Ozougwu graduated from Alief Taylor High School. Ozougwu was selected to the All-District 18-5A and All Greater Houston teams, All-Academic District and Texas top 100 list. Ozougwu finished his senior year with 117 tackles, 19 tackles for a loss and 5 sacks. Ozougwu was selected to the 2007 Texas vs Louisiana All-Star game. Also lettered in track and basketball.[1]
College careeredit
He played college football at Rice while amassing 197 total tackles and 11 sacks. In 2007, he earned Freshman All-American honors from The Sporting News and C-USA Honors. He received numerous athletic and academic awards during his time at Rice University. He was named to the ESPN Academic All-District VI Football Team in 2010, after posting a 3.41 GPA while majoring in Economics. He was one of 30 student-athletes in the country selected for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. He was named to the Arthur Ashe Sports Scholar Award 2nd Team and the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team in 2010. He was also named to the Commissioners Honor Roll each year at Rice.[2] As a senior at Rice University, he received the Outstanding Senior Award presented by the Rice Student Association for service, leadership, and academic achievement.[3]
On April 11, 2012, Ozougwu signed with the Bears.[5] During his preseason debut against the Denver Broncos, Ozougwu sacked former Bear Caleb Hanie, though the Broncos would go on to win 31–3.[6] Ozougwu had an impressive preseason by leading the Bears in sacks during the 2012 preseason with three making the 53 man roster.[7] On April 15, 2014, Ozougwu was waived.[8] He appeared in nine games over the past two seasons, recording 9 tackles, one sack, one tackle-for-loss, one forced fumble and five special teams tackles. Ozougwu registered 6 tackles, 1 sack and 1 forced fumble during the 2013 season.[9]
New Orleans Saintsedit
On May 18, 2014, Ozougwu signed a contract with the New Orleans Saints.[10] On July 23, 2014, the Saints placed Ozougwu on injured reserve with an undisclosed injury.[11] In March 2015, the Saints decided to part ways with Ozougwu after he failed his season ending physical with an undisclosed injury.[12]
Referencesedit
^. Riceowls.com. Archived from the original on May 19, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
^. Riceowls.com. Archived from the original on May 19, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
^"Cheta Ozougwu is your "Mr. Irrelevant" | ProFootballTalk". Profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. April 30, 2011. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
^. Chicagobears.com. May 11, 2012. Archived from the original on May 22, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
^. Chicagobears.com. August 9, 2012. Archived from the original on August 14, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
^Jensen, Sean. "Thursday's preseason result: Bears 28, Browns 20". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
^Wilkening, Mike (April 15, 2014). "Bears waive Cheta Ozougwu". Profootballtalk.com. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
^. Chicagobears.com. May 11, 2012. Archived from the original on April 16, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
^"Saints sign Number 1 pick". Neworleansadvocate.com. May 11, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
^"New Orleans Saints Place Cheta Ozougwu on Injured Reserve". nola.com. July 23, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
^"New Orleans Saints release linebacker Cheta Ozougwu after he fails physical". NOLA. February 4, 2015. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
