Victor Abiamiri
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| Philadelphia Eagles — No. 95 | |
| Defensive end | |
| Date of birth: January 14, 1986 | |
| Place of birth: Baltimore, Maryland | |
| Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | Weight: 267 lb (121 kg) |
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| 2007 for the Philadelphia Eagles | |
| Career history | |
| College: Notre Dame | |
| NFL Draft: 2007 / Round: 2 / Pick: 57 | |
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| Selected NFL statistics (through Week 13 of the 2008 NFL season) |
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| Tackles | 9 |
| Sacks | 1 |
| INTs | 0 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Victor Ikechukwu Abiamiri (born January 14, 1986) is an American football defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Eagles in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Notre Dame.
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[edit] Early years
Abiamiri attened high school at Gilman School in Baltimore, Maryland.[1] Coming out of high school he was rated in ESPN's list of the nation's top 100 players[2] and first on The Sporting News Hot 100.[3] He was a four-year letter winner in football and captained the team his senior year, as Gilman finished ranked number one in the state and captured their fifth straight MIAA "A" Conference Championship. After his high school career, he played in the 2003 U.S. Army All-American Bowl alongside fellow Notre Dame Fighting Irish players Brady Quinn, John Carlson, and Tom Zbikowski.
[edit] College career
Abiamiri played college football at Notre Dame University. As a freshman Abiamiri started 5 of 12 games, recording 22 tackles and one sack. He was named a Rivals.com honorable mention Freshman All-American. As a sophomore he played in every game and had 15 tackles and two sacks.
As a junior in 2005 Abiamiri started all 12 games at defensive end. He was Notre Dame's Lineman of the Year as voted by the Moose Krause Chapter of the National Football Foundation. He was also one of ten players selected to the team's leadership committee by a vote of his teammates. He finished the season with 48 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, eight sacks and one forced fumble. As a senior he made 43 tackles, 15 tackle of them for loss, and had a career high 10.5 sacks.
[edit] Professional career
Abiamiri was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft.
[edit] References
- ^ "Victor Abiamiri #95". Rivals.com. Retrieved on 2007-01-31.
- ^ "Lemming's preseason Top 100 for 2003", ESPN. Retrieved on 31 January 2007.
- ^ "95 Victor Abiamiri", NBC Sports. Retrieved on 31 January 2007.
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