Chukie Nwokorie
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| Position: | Defensive End | ||||||||
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| Born: | July 10, 1975 Tuskegee, Alabama | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 285 lb (129 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Lafayette (IN) Jefferson | ||||||||
| College: | Purdue | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1999 | ||||||||
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Chijioke "Chukie" Obinna Nwokorie (born July 10, 1975) is a former American football defensive end.
Early years
Chukie Nwokorie was adopted as a teenager by John and Patricia Stephenson of Lafayette, Indiana after his birth father departed for Nigeria and his birth mother proved unable to care for him. Brought into the Stephenson family (three sons and a daughter), he finally found the family he had never had. He played high school football at Jefferson High School in Lafayette, Indiana where he received honorable mention and All State Selection in 1994. He notched 88 career tackles with 8.5 sacks, four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries.
College career
He played college football at Purdue University where he was a four-year letter winner and a one-year starter.
NFL career
Nwokorie entered the National Football League for the Indianapolis Colts (1999–2002) signing as a free agent. He also played for the Green Bay Packers (2003–2004).
AFL career
Nwokorie played two seasons in the Arena Football League with the Las Vegas Gladiators (2006) and the Grand Rapids Rampage (2007).
Personal
He served as an intern in the enforcement department of the NCAA in 2001. He currently lives in Indianapolis, Indiana with his wife, Jamila. He also had a stint in 2004–2005 as an intern at a local radio station in Indianapolis, WNOU with the Morning Mess.
He was arrested on Sex Charges Former Colt "Chukie" Nwokorie Arrested on Sex Charges
Former Colts player in court http://www.wthr.com/article/former-colts-player-in-court
https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2008/08/29/Former-Purdue-player-accused-of-assault/51161220042691/
He is currently working in business development.[1]
References
- ^ Nathan Baird (May 15, 2016). "Five questions with Chukie Nwokorie". www.jconline.com. Lafayette Journal & Courier. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
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- 1975 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Tuskegee, Alabama
- African-American players of American football
- American football offensive linemen
- American football defensive ends
- American sportspeople of Nigerian descent
- Purdue University alumni
- Purdue Boilermakers football players
- Indianapolis Colts players
- Green Bay Packers players
- Las Vegas Gladiators players
- Grand Rapids Rampage players
- Sportspeople from Lafayette, Indiana
- Players of American football from Alabama
- Players of American football from Indiana
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople