- Isaiah Ekejiuba
Isaiah Ekejiuba LBTeam RosterPosition LBHeight 6-4Weight 240Birthdate 10/05/1982Hometown Somerset, NJGlove Hand RightRoster Status Team RosterCollege VirginiaDrafted NFL Exp 4Raiders Exp Acquired FA-05Injury Status Active Infobox NFLactive
name=Isaiah Ekejiuba
currentteam=Oakland Raiders
currentnumber=50
currentposition=Linebacker
birthdate=birth date and age|1981|10|5
birthplace=Nigeria
heightft=6
heightin=4
weight=240
debutyear=2005
debutteam=Oakland Raiders
college=Virginia
undraftedyear=2005
pastteams=
*Arizona Cardinals (2005)*
*Oakland Raiders (2005-present):*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
status=Active
highlights=
* George Welsh Award (2004)
nfl=EKE160287Isaiah Afamefuna Ekejiuba [Eck-ah-ju-buh] (born
October 5 ,1981 inNigeria ) is anAmerican football linebacker for theOakland Raiders of theNational Football League . He was originally signed by theArizona Cardinals as anundrafted free agent in 2005. He playedcollege football at Virginia.Early years
Ekejiuba was born in Nigeria and lived throughout parts of
Africa ,China andLondon while his mother worked for theUnited Nations , before moving to upstate New York where his mother taught atColgate University . [ [http://www.raiders.com/Team/PlayerBio.aspx?id=472 Oakland Raiders - Isaiah Ekejiuba ] ] Isaiah attended high school at Suffield Academy, a boarding school in Connecticut. At Suffield, Isaiah never played football, but did excel in soccer,basketball and track.College career
In 2002, Isaiah joined the Virginia Cavaliers in the NCAA. [ [http://virginiasports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/ekejiuba_isaiah00.html CSTV.com: #1 in College Sports ] ]
Isaiah was on the Virginia Cavaliers's roster in the 2003 season and played as a
wide receiver , but did not play in whole season.Prior to the 2003 season, he switched his position to linebacker. Leading the special teams, Isaiah was awarded a scholarship prior to the start of the season. He played on the punt, punt return, kickoff and kickoff return units.
tatistics
Professional career
Arizona Cardinals
After going undrafted in the
2005 NFL Draft , Ekejiuba signed with theArizona Cardinals . He spent training camp with the team but was release before the regular season.Oakland Raiders
On September 6, 2005, Ekejiuba was signed to the
practice squad of theOakland Raiders . He spent the first seven weeks of the season there before being promoted to the active roster on October 28.A
restricted free agent in the 2008 offseason, Ekejiuba was tendered a one-year contract by the Raiders. He was re-signed on April 14.Career statistics
Personal
Ekejiuba was the son of the late Felicia Ekejiuba. Isaiah has two brothers, Ben Umzurike and Sam Ekejiuba, and two sisters, Ada Umzurike and Felicia Ekejiuba. At the University of Virginia, he majored in Electrical Engineering.
References
External links
* [http://www.raiders.com/Team/PlayerBio.aspx?id=472 Oakland Raiders bio]
* [http://virginiasports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/ekejiuba_isaiah00.html Virginia Cavaliers bio]
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