Okechukwu Okoroha
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| Position: | Defensive back | ||||||||
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| Born: | March 8, 1990 Lagos, Nigeria | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Greenbelt (MD) Roosevelt | ||||||||
| College: | Marshall | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||
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Okechukwu Orlando Okoroha (born March 8, 1990) is a former American football defensive back. He first enrolled at Boston College before transferring to the Marshall University. He attended Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, Maryland. Okoroha has also been a member of the Portland Thunder of the Arena Football League (AFL) and the Nebraska Danger of the Indoor Football League (IFL).
Early life
[edit]Okoroha played high school football for the Eleanor Roosevelt High School Raiders. He earned Prince George's 4A, Gazette All-County and Maryland Big School All-State honorable mention honors his senior year in 2007. He recorded 70 tackles, including four sacks, in seven games his senior season while missing three games due to an ankle injury. Okoroha also recorded four interceptions, three pass breakups, two forced fumbles, one fumble recover and an 82-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.[1]
College career
[edit]Okoroha played for the Boston College Eagles from 2008 to 2010. He appeared in 21 total games for the Eagles, recording 34 tackles, and made six starts in 2010.[2][3] He was dismissed from the team before the start of the 2011 season for failing a drug test.[4]
Okoroha transferred to play for the Marshall Thundering Herd in 2012, recording 108 tackles, four pass breakups, three tackles for loss and a fumble recovery.[2]
Professional career
[edit]Okoroha signed with the AFL's Portland Thunder on July 10, 2014.[5] He played in one game for the Thunder during the 2014 season, recording 1.5 tackles. He played in six games for the team in 2015, recording 29 tackles, two fumble recoveries and two pass breakups.[2] Okoroha became a free agent after the 2015 season.
He signed with the Nebraska Danger of the IFL on March 16, 2016.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Okechukwu Okoroha". herdzone.com. Archived from the original on June 5, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Okechukwu Okoroha". portlandthunder.com. Archived from the original on August 29, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ^ "Okechukwu Okoroha". arenafootball.com. Archived from the original on June 5, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ^ Vega, Michael (April 22, 2013). "Okechukwu Okoroha wants job opportunity in NFL". bostonglobe.com. Archived from the original on November 27, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ^ "Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Archived from the original on June 5, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ^ "OKECHUKWU OKOROHA". dangerfootball.com. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
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[edit]- Living people
- 1990 births
- American football defensive backs
- Nigerian players of American football
- Boston College Eagles football players
- Marshall Thundering Herd football players
- Portland Thunder players
- Nebraska Danger players
- Sportspeople from Lagos
- People from Lanham, Maryland
- Players of American football from Prince George's County, Maryland