Jeff Otah
| No. 79 Carolina Panthers |
| Offensive tackle |
| Personal information |
| Date of birth: June 17, 1986 (1986-06-17) (age 25) |
| Place of birth: Nigeria |
| Height: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Weight: 330 lb (150 kg) |
| Career information |
| College: Pittsburgh |
| NFL Draft: 2008 / Round: 1 / Pick: 19 |
| Debuted in 2008 for the Carolina Panthers |
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| Career history |
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| Roster status: Injured Reserve |
| Career highlights and awards |
- 2× First-team All-Seaboard (2004-2005)
- Seaboard Conference MVP (2005)
- First-team All-Big East (2007)
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| Career NFL statistics as of week 13, 2011 |
| Games played |
29 |
| Games started |
29 |
| Stats at NFL.com |
Jeffrey C. Otah (born June 17, 1986) is a Nigerian American football offensive tackle for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Panthers 19th overall in the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Pittsburgh.
[edit] Early years
He moved to The Bronx at the age of seven, then moved to New Castle, Delaware at the age of thirteen.[1] He played high school football at William Penn High School in New Castle, Delaware.
[edit] Professional career
[edit] 2008 NFL Draft
Coming in the 2008 NFL Draft Otah was considered by many scouts to be a top tackle prospect. The Carolina Panthers were reportedly very interested in him, evident by them sending head coach John Fox and General Manager Marty Hurney to his pro-day.[2]
[edit] Carolina Panthers
Reports of the Panthers being interested in Otah proved to be well founded after the team made a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles to trade up and to select him.[3] He was selected with the 19th pick in the first round. Otah sat out the entire 2010 season with a knee injury. Jeff became an immediate starter at right tackle early in training camp. He started in 12 of the possible 16 games his first season missing 4 due to injury.
Otah started the 2010 season recovering from what was then thought to be relatively minor knee surgery performed in mid-August. But on 9 November, the Panthers placed Otah on injured reserve, ending his season without him ever taking the field.[4][5]
Otah's knee problems persisted into the 2011 season, and he was placed on injured reserve again on 19 October 2011, after missing two of six games.[6]
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| Name |
Otah, Jeff |
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| Short description |
American football offensive lineman |
| Date of birth |
1986-06-17 |
| Place of birth |
Nigeria |
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