No. 0 – New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||||||
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Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||||
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Born: | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | May 16, 1997||||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 201 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school: | John Overton (Nashville, Tennessee) | ||||||||||||||
College: | Oregon (2015–2018) | ||||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2019 / round: 4 / pick: 132 | ||||||||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||||
Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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Ugochukwu Amadi (born May 16, 1997) is an American professional football safety for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oregon and was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL draft. As a senior in 2018, he won the Lombardi Award. [1]
Amadi signed with Oregon out of John Overton High School in Nashville, Tennessee as a consensus four-star cornerback over numerous Power 5 offers. [2] Amadi played in all 51 games and had 34 starts for the Ducks from 2015 to 2018 and finished with 165 total tackles, 9.5 tackles for a loss for 54 yards, three sacks for 16 yards, eight interceptions for 122 yards and two touchdowns, 33 passes defended, four forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries on defense. [3]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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5 ft 9+3⁄8 in (1.76 m) | 199 lb (90 kg) | 31+3⁄4 in (0.81 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 4.51 s | 1.48 s | 2.62 s | 4.19 s | 7.21 s | 34.0 in (0.86 m) | 9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) | 18 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [4] [5] |
Amadi was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round (132nd overall) of the 2019 NFL draft. [6]
On August 15, 2022, Amadi was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles for tight end J. J. Arcega-Whiteside. [7]
On August 24, 2022, less than 10 days after being traded to Philadelphia, Amadi was traded to the Tennessee Titans paired with Philadelphia's 2024 seventh round pick in exchange for Tennessee's 2024 sixth round pick. [8] He was waived on October 31. [9]
On November 3, 2022, Amadi was signed to the practice squad of the Kansas City Chiefs. [10] With the Titans and Chiefs, he appeared in three games in the 2022 season. [11] Amadi became a Super Bowl champion when the Chiefs defeated the Eagles in Super Bowl LVII. [12]
On March 7, 2023, Amadi signed with the New Orleans Saints. [13] He played all 17 games primarily on special teams. [14]
On March 19, 2024, Amadi re-signed with the Saints. [15] He was released on August 27, and re-signed to the practice squad. [16] [17] On October 26, Amadi was signed to the active roster. [18]
Born in the United States, Amadi is of Nigerian descent. [19]
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