1. Tanoh Kpassagnon is an American professional football defensive end for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League.
16 Facts About Tanoh Kpassagnon
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Tanoh Kpassagnon played college football for the Villanova Wildcats and was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the second round of the 2017 NFL draft.
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Tanoh Kpassagnon committed to play at Villanova University, the only school to offer him a scholarship for football.
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Tanoh Kpassagnon redshirted his freshman season and started as a tight end.
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Tanoh Kpassagnon interned at the accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers for two summers.
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Tanoh Kpassagnon attended the NFL Combine and completed all of the combine and positional drills.
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Tanoh Kpassagnon participated at Villanova's Pro Day and ran positional drills for scouts and representatives.
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Tanoh Kpassagnon had private workouts and visits with ten NFL teams, that included the Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Carolina Panthers, Cincinnati Bengals, Atlanta Falcons, New England Patriots, Baltimore Ravens, Washington Redskins, New Orleans Saints, and Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Tanoh Kpassagnon was ranked the 12th best defensive end in the draft by NFLDraftScout.
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Tanoh Kpassagnon was the seventh defensive end selected in the 2017 NFL Draft.
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Tanoh Kpassagnon competed with Rakeem Nunez-Roches, Jarvis Jenkins, Allen Bailey, and David King throughout training camp for the vacant starting defensive end job left by the departure of Jaye Howard.
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Tanoh Kpassagnon was named the backup right outside linebacker behind Dee Ford with the usual starter, Tamba Hali, on the physically unable to perform list to begin the regular season.
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Tanoh Kpassagnon signed a two-year contract with the Saints on March 29,2021.
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On February 27,2023, Tanoh Kpassagnon signed a two-year contract extension with the Saints.
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On May 28,2024, it was announced that Tanoh Kpassagnon had suffered a torn Achilles tendon in the offseason and would miss training camp as a result.
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Tanoh Kpassagnon's mother, Winifred Wafwoyo, is a chemist, and his father, Patrice Kpassagnon Tagro, is an economist.