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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
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Born: | Marrero, Louisiana, U.S. | October 7, 1988||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Clermont (FL) East Ridge | ||||||||
College: | Ohio State | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 2011 / Round: 4 / Pick: 113 | ||||||||
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Chimdi Chekwa (born October 7, 1988) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at Ohio State. He was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the fourth round of the 2011 NFL draft. [1]
As a senior in 2010, Chekwa was named a first-team All-American by the FWAA and College Football News . [2] [3]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump |
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6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 191 lb (87 kg) | 31+3⁄8 in (0.80 m) | 8+3⁄8 in (0.21 m) | 4.38 s | 1.47 s | 2.47 s | 34+1⁄2 in (0.88 m) | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) |
Chekwa was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the fourth round, 113th overall, in the 2011 NFL draft. [4]
He was signed by the New England Patriots on March 12, 2015. He was released by the team on May 18, 2015. [5]
Chekwa re-signed with the Raiders on May 19, 2015.
Chekwa signed with the Dolphins. On September 3, 2016, he was released as part of final roster cuts. [6] He was re-signed by the Dolphins on October 11, 2016. [7] He was released by the Dolphins on November 7, 2016. [8]
In 2016, Chekwa earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Miami Business School. [9]
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