Cheta Ozougwu played college football at Rice and was selected with the final pick of the seventh round of the 2011 NFL draft by the Houston Texans.
16 Facts About Cheta Ozougwu
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Cheta Ozougwu was a member of the New Orleans Saints and Chicago Bears.
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Cheta Ozougwu finished his senior year with 117 tackles, 19 tackles for a loss and 5 sacks.
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Cheta Ozougwu was selected to the 2007 Texas vs Louisiana All-Star game.
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Cheta Ozougwu played college football at Rice while amassing 197 total tackles and 11 sacks.
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Cheta Ozougwu received numerous athletic and academic awards during his time at Rice University.
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Cheta Ozougwu was named to the ESPN Academic All-District VI Football Team in 2010, after posting a 3.41 GPA while majoring in Economics.
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Cheta Ozougwu was one of 30 student-athletes in the country selected for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award.
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Cheta Ozougwu was named to the Arthur Ashe Sports Scholar Award 2nd Team and the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team in 2010.
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Cheta Ozougwu was named to the Commissioners Honor Roll each year at Rice.
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Cheta Ozougwu was selected with the last pick in the seventh round of the 2011 NFL draft by the Houston Texans, making him Mr Irrelevant.
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Cheta Ozougwu had an impressive preseason by leading the Bears in sacks during the 2012 preseason with three making the 53 man roster.
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Cheta Ozougwu appeared in nine games over the past two seasons, recording 9 tackles, one sack, one tackle-for-loss, one forced fumble and five special teams tackles.
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Cheta Ozougwu registered 6 tackles, 1 sack and 1 forced fumble during the 2013 season.
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On May 18,2014, Cheta Ozougwu signed a contract with the New Orleans Saints.
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On July 23,2014, the Saints placed Cheta Ozougwu on injured reserve with an undisclosed injury.