1. James Ugochu Ihedigbo is an American former professional football safety.
34 Facts About James Ihedigbo
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James Ihedigbo was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2007.
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James Ihedigbo finished third in the conference in sacks with 7.5.
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James Ihedigbo attended Jets rookie minicamps and signed a contract with the Jets and general manager Mike Tannenbaum.
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In 2008, James Ihedigbo began the season on the practice squad.
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James Ihedigbo was added to the active roster on October 29,2008, because of an injury to safety Eric Smith.
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On December 13,2009, against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers James Ihedigbo got his first NFL sack on quarterback Josh Freeman.
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James Ihedigbo had his best game as a pro with 2 tackles.
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The kick return was taken by Antonio Cromartie but during the return James Ihedigbo ripped the ball out of his hands for a forced fumble.
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James Ihedigbo finished the season with 19 tackles, 2 sacks and 1 forced fumble in 15 games.
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On March 22,2010, James Ihedigbo signed a one-year contract with the New York Jets.
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James Ihedigbo recorded his first sack of the season in week 4 against the Buffalo Bills and quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick.
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James Ihedigbo finished with two tackles as the Jets won 38 to 14.
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James Ihedigbo had 2 tackles and his second sack of the year in the fourth quarter.
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James Ihedigbo noticed this and jumped on the ball giving the Jets the ball.
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James Ihedigbo ended the year with 22 total tackles and 3 sacks.
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James Ihedigbo signed with the New England Patriots on August 19,2011.
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James Ihedigbo got his first tackle with the Patriots in Week 2 against the San Diego Chargers.
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James Ihedigbo became a starter with the Patriots after a number of other defensive backs were either cut or injured.
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James Ihedigbo had eight tackles and a sack in that game.
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James Ihedigbo played all 16 game in 2011, starting in 12 of them.
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James Ihedigbo was released after the end of the 2012 NFL preseason, on August 31,2012.
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On September 2,2012, James Ihedigbo signed with the Baltimore Ravens.
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James Ihedigbo played in the game but mostly on special teams.
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Later in the 4th quarter of the same game, James Ihedigbo intercepted Dalton again.
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On March 24,2014, James Ihedigbo signed a two-year contract with the Detroit Lions.
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James Ihedigbo was considered a potential weak link in pass defense on a strong Lions defense, which finished the season third in total points allowed and first in run defense.
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James Ihedigbo was having a strong season and seemingly had proven the doubters wrong until the second last game of the season when he was benched.
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On November 15,2016, James Ihedigbo was signed by the Buffalo Bills.
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James Ihedigbo was placed on injured reserve on December 13,2016, with an ankle injury.
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James Ihedigbo announced his retirement from the NFL on March 19,2018.
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James Ihedigbo has three other brothers, Emeka, Nate, David and a sister, Onyii.
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James Ihedigbo founded the HOPE Africa Foundation in 2008 to help provide educational services for underprivileged communities in Africa.
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James Ihedigbo is involved in the Nigerian Agricultural Technical Community College, founded by his parents.