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Chetachi Cheta Ozougwu born January 4 1988 is a former American football linebacker He played college football at Rice and was selected with the final pick of the seventh round of the 2011 NFL draft by the Houston Texans He also played for the New Orleans Saints and Chicago Bears Cheta OzougwuNo 95 57Position LinebackerPersonal informationBorn 1988 01 04 January 4 1988 age 36 Houston Texas U S Height 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m Weight 255 lb 116 kg Career informationHigh school Alief Taylor Houston Texas College RiceNFL draft 2011 Round 7 Pick 254Career historyHouston Texans 2011 Chicago Bears 2012 2013 New Orleans Saints 2014 Career highlights and awardsFirst team All C USA 2010 2011 Career NFL statisticsTackles 9Sacks 1Forced fumbles 1Player stats at NFL com Contents 1 Early life 2 College career 3 Professional career 3 1 Houston Texans 3 2 Chicago Bears 3 3 New Orleans Saints 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editOzougwu graduated from Alief Taylor High School Ozougwu was selected to the All District 18 5A and All Greater Houston teams All Academic District and Texas top 100 list Ozougwu finished his senior year with 117 tackles 19 tackles for a loss and 5 sacks Ozougwu was selected to the 2007 Texas vs Louisiana All Star game Also lettered in track and basketball 1 College career editHe played college football at Rice while amassing 197 total tackles and 11 sacks In 2007 he earned Freshman All American honors from The Sporting News and C USA Honors He received numerous athletic and academic awards during his time at Rice University He was named to the ESPN Academic All District VI Football Team in 2010 after posting a 3 41 GPA while majoring in Economics He was one of 30 student athletes in the country selected for the Lowe s Senior CLASS Award He was named to the Arthur Ashe Sports Scholar Award 2nd Team and the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team in 2010 He was also named to the Commissioners Honor Roll each year at Rice 2 As a senior at Rice University he received the Outstanding Senior Award presented by the Rice Student Association for service leadership and academic achievement 3 Professional career editHouston Texans edit He was selected with the last pick in the seventh round of the 2011 NFL draft by the Houston Texans making him Mr Irrelevant 4 On August 15 2011 he made his first appearance in an NFL preseason game against the New York Jets on Monday Night Football Chicago Bears edit On April 11 2012 Ozougwu signed with the Bears 5 During his preseason debut against the Denver Broncos Ozougwu sacked former Bear Caleb Hanie though the Broncos would go on to win 31 3 6 Ozougwu had an impressive preseason by leading the Bears in sacks during the 2012 preseason with three making the 53 man roster 7 On April 15 2014 Ozougwu was waived 8 He appeared in nine games over the past two seasons recording 9 tackles one sack one tackle for loss one forced fumble and five special teams tackles Ozougwu registered 6 tackles 1 sack and 1 forced fumble during the 2013 season 9 New Orleans Saints edit On May 18 2014 Ozougwu signed a contract with the New Orleans Saints 10 On July 23 2014 the Saints placed Ozougwu on injured reserve with an undisclosed injury 11 In March 2015 the Saints decided to part ways with Ozougwu after he failed his season ending physical with an undisclosed injury 12 References edit Cheta Ozougwu Bio Riceowls com Archived from the original on May 19 2012 Retrieved May 1 2011 Cheta Ozougwu Bio Riceowls com Archived from the original on May 19 2012 Retrieved May 1 2011 Award Winners 2011 studentactivities rice edu Cheta Ozougwu is your Mr Irrelevant ProFootballTalk Profootballtalk nbcsports com April 30 2011 Retrieved August 20 2012 Bears sign trio of defensive linemen Chicagobears com May 11 2012 Archived from the original on May 22 2012 Retrieved August 4 2012 Larry s Bears vs Broncos blog Chicagobears com August 9 2012 Archived from the original on August 14 2012 Retrieved August 20 2012 Jensen Sean Thursday s preseason result Bears 28 Browns 20 Chicago Sun Times Retrieved January 19 2013 Wilkening Mike April 15 2014 Bears waive Cheta Ozougwu Profootballtalk com Retrieved April 15 2014 Bears waive defensive end Ozougwu Chicagobears com May 11 2012 Archived from the original on April 16 2014 Retrieved August 4 2012 Saints sign Number 1 pick Neworleansadvocate com May 11 2014 Retrieved May 18 2014 New Orleans Saints Place Cheta Ozougwu on Injured Reserve nola com July 23 2014 Retrieved July 23 2014 New Orleans Saints release linebacker Cheta Ozougwu after he fails physical NOLA February 4 2015 Retrieved February 5 2015 External links editRice Owls football bio Chicago Bears bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cheta Ozougwu amp oldid 1212962970, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
