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| LB CYRIL OBIOZOR #49 |
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| 6' 4" • 267 lbs. • Texas A&M |
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Exp: Rookie NFL Season, Rookie Packers Season
Age: 23
Acquired: Free Agent 2009
Current Status: Practice Squad |
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- Signed by Green Bay as a non-drafted free agent on May 1, 2009
- A defensive end in college who will make the switch to outside linebacker as a pro for the Packers
- Started the final 28 games of his collegiate career and was a dependable veteran in the Aggies’ front seven
- Led all Texas A&M defensive linemen with his career-high 45 tackles (24 solo) as a senior in 2008, making 6½ of them behind the line of scrimmage and chipping in three sacks, earning honorable mention All-Big 12 honors from The Associated Press
- Started all 13 games and led all A&M defenders in both sacks (3½) and tackles for loss (9½) as a junior in 2007
- Became a regular starter near the end of his sophomore season in 2006, opening the final three games of the season at defensive end and did not relinquish his starting spot for the balance of his career
- Made 37 tackles in his first full season of defensive duty as a sophomore and made two memorable plays, collecting his first career sack when he took down quarterback Chase Daniel vs. Missouri (Oct. 14), and making the lone interception of his career in the Aggies’ dramatic 12-7 upset win at archrival Texas (Nov. 24) in the season finale
- Appeared in 10 games as a redshirt freshman in 2005, registering 13 tackles and a pass breakup
- Redshirted in 2004
- Was a teammate of Johnny Jolly and Michael Montgomery at A&M
- Has three hours remaining on a technology management degree at A&M
- A two-way player at Pearland (Texas) High School who appeared at tight end, wide receiver and defensive end as a prep in the state’s highest classification
- Received first-team District 23-5A honors and was given the ‘Most Improved Player Award’ at the team’s banquet in 2003 after helping lead Pearland to a 10-2 record his senior year
- Made 96 tackles and six sacks as a senior in 2003
- Also lettered in track all four years of high school
- Both of his parents were born in Nigeria and he shares a bond with other NFL players of Nigerian descent, most notably, Adewale Ogunleye (Chicago Bears), Amobi Okoye (Houston Texans) and Osi Umenyiora (New York Giants)
- Enjoys bowling, spending time with his friends and family, and playing video games, listing ‘Call of Duty’ or any other role-playing games as his favorites
- Name is pronounced SEER-uhl OH-bee-ah-ZER
- Single, lives in Pearland, Texas
- Given name Cyril Chinenye Obiozor; born in Houston
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