Victor Abiamiri
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | January 14, 1986 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Baltimore, Maryland | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 267 lb (121 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Baltimore (MD) Gilman School | ||||||||
| College: | Notre Dame | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2007 / Round: 2 / Pick: 57 | ||||||||
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| Tackles: | 30 |
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| Sacks: | 4.0 |
| INTs: | 0 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Victor Ikechukwu Abiamiri (born January 14, 1986) is a former American football defensive end. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Notre Dame. He is of Nigerian descent.
Abiamiri grew up in Randallstown, Maryland, and attended high school at the Gilman School where he earned First-team USA Today All-American honors as a defensive lineman. He led the team in 2002 with 52 tackles, 17 stops for losses, 12 sacks, three forced fumbles and one interception as a defensive end, while helping the Greyhounds to a 10-0 record, #15 national ranking from USA Today and the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference title. Coming out of high school he was rated in ESPN's list of the nation's top 100 players and first on The Sporting News Hot 100. He was named Defensive Player of the Year on the Baltimore Sun's All-Baltimore City/County team and won All-Metro honors as a junior with 16 sacks. During his high school career, Abiamiri totaled 45 sacks and 63 stops behind the line of scrimmage. Victor has two older brothers who played for the University of Maryland: Rob Abiamiri—who had a brief stint on the Baltimore Ravens practice squad, and Paschal Abiamiri.
Abiamiri played college football at the University of Notre Dame. In 49 games at Notre Dame, Abiamiri started 30 times. He registered 128 tackles (84 solos) with 20.5 sacks and 40 stops for losses. He was credited with 21 quarterback pressures, three forced fumbles and two pass deflections.
As a freshman, Abiamiri started 5 of 12 games, recording 22 tackles and one sack. He was named a Rivals.com honorable mention Freshman All-American.
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