Martin Ifedi

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Martin Ifedi
Free agent
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1991-09-04) September 4, 1991 (age 30)
Houston, Texas
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High school:Houston (TX) Westside
College:Memphis
NFL Draft:2015 / Round: 7 / Pick: 227
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Martin Ndubuisi Ifedi (born September 4, 1991) is an American football defensive end who is a free agent. He played college football at Memphis.

Professional career[]

St. Louis Rams[]

Ifedi was drafted in the seventh round, 227th overall, by the Rams in the 2015 NFL Draft. He was released by the team on September 5, 2015.[1]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers[]

On November 10, 2015, Ifedi was signed to the Buccaneers' practice squad. He was released on May 10, 2016 but was re-signed August 5, 2016.[2] On August 28, 2016, he was waived by the Buccaneers.[3]

Atlanta Falcons[]

On December 27, 2016, Ifedi was signed to the Falcons' practice squad.[4] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Falcons on February 7, 2017.[5] On April 30, 2017, he was waived by the Falcons.[6] He re-signed with the Falcons on June 13, 2017.[7] He was waived/injured on September 2, 2017 and placed on injured reserve.[8] Ifedi was waived on April 10, 2018.[9]

Memphis Express[]

In 2018, Ifedi signed with the Memphis Express of the Alliance of American Football for the 2019 season.[10] However, he was placed on injured reserve before the start of the regular season,[11] and waived on March 4, 2019. He was added to the team's rights list and re-signed to a contract on March 19. He was activated to the team's roster on March 20. He was placed on injured reserve on April 1. The league ceased operations in April 2019.[12]

Seattle Dragons[]

In October 2019, Ifedi was picked up by the Seattle Dragons during the 2020 XFL Draft's open phase.[13] He signed a contract with the team on January 8, 2020.[14] He was waived during final roster cuts on January 22, 2020.[15] He was signed to the XFL's practice squad team, referred to as Team 9, on January 30, 2020.[16] Ifedi was re-signed by the Dragons on March 9, 2020.[17] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[18]

Personal life[]

Ifedi is also a member of the Kappa Eta (ΚΗ) chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. His younger brother, Germain, plays for the Chicago Bears.[citation needed]

References[]

  1. ^ Simmons, Myles (September 5, 2015). "Rams Reduce Roster to 53 Players". TheRams.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  2. ^ "Buccaneers Sign Ifedi, Place Johnson on IR". Tampa Bay Buccaneers. August 5, 2016. Archived from the original on August 6, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  3. ^ Smith, Scott (August 28, 2016). "Jacob Schum, Major Wright Among 12 Cuts". Buccaneers.com.
  4. ^ Bouda, Nate (December 27, 2016). "Falcons Sign DE Martin Ifedi & TE Darion Griswold To Practice Squad". NFLTradeRumors.com.
  5. ^ Choate, Dave (February 8, 2017). "Falcons sign several players to future contracts for 2017". TheFalcoholic.com.
  6. ^ Choate, Dave (April 30, 2017). "Falcons waive three as they finalize their list of undrafted free agents". TheFalcoholic.com.
  7. ^ Williams, Charean (June 13, 2017). "Falcons sign DE Martin Ifedi". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  8. ^ Conway, Kelsey (September 2, 2017). "2017 Atlanta Falcons Roster Cuts Tracker: Deadline To 53 Is 4 P.M. ET On Saturday". AtlantaFalcons.com. Archived from the original on December 30, 2017.
  9. ^ "Martin Ifedi: Waived by Falcons". CBS Sports. April 10, 2018.
  10. ^ Wade, Don. "Memphis Express preparing for unique QB 'Protect and Pick' draft - The Daily Memphian". The Daily Memphian. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  11. ^ Munz, Jason (January 30, 2019). "AAF: The Memphis Express set their initial 52-man roster. Who made the cut?". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  12. ^ Michael Rothstein, Seth Wickersham (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  13. ^ Talbot, Damond (October 16, 2019). "XFL Draft Phase 5: The Final Rounds of the Draft, Find out who was selected". NFL Draft Diamonds. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  14. ^ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  15. ^ Talbot, Damond (January 22, 2020). "A Full List of XFL Roster Cuts, Who was released today?". NFLDraftDiamonds.com. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  16. ^ Garcia, Art (January 31, 2020). "XFL Unveils 'Team 9'". XFL.com. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  17. ^ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  18. ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.

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