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Position: | Linebacker | ||||
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Born: | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | April 27, 1994||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
Weight: | 239 lb (108 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Stone Mountain (Stone Mountain, Georgia) | ||||
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NFL draft: | 2017 / Round: 5 / Pick: 183 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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Ukeme Markuss Eligwe (born April 27, 1994) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Florida State and Georgia Southern, and was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL Draft. [1] He was also a member of the New York Giants, Tennessee Titans, New York Jets, and Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders.
Eligwe was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round, 183rd overall, in the 2017 NFL Draft. [2]
On September 1, 2018, Eligwe was waived by the Chiefs. [3]
On September 3, 2018, Eligwe was signed to the practice squad of the New York Giants. [4] On October 16, 2018, Eligwe was elevated to the active roster. [5] He was waived on May 6, 2019. [6]
On August 10, 2019, Eligwe was signed by the Tennessee Titans. [7] He was waived on August 31, 2019, and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [8] [9] He was released on October 15.
On October 26, 2019, Eligwe was signed to the New York Jets practice squad. [10]
On December 19, 2019, Eligwe was signed off the Jets' practice squad onto the Oakland Raiders' active roster. [11]
Eligwe chose to opt out of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic on August 4, 2020. [12] He was waived after the season on March 1, 2021. [13]
Eligwe is of Nigerian descent. He is of the Ekpeye ethnic group in Rivers State, Nigeria. [14]
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