Elijah Nkansah
Elijah Osei Sefah Nkansah (born December 28, 1994) is an American football offensive tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at Toledo.
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| Born: | December 28, 1994 Muncie, Indiana | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 315 lb (143 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | William Mason (Mason, Ohio) | ||||
| College: | Toledo | ||||
| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2018 | ||||
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Early life
Nkansah was born in 1994, the son of Amy Coppess and Shadrack Nkansah, who married in 1992. Elijah's brother Isaiah was born in 1996. Shadrack came to America from Ghana in the late 1980s. Amy and Shadrack met at Anderson University in Indiana. Shadrack was a chemical engineer for Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble, and also ran marathons. Shadrack died of cancer in 2002 at age 37; he is buried in Ghana.[1]
Elijah Nkansah played football at William Mason High School (Mason, Ohio) where he earned first-team all-league and second-team all-district honors as a senior. He was selected to play in the Ohio North-South All-Star Game. He graduated in 2013.[2]
His brother Isaiah Nkansah has earned three varsity letters as a linebacker at Grand Valley State University through the 2018 season.[3] Elijah and Isaiah also have another younger brother.[1]
College career
Nkansah was a member of the Toledo Rockets football team for five seasons. He redshirted his freshman year, then played in 6 games as a reserve offensive lineman in 2014. He started at right tackle in both 2015 and 2016.[2]
As a senior in 2017 he started in all 14 games at left tackle, and he was named first-team All-MAC as the Rockets went 11-3 and won UT's first MAC Championship Game in over a decade.[4] The Rockets played in the Dollar General Bowl in Mobile, Alabama, and Nkansah was chosen to play in the postseason College Gridiron Showcase in Addison, Texas.[5]
He majored in Criminal Justice.[2]
Professional career
Tennessee Titans
Nkansah signed with the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2018.[6] He was cut by the Titans at the end of training camp.[7]
Seattle Seahawks
Nkansah was signed to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad on September 3, 2018.[8] He was promoted to the team's active roster on December 22, 2018.[9]
Nkansah, wearing #75, made his NFL debut on December 23, 2018, in a Seahawks' 38-31 win over the Kansas City Chiefs, the next-to-last game of the regular season.[10] He played a total of 8 snaps—7 on special teams and one on offense, during which his kick-out block helped Seahawks' running back Chris Carson score a touchdown.[11]
On August 31, 2019, Nkansah was waived by the Seahawks and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[12][13] He was released on September 7, 2019.[14] He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 17, 2019.[15] He was released on September 28.
Houston Texans
On October 1, 2019, Nkansah was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad.[16] He was promoted to the active roster on December 28, 2019.[17]
On September 5, 2020, Nkansah was waived by the Texans and signed to the practice squad the next day.[18][19] His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on January 11, 2021.[20]
Indianapolis Colts
On January 12, 2021, Nkansah signed a reserve/futures contract with the Indianapolis Colts.[21] On April 28, 2021, Nkansah was waived by the Colts.[22]
Tennessee Titans (second stint)
On April 29, 2021, Nkansah was claimed off waivers by the Tennessee Titans.[23] He was waived on July 30, 2021.[24]
New York Jets
On September 14, 2021, Nkansah was signed to the New York Jets practice squad.[25] He was released on October 5, 2021.[26]
Cleveland Browns
On December 15, 2021, Nkansah was signed to the Cleveland Browns practice squad.[27] He was released by the Browns on January 6, 2022.[28] He signed a reserve/futures contract with the Browns on January 11, 2022.[29] Nkansah was waived with an injury designation on August 16, 2022, and subsequently reverted to injured reserve.[30] He was released on October 7.
References
- ^ a b "Mom brings family closer after tragedy". Toledo Blade.
- ^ a b c "Elijah Nkansah - Football". University of Toledo Athletics.
- ^ "Isaiah Nkansah - 2018 - Grand Valley State University". gvsulakers.com.
- ^ Helwick, Steve (April 28, 2018). "Meet NFL Draft hopeful Elijah Nkansah, First-team All-MAC OT from Toledo". HustleBelt.com. SB Nation. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
- ^ Helwick, Steve (April 24, 2018). "Meet NFL Draft hopeful Elijah Nkansah, First-team All-MAC OT from Toledo". Hustle Belt.
- ^ Wolf, Jason (April 28, 2018). "Titans signing more than 20 undrafted free agents". The Tennessean. USA Today. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (September 1, 2018). "Roster Moves: Titans Trim Roster From 90 to 53 Players". TitansOnline.com. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- ^ Vowell, Lee (September 3, 2018). "Seahawks announce a practice squad with few surprises". 12thManRising.com. FanSided. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
- ^ Crabtree, Curtis (December 22, 2018). "Seahawks promote tackle Elijah Nkansah, waive receiver Malik Turner". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
- ^ Condotta, Bob (December 24, 2018). "Seahawks' offense finds success vs. Chiefs despite multiple injuries on the offensive line". The Seattle Times. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
- ^ "Seattle Seahawks 2018 Snap Counts". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ Boyle, John (August 31, 2019). "Seahawks Make Roster Moves, Establish 53-Man Roster". Seahawks.com.
- ^ Boyle, John (September 1, 2019). "Seahawks Re-Sign Quarterback Geno Smith; Add Six Players To Practice Squad". Seahawks.com.
- ^ "Seahawks sign QB Cardale Jones to practice squad". Seattle Times. September 7, 2019.
- ^ Boyle, John (September 18, 2019). "Seahawks Sign Free Safety Adrian Colbert & Tackle Elijah Nkansah To Practice Squad". Seahawks.com.
- ^ Wilson, Aaron (October 1, 2019). "Texans sign ex-Seahawks tackle Elijah Nkansah to practice squad". Chron.com.
- ^ Wilson, Aaron (December 28, 2019). "Texans promote Elijah Nkansah, cut Joel Heath". Chron.com.
- ^ "Transactions: Roster Moves (9-5-2020)". HoustonTexans.com. September 5, 2020.
- ^ "Texans Announce Roster Moves (9-7-2020)". HoustonTexans.com. September 7, 2020.
- ^ "Seven players set free". FantasyGuru.com. January 11, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
- ^ "Colts Sign Three Players To Reserve/Future Contracts". Colts.com. January 12, 2021.
- ^ "Colts Waive Elijah Nkansah, Austin Rehkow, Casey Tucker". Colts.com. April 28, 2021.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (April 29, 2021). "Titans Claim OL Elijah Nkansah Off Waivers". TennesseeTitans.com.
- ^ Alper, Josh (July 30, 2021). "Titans sign Spencer Pulley, Patrick Morris". NBCSports.com.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan; Allen, Eric (September 14, 2021). "Jets Sign 4 Players; Place 4 on Injured Reserve". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (October 5, 2021). "Jets Place LB Hamsah Nasirildeen on IR, Sign OL Isaiah Williams". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ "Browns place 6 on reserve/COVID lists, make additional roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 15, 2021.
- ^ "Browns sign 2 to practice squad, make other roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com. January 6, 2022.
- ^ "Browns sign 3 to reserve/futures contracts". ClevelandBrowns.com. January 11, 2022.
- ^ "Browns terminate contract of DT Sheldon Day, waive OT Elijah Nkansah with injury designation". ClevelandBrowns.com. August 16, 2022.
External links
- Toledo Rockets bio
- Seattle Seahawks bio