Kenneth Odumegwu

Was allocated to the Packers on May 4, 2023, from Nigeria as part of the NFL International Player Pathway program…Is the first international player allocated to Green Bay through the IPP…Will be eligible for an international practice squad exemption at the end of training camp…Received an invite to former NFL defensive end Osi Umenyiora's NFL Africa Touchdown Camp in Accra, Ghana, in June 2022, where he was assigned to defensive end and captured defensive MVP honors…Earned one of 38 spots at the NFL International Combine in London in October 2022…From there, was one of 13 players selected to the International Player Pathway program…Spent 10 weeks training in early 2023 at IMG Academy in Florida before participating in a pro day at the University of South Florida…His conversion to football came through Educational Basketball, a program founded in 2015 in Lagos, Nigeria, that is touted as Africa's first premier select player development program…Was one of three Educational Basketball alumni to be allocated to NFL teams in 2023 through the International Player Pathway…Attended the National Open University of Nigeria for two years, where he was studying criminology…Went to high school at Bright Future College in Lagos, Nigeria…Last name is pronounced oh-doo-MAY-goo…Given name Kenneth Ikechukwu Odumegwu; born in Lagos, Nigeria.

Was allocated to the Packers on May 4, 2023, from Nigeria as part of the NFL International Player Pathway program…Is the first international player allocated to Green Bay through the IPP…Will be eligible for an international practice squad exemption at the end of training camp…Received an invite to former NFL defensive end Osi Umenyiora's NFL Africa Touchdown Camp in Accra, Ghana, in June 2022, where he was assigned to defensive end and captured defensive MVP honors…Earned one of 38 spots at the NFL International Combine in London in October 2022…From there, was one of 13 players selected to the International Player Pathway program…Spent 10 weeks training in early 2023 at IMG Academy in Florida before participating in a pro day at the University of South Florida…His conversion to football came through Educational Basketball, a program founded in 2015 in Lagos, Nigeria, that is touted as Africa's first premier select player development program…Was one of three Educational Basketball alumni to be allocated to NFL teams in 2023 through the International Player Pathway…Attended the National Open University of Nigeria for two years, where he was studying criminology…Went to high school at Bright Future College in Lagos, Nigeria…Last name is pronounced oh-doo-MAY-goo…Given name Kenneth Ikechukwu Odumegwu; born in Lagos, Nigeria.