Martin Ifedi
Personal information | |
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Born: | Houston, Texas | September 4, 1991
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight: | 275 lb (125 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Houston (TX) Westside |
College: | Memphis |
Position: | Defensive end |
NFL draft: | 2015 / round: 7 / pick: 227 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Stats at Pro Football Reference |
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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Smith, Scott (August 28, 2016). "Jacob Schum, Major Wright Among 12 Cuts". Buccaneers.com.
- ^ Bouda, Nate (December 27, 2016). "Falcons Sign DE Martin Ifedi & TE Darion Griswold To Practice Squad". NFLTradeRumors.com.
- ^ Choate, Dave (February 8, 2017). "Falcons sign several players to future contracts for 2017". TheFalcoholic.com.
- ^ Choate, Dave (April 30, 2017). "Falcons waive three as they finalize their list of undrafted free agents". TheFalcoholic.com.
- ^ Williams, Charean (June 13, 2017). "Falcons sign DE Martin Ifedi". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Martin Ifedi: Waived by Falcons". CBS Sports. April 10, 2018.
- ^ Wade, Don. "Memphis Express preparing for unique QB 'Protect and Pick' draft - The Daily Memphian". The Daily Memphian. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Michael Rothstein, Seth Wickersham (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ Talbot, Damond (January 22, 2020). "A Full List of XFL Roster Cuts, Who was released today?". NFLDraftDiamonds.com. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ Garcia, Art (January 31, 2020). "XFL Unveils 'Team 9'". XFL.com. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
- ^ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ 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.
External links
- 1991 births
- Living people
- American football offensive tackles
- American football defensive linemen
- Memphis Tigers football players
- Players of American football from Houston
- St. Louis Rams players
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
- Atlanta Falcons players
- Memphis Express (American football) players
- Seattle Dragons players
- Team 9 players
- American football offensive lineman, 1990s birth stubs