Alex Okafor is an American football defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). [6][7], The Kansas City Chiefs selected Nnadi in the third round (75th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. Nnadi left the office feeling hurt and dejected. [3] On January 19, 2018, it was reported that Nnadi would not be participating in the 2018 Reese's Senior Bowl due to an unspecified injury. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the fourth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. Making it to the National Football League is a proverbial dream come true for just about any young football player, but for Kansas City Chiefs' rookie defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi, it means a little bit more. Born: May 9, 1996 in Virginia Beach, VA. College: Florida St. (College Stats) Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 11 (7264th overall since 1960) High School: Ocean Lakes He played college football for the University of Louisville, and was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the second round of the 1997 NFL Draft. He could have ended up playing football anyway. [15] [16]. 4 prospect...led Ocean Lakes to a 12-1 record and the Group 6A South Region semifinals as a senior, piling up 71 tackles and 20 sacks... anchored a Dolphins’ defense that held eight opponents to a touchdown or less...Beach District co-Defensive Player of the Year in 2013...totaled 167 total tackles, 27 tackles for loss and 13 sacks while leading Ocean Lakes to its first state championship game appearance as a junior in 2012, grabbing First Team All-Beach District and All-Eastern Region honors...First Team All-Tidewater selection as a junior and a senior...chose Florida State over Virginia Tech, Ohio State, Virginia and Penn State...born May 9, 1996...majoring in criminology. But the pain did not last long. Hill was drafted by the Giants in the third round of the 2018 NFL Draft. He played college football at Notre Dame. They went on to deliver that and more some to Nnadi and his siblings – but it didn't come easy. The youngest of seven kids, Nnadi was born in Virginia to a pair of Nigerian immigrants who had to build their life in the United States from the ground up, instilling a certain perseverance in the 22-year-old defensive tackle that he's now bringing to the Chiefs' locker room. If you don't really care, you're not going to be studying film as much or care about the food you're putting in your body or worry about how much sleep you're getting. 2 senior defensive tackle heading into this season. 75 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. "They've watched all of my games since eighth grade and even came to all of my home games while I was in college," Nnadi said. "I talk to him every day," Nnadi said of his father. 21 defensive tackle and No. “I was like, 'Oh, snap! You go in there, and you destroy your opponent. Timothy Lenord Jernigan Jr. is an American football defensive tackle who is a free agent. I was faster than a lot of kids.". My first sport! "Back when he was first coming into the country, it was just him, my mother and one of my siblings, and they survived a whole year on $2,000. Sheldon Day is an American football defensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). But perhaps the rejection got him into football much sooner. At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Nnadi was projected to be a third or fourth round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts. [4] Nnadi attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis and completed all of the combine and positional drills. Later, he was elected to the 2000s all decade defensive team. His parents supported the decision, but the change was hard for the mild-mannered Nnadi. I’m going to be on the track team! ", That finally happened last year, before his junior season. Fisher says Nnadi "has a chance to be one of the most dominant guys up front" on a Florida State defensive line that is loaded with talent. Nnadi looked at the coach incredulously. He was chosen by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round of the 1997 NFL Draft, joined the New England Patriots as a free agent in 2001, where he became an All-Pro and a three-time Super Bowl champion, then finished his career with the Kansas City Chiefs. It's all about how much work you want to put in to get out onto the field.". If you want to play, you'll put in as much as it takes to get on that field. He played college football at Florida State. Derrick Nnadi, right, with his dad, Fred, and older brother Bradley. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft.

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