Emmanuel Akah

Emmanuel Akah (born February 8, 1979) is a British-American offensive lineman of American football who is currently a free agent. He played college football for State University of New York at Canton and Winston-Salem State University.[1]

Emmanuel Akah
Free agent
Position:Offensive Lineman
Personal information
Born: (1979-02-08) February 8, 1979
London, England
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:310 lb (141 kg)
Career information
High school:Tottenville
(Staten Island, New York)
College:Winston-Salem State
Undrafted:2005
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • Second Team All-Arena (2012)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Career Arena statistics as of 2014
Tackles:5
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Akah was born in London, England and attended Tottenville High School in Staten Island, New York.[2] He is of Nigerian descent and lived in Nigeria from ages 6 to 8.[3]

In 2006, Akah played for the Rhein Fire and Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europa. In 2007, he played with the Galaxy and spent time on the practice squad of the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League.[4] The 6'3" and 330 pounds Akah has played in the preseason games with the Denver Broncos and the Miami Dolphins, also started in the preseason game of Denver Broncos vs Arizona Cardinals.

References
  1. Emmanuel Akah - ArenaFootball.com — The Official Web site of the Arena Football League AFL
  2. "Emmanuel Akah". Winston-Salem State Rams. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  3. Fialkov, Harvey (August 28, 2006). "Enjoying The Trip". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  4. Kansas City Chiefs - Chiefs Designate Six Players to Practice Squad Archived March 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine


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