Chinedum Ndukwe
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| Cincinnati Bengals — No. 41 | |
| Safety | |
| Date of birth: March 4, 1985 | |
| Place of birth: Powell, Ohio | |
| Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Weight: 218 lb (99 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2007 for the Cincinnati Bengals | |
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| College: Notre Dame | |
| NFL Draft: 2007 / Round: 7 / Pick: 253 | |
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Chinedum "Nedu" Ndukwe (born March 4, 1985 in Powell, Ohio) is an American football safety for the Cincinnati Bengals professional football team. He was drafted by the Bengals in the seventh round, 253rd overall, in the 2007 NFL Draft.
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[edit] College
After graduating from Dublin Coffman High School in Dublin, Ohio, Ndukwe went to on to start as safety for the University of Notre Dame for his Junior and Senior seasons. He played in 46 games with 25 starts and made 157 tackles.
One of Chinedum Ndukwe's most notable games came as a senior in 2006, when he laid a crushing hit to Georgia Tech's All-American wide receiver Calvin Johnson.[1] During his tenure at Notre Dame his fellow Dublin Coffman graduate, Brady Quinn was his roommate.
He has a dual major in marketing and psychology.
Chinedum's brother Ike Ndukwe plays for the Miami Dolphins.
[edit] NFL
Chinedum was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the seventh round (253rd overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft. Ndukwe made an immediate impact by playing in 14 games and starting two in place of an injured Dexter Jackson at strong safety. Ndukwe finished the season with 35 tackles, two sacks, three interceptions, six pass deflections, a fumble recovery that he returned for a touchdown, and one forced fumble. He finished the season by being one of four Bengals to log an entry in every statistical column on the defensive stat sheet for the season. Ndukwe missed the second and third games of the season due to a hamstring injury suffered against the Baltimore Ravens. In a December 23 contest against the Cleveland Browns, Ndukwe totaled two interceptions of quarterback Derek Anderson. His first interception was returned 44 yards to the five yard line, setting up a Bengals' score. His next interception came off of a pass intended for tight end Kellen Winslow that Ndukwe grabbed in the endzone. He also recorded 12 tackles, which was second-best on the team. In a November game against the Ravens, Ndukwe intercepted a Kyle Boller pass in the endzone in the fourth quarter. In the season finale against the Miami Dolphins, Ndukwe returned a fumble 54 yards for a touchdown that put the Bengals ahead 28-10 in the fourth quarter. After the touchdown, excited commentator Joe Woeste claimed Ndukwe was a future Hall of Famer.[2]
[edit] Personal
Chinedum also with fellow teammate Daniel Coats, Marvin White, Nate Livings and a few other bengals participated in the Cody Holp charity fund Basketball Game at Tri-County North High School in Lewisburg, Ohio on March 1st 2008.
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