Kofi Amichia

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Kofi Amichia
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Amichia with the Green Bay Packers in 2017
Free agent
Position:Offensive Tackle
Personal information
Born: (1994-07-29) July 29, 1994 (age 27)
East Point, Georgia
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school:McEachern
(Powder Springs, Georgia)
College:South Florida
NFL Draft:2017 / Round: 6 / Pick: 212
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-AAC (2016)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Kofi Kaku Amichia (born July 29, 1994) is an American football offensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He played college football at South Florida, and was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 2017 NFL Draft.

College career[]

Amichia attended the University of South Florida, where he played on the South Florida Bulls football team from 2012 to 2016.[1] He was named first-team All-AAC as a senior in 2016.[2]

Professional career[]

External video
video icon Amichia gets drafted by Green Bay
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press Wonderlic
6 ft 3+5⁄8 in
(1.92 m) 		302 lb
(137 kg) 		33+3⁄4 in
(0.86 m) 		10+1⁄8 in
(0.26 m)		 4.99 s 1.74 s 2.82 s 33.5 in
(0.85 m)		 9 ft 6 in
(2.90 m)		 32 reps 31[3]
All values are from Pro Day[4]

Green Bay Packers[]

Amichia was selected by the Green Bay Packers with the 212th overall pick in the sixth round of the 2017 NFL Draft.[5] On May 5, 2017, he signed a contract with the Packers.[6] On September 2, 2017, he was released by the Packers during final team cuts.[7] He was signed to the practice squad the following day.[8] Amichia remained on the Packers' practice squad for the entire regular season. On January 3, 2018, he re-signed with the Packers.[9]

On September 1, 2018, Amichia was waived by the Packers.[10]

Baltimore Ravens[]

On October 24, 2018, Amichia was signed to the Baltimore Ravens practice squad.[11] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Ravens on January 8, 2019.[12] He was waived on May 16, 2019.

Carolina Panthers[]

On May 29, 2019, Amichia signed with the Carolina Panthers.[13] He was waived/injured during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019,[14] and reverted to the team's injured reserve list the next day. He was waived from injured reserve on September 24.

San Francisco 49ers[]

On December 11, 2019, Amichia was signed to the San Francisco 49ers practice squad.[15] He re-signed with the 49ers on February 5, 2020.[16] He was waived on August 29, 2020.[17]

Personal life[]

Amichia is the son of Ghanaian immigrants.[18]

References[]

  1. ^ "South Florida Bulls: Kofi Amichia". GoUSFBulls.com. Archived from the original on May 5, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  2. ^ "American Athletic Conference announces 2016 football honors". TheAmerican.com. November 30, 2016. Archived from the original on May 5, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  3. ^ "2017 NFL draft: Green Bay Packers picks". PackersNews.com. April 30, 2017. Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  4. ^ "Kofi Amichia, South Florida, OG, 2017 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  5. ^ Spofford, Mike (April 29, 2017). "Packers draft guard from South Florida in sixth round". Packers.com. Archived from the original on May 5, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  6. ^ "Packers sign five draft picks, 15 rookie free agents". Packers.com. May 5, 2017. Archived from the original on April 30, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  7. ^ "Packers announce roster moves to reduce roster to 53". Packers.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on May 6, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  8. ^ "Packers sign LB Brooks, claim LB Odom, place OL Barclay on IR". Packers.com. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on May 6, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  9. ^ "Packers sign G Kofi Amichia". Packers.com. January 3, 2018. Archived from the original on May 6, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  10. ^ "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. September 1, 2018.
  11. ^ "Ravens Sign G Kofi Amichia To Practice Squad". NFL Trade Rumors. October 24, 2018.
  12. ^ "Ravens sign 8 players to reserve/futures contracts". Ravens Wire. USA Today. January 8, 2019.
  13. ^ Henson, Max (May 29, 2019). "Panthers sign guard Kofi Amichia". Panthers.com.
  14. ^ Henson, Max (August 30, 2019). "Panthers announce first wave of 2019 roster cuts". Panthers.com. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  15. ^ "49ers Sign CB Dontae Johnson and WR Jordan Matthews, Place C Weston Richburg on IR". 49ers.com. December 11, 2019.
  16. ^ "49ers Sign 14 Free Agents". 49ers.com. February 5, 2020.
  17. ^ "49ers Announce Roster Moves". 49ers.com. August 29, 2020.
  18. ^ Okupa, Francis (May 2, 2017). "Plenty of African players picked up during the 2017 NFL Draft". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on May 6, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.

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