 Gwacham with the Jets in 2017. | |||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born: | March 20, 1991 Onitsha, Nigeria | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 244 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Ayala (Chino Hills, California) | ||||||||
| College: | Oregon State | ||||||||
| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2015 / Round: 6 / Pick: 209 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| CFL status: | American | ||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com | |||||||||
Obum Gwacham (born March 20, 1991) is a Nigerian professional gridiron football defensive end who is a free agent. He has played for the New Orleans Saints and the New York Jets. He played college football for the Oregon State Beavers.
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
246 lb (112 kg) |
34 in (0.86 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) | 4.72 s | 7.28 s | 36.0 in (0.91 m) | 121 ft 0 in (36.88 m) | 22 reps |
Seattle Seahawks
On Saturday, May 2, 2015, Gwacham was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks with the 209th pick in the sixth round.[1]
On September 5, 2015, he was waived by the Seahawks.
New Orleans Saints
On September 6, 2015, he was claimed off waivers by the New Orleans Saints.[2] He was placed on injured reserve on September 28, 2016.[3] On September 2, 2017, the Saints released Gwacham.[4]
Arizona Cardinals
On September 4, 2017, Gwacham was signed to the Arizona Cardinals' practice squad.[5]
New York Jets
On October 4, 2017, Gwacham was signed by the New York Jets off the Cardinals' practice squad.[6]
On August 31, 2018, Gwacham was waived by the Jets.[7]
Arizona Hotshots
In 2019, Gwacham joined the Arizona Hotshots of the Alliance of American Football.[8]
Indianapolis Colts
On June 13, 2019, Gwacham signed with the Indianapolis Colts.[9] He was released on August 31, 2019.[10]
Tampa Bay Vipers
Gwacham was selected by the Tampa Bay Vipers in the 21st Round (round one of phase three) of the 2020 XFL Draft.[11] He was placed on injured reserve before the start of the season on January 21, 2020.[12][13] He was activated from injured reserve on February 24, 2020.[14] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[15]
BC Lions
Gwacham signed with the BC Lions of the CFL on December 9, 2020.[16]
NFL career statistics
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sck | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | FF | FR | |||
| 2015 | NOR | 9 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | NOR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | NYJ | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career | 15 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Source: | ||||||||||||||||
Personal life
Gwacham was born in Nigeria but moved to Chino Hills, California with his family when he was seven.[17]
Notes
- ↑ "Obum Gwacham to Seattle Seahawks: Full Draft-Pick Breakdown. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- ↑ "New Orleans Saints announce practice squad moves, waiver claims". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 6, 2015. Archived from the original on September 23, 2017. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
- ↑ Katzenstein, Josh. "New Orleans Saints place DE Obum Gwacham on injured reserve, source says". NOLA.com. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- ↑ "New Orleans Saints make 37 roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on October 7, 2017.
- ↑ Cox, Seth (September 4, 2017). "Arizona Cardinals add Andy Lee, release Matt Wile and make two more roster moves". RevengeOfTheBirds.com.
- ↑ Allen, Eric (October 4, 2017). "Jets Sign DL Stinson and OLB Gwacham". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2017.
- ↑ Lange, Randy (August 31, 2018). "Jets Cut 18 Players on Their Way to 53-Player Active Roster". NewYorkJets.com.
- ↑ Root, Jess (January 31, 2019). "14 former end-of-roster, practice squad Cardinals on AAF's Arizona Hotshots". USA Today. Cards Wire. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
- ↑ "Colts Sign DE Obum Gwacham; Waive DT Chunky Clements". Colts.com. June 13, 2019.
- ↑ Walker, Andrew (August 31, 2019). "Colts Announce Final 2019 Roster Cuts". Colts.com.
- ↑ Daniels, Tim (October 15, 2019). "XFL Draft 2019 Results: Rosters, Day 1 Selections for Each Team". Bleacher Report. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ↑ Talbot, Damond (January 22, 2020). "A Full List of XFL Roster Cuts, Who was released today?". NFLDraftDiamonds.com. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ↑ "XFL Injured Reserve". XFL.com. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
- ↑ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved February 25, 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.
- ↑ "Lions Add Americans Bonner, Gwacham and Jones To Roster". BCLions.com. December 9, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- ↑ "Determination led Obum Gwacham to his dream". July 10, 2015.