Kenechi Udeze
Kenechi Nduka Udeze (/kəˈnɛtʃi uːˈdɛzeɪ/; born March 5, 1983) is an American football coach and former player who is the assistant defensive line coach for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the linebackers coach at the Vanderbilt University in 2020.
Udeze with the Titans in 2021 | |||||||||
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Position: | Assistant defensive line coach | ||||||||
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Born: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | March 5, 1983||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 281 lb (127 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Los Angeles (CA) Verbum Dei | ||||||||
College: | USC | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 2004 / Round: 1 / Pick: 20 | ||||||||
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Udeze played as a defensive end in the NFL for four seasons during the early 2000s. He played college football for the University of Southern California (USC), and earned consensus All-American honors. The Minnesota Vikings picked Udeze in the first round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He was forced to retire in 2008 after he was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
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