Israel Idonije

Israel Idonije
	refer to caption Israel at training camp, 2008
Chicago Bears
Career information
College:	Manitoba
Undrafted:	2003
Career history
	Cleveland Browns (2003); Chicago Bears (2004-present);

Israel Idonije (born November 17, 1980 in Lagos, Nigeria, later immigrated with his family to Brandon, Manitoba) is a Canadian defensive tackle for the National Football League's Chicago Bears. He was signed as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Manitoba. A draft pick of the now defunct Ottawa Renegades of the Canadian Football League, for whom he never played for, "Izzy" (as he is affectionately referred to by his teammates), spent a year on the Cleveland Browns' practice roster. According to Alex Brown, another defensive end for the Chicago Bears, Idonije is "280 pounds and has 9 percent body fat," and eats no fat whatsoever. This year his team reached the Super Bowl, but lost to the Indianapolis Colts. He also has two brothers, Rhema Idonije, who was a member of the Winnipeg Rifles in the CJFL (Canadian Junior Football League), and Emmanuel Idonije, who was a member of the Grande Prairie Regional College Wolves Men's Basketball team in the A.C.A.C (Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference).

His Official Site, Station 71, can be found at http://www.israelidonije.com

The Israel Idonije Foundation Site can be found at http://www.israelidonije.org

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