1. Prince Kelechi Amukamara was born on June 6,1989 and is an American former professional football cornerback who played nine seasons in the National Football League.
56 Facts About Prince Amukamara
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Prince Amukamara played college football for Nebraska, and earned unanimous All-American honors.
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Prince Amukamara was selected by the New York Giants in the first round of the 2011 NFL draft, and was a member of the Giants' Super Bowl XLVI championship team as a rookie against his hometown team, the New England Patriots.
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Prince Amukamara was born in Leominster, Massachusetts, to parents Romanus and Christy Prince Amukamara, both natives of Nigeria.
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Prince Amukamara soon moved to New Jersey before moving to Glendale, Arizona, when he was five years old.
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Prince Amukamara has five sisters, named Princess, Promise, Peace, Precious, and Passionate.
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Prince Amukamara's mother was an elite sprinter in Nigeria who was selected for the 1984 Nigerian Olympic team, but did not actually race there.
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Prince Amukamara attended Apollo High School in Glendale, Arizona, where he excelled in multiple sports.
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Prince Amukamara had scored 18 offensive touchdowns and three defensive touchdowns.
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Prince Amukamara finished the season with 2,106 rushing yards and 24 touchdowns as a running back and 95 tackles and two interceptions as a defensive back.
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Prince Amukamara was named to the Arizona All-State team by Scout.
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On December 29,2006, Prince Amukamara committed to play college football at Nebraska.
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Prince Amukamara received scholarship offers from Colorado, Fresno State, Nevada, Oregon State, UNLV, and UTEP.
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Prince Amukamara attended the University of Nebraska, and played for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team from 2007 to 2010.
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Prince Amukamara finished the year with four tackles in eight games, splitting time in the secondary and on special teams.
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Prince Amukamara ended up starting the games against Western Michigan, New Mexico State, and Virginia Tech, as he played in all 13 of Nebraska's games.
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Prince Amukamara finished the year with 34 tackles, with his season-high of eight coming against Western Michigan.
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Against Louisiana-Lafayette, Prince Amukamara suffered an injury during the game, but did not miss any games.
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Prince Amukamara finished the 2009 season with five interceptions, tied for the most on the team, 11 pass-breakups, 64 tackles, and two sacks.
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Prince Amukamara was named to the first-team All-Big 12 after the season.
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Prince Amukamara tallied 59 tackles and one sack, but no interceptions as a senior.
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Prince Amukamara was a Jim Thorpe Award finalist, a Chuck Bednarik Award semifinalist, and a Ronnie Lott Trophy quarterfinalist.
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Prince Amukamara was projected to be a first round draft pick by the majority of NFL draft experts and scouts.
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Prince Amukamara received an invitation to the NFL combine and completed all of the required positional and combine drills.
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Prince Amukamara opted to only perform positional drills for team representatives and scouts who attended.
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Prince Amukamara was ranked as the second best cornerback prospect in the draft by NFLdraftscout.
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Prince Amukamara was the second cornerback selected behind Patrick Peterson.
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Prince Amukamara was the longest hold out of the 2011 draft class.
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Prince Amukamara finished his rookie season with 14 combined tackles, three pass deflections, and an interception in seven games and zero starts.
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Prince Amukamara competed with Aaron Ross, Terrell Thomas, Jayron Hosley, and Justin Tryon for the starting cornerback job.
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Prince Amukamara suffered a high ankle sprain during the Giants' preseason game against the Chicago Bears.
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Prince Amukamara missed Week 15 and was limited in Week 16 due to a hamstring injury.
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Prince Amukamara finished the season with 53 combined tackles, seven pass deflections, and an interception in 13 games and 11 starts.
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In training camp, Prince Amukamara competed with Aaron Ross, Corey Webster, and Jayron Hosley for the starting cornerback position.
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Prince Amukamara was named the starting cornerback with Corey Webster to start the 2013 season.
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Prince Amukamara finished the season with a career-high 85 combined tackles, 14 pass deflections, and an interception in 16 games and 16 starts.
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Prince Amukamara earned a salary of $6.89 million for 2015.
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Prince Amukamara competed with Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and Walter Thurmond for the starting cornerback job.
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Prince Amukamara tore his bicep on November 3,2014, ending his season.
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Prince Amukamara finished with a total of 46 combined, 11 deflected passes, and career-high three interceptions.
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Prince Amukamara started ten games in 2015 and appeared in 11, finishing with a total of 63 combined tackles, ten pass deflections, an interception, and a forced fumble.
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Prince Amukamara competed against Davon House, Jalen Ramsey, Aaron Colvin, Dwayne Gratz, and Josh Johnson throughout training camp for the starting cornerback job.
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Head coach Gus Bradley named Prince Amukamara the starting nickelback, alongside Davon House and Jalen Ramsey, to begin the season.
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Prince Amukamara started the Jaguars' season-opener against the Green Bay Packers and recorded two combined with tackles and a pass deflection.
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Prince Amukamara missed Weeks 2 and 3 due to a hamstring injury.
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Prince Amukamara missed the last preseason game and the first two regular season games due to the ankle injury.
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On March 13,2018, Prince Amukamara signed a three-year, $27 million extension with the Bears.
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In week 10 against the Detroit Lions, Prince Amukamara intercepted quarterback Matthew Stafford and made eight tackles.
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Prince Amukamara finished the season with 66 tackles, 12 passes defended, and 3 interceptions, including a pick six.
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Prince Amukamara received an overall grade of 81.0 from Pro Football Focus in 2018, which ranked as the 9th highest grade among all qualifying corner backs.
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On February 21,2020, Prince Amukamara was released by the Bears after three seasons in a move to create cap space.
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On May 18,2020, Prince Amukamara signed with the Las Vegas Raiders.
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On October 13,2020, Prince Amukamara was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad.
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Prince Amukamara is a Christian, refrains from alcohol, and has stated that he stayed chaste before marriage.
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Prince Amukamara is an ambassador for Up2Us Sports, a national non-profit organization dedicated to supporting underserved youth by providing them with coaches trained in positive youth development.
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Prince Amukamara took part in a Chicago Bears' tradition of the "Home Team Hand-Off" program, where Chicago players can purchase season tickets and donate them to a charity of their choice.