an active role in the basketball team while also participating in track and field sports. During his stay in high school he was a resident of Kwansa House. He graduated from High School in Ghana in June 2007 and returned to Golden Sunbeam as a Teaching Assistant where, in his spare time, he trained the pupils in basketball.
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