Obum Gwacham

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Obum Gwacham
refer to caption
Gwacham with the New York Jets in 2017
No. 58, 57
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1991-03-20) March 20, 1991 (age 33)
Onitsha, Nigeria
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:244 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school:Ayala (Chino Hills, California)
College:Oregon State
NFL draft:2015 / Round: 6 / Pick: 209
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:10
Sacks:2.5
Forced fumbles:2
Fumble recoveries:1
Player stats at PFR

Obum Gwacham (born March 20, 1991) is a Nigerian former professional football defensive end. He played college football for the Oregon State Beavers. He was a member of the Seattle Seahawks, New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals, New York Jets, Arizona Hotshots, Indianapolis Colts, Tampa Bay Vipers and BC Lions.

College career[edit]

Gwacham converted from wide receiver to defensive end for his senior season at Oregon State.[1]

Professional career[edit]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 5 in
(1.96 m) 		246 lb
(112 kg) 		34 in
(0.86 m) 		10 in
(0.25 m)		 4.72 s 7.28 s 36.0 in
(0.91 m)		 121 ft 0 in
(36.88 m)		 22 reps

Seattle Seahawks[edit]

On Saturday, May 2, 2015, Gwacham was selected by the Seattle Seahawks with the 209th pick in the sixth round of the 2015 NFL draft.[2]

On September 5, 2015, he was waived by the Seahawks.

New Orleans Saints[edit]

On September 6, 2015, he was claimed off waivers by the New Orleans Saints.[3] He was placed on injured reserve on September 28, 2016.[4] On September 2, 2017, the Saints released Gwacham.[5]

Arizona Cardinals[edit]

On September 4, 2017, Gwacham was signed to the practice squad of the Arizona Cardinals.[6]

New York Jets[edit]

On October 4, 2017, Gwacham was signed by the New York Jets off the Cardinals' practice squad.[7]

On August 31, 2018, Gwacham was waived by the Jets.[8]

Arizona Hotshots[edit]

In 2019, Gwacham joined the Arizona Hotshots of the Alliance of American Football.[9]

Indianapolis Colts[edit]

On June 13, 2019, Gwacham signed with the Indianapolis Colts.[10] He was released on August 31, 2019.[11]

Tampa Bay Vipers[edit]

Gwacham was selected by the Tampa Bay Vipers of the XFL in the 21st Round (round one of phase three) of the 2020 XFL Draft.[12] He was placed on injured reserve before the start of the season on January 21, 2020.[13][14] He was activated from injured reserve on February 24, 2020.[15] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[16]

BC Lions[edit]

Gwacham signed with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League on December 9, 2020.[17] He became a free agent after the 2022 season.[18]

NFL career statistics[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Comb Solo Ast TFL Sck PD Int Yds Avg Lng FF FR
2015 NOR 9 0 8 7 1 2 2.5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
2016 NOR 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 NYJ 5 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 15 0 10 7 3 2 2.5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Source: [1]

Personal life[edit]

Gwacham was born in Nigeria but moved to Chino Hills, California with his family when he was seven.[19]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "Obum Gwacham". osubeavers.com. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  2. ^ Knox, Kristopher (May 2, 2015). "Obum Gwacham to Seattle Seahawks: Full Draft-Pick Breakdown". Bleacher Report. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "New Orleans Saints announce practice squad moves, waiver claims". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 6, 2015. Archived from the original on September 23, 2017. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  4. ^ Katzenstein, Josh. "New Orleans Saints place DE Obum Gwacham on injured reserve, source says". NOLA.com. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  5. ^ "New Orleans Saints make 37 roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on October 7, 2017.
  6. ^ Cox, Seth (September 4, 2017). "Arizona Cardinals add Andy Lee, release Matt Wile and make two more roster moves". RevengeOfTheBirds.com.
  7. ^ Allen, Eric (October 4, 2017). "Jets Sign DL Stinson and OLB Gwacham". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2017.
  8. ^ Lange, Randy (August 31, 2018). "Jets Cut 18 Players on Their Way to 53-Player Active Roster". NewYorkJets.com.
  9. ^ Root, Jess (January 31, 2019). "14 former end-of-roster, practice squad Cardinals on AAF's Arizona Hotshots". USA Today. Cards Wire. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  10. ^ "Colts Sign DE Obum Gwacham; Waive DT Chunky Clements". Colts.com. June 13, 2019.
  11. ^ Walker, Andrew (August 31, 2019). "Colts Announce Final 2019 Roster Cuts". Colts.com.
  12. ^ Daniels, Tim (October 15, 2019). "XFL Draft 2019 Results: Rosters, Day 1 Selections for Each Team". Bleacher Report. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  13. ^ Talbot, Damond (January 22, 2020). "A Full List of XFL Roster Cuts, Who was released today?". NFLDraftDiamonds.com. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  14. ^ "XFL Injured Reserve". XFL.com. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  15. ^ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  16. ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  17. ^ "Lions Add Americans Bonner, Gwacham and Jones To Roster". BCLions.com. December 9, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  18. ^ "2023 CFL free agent rankings: defensive linemen". 3downnation.com. February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  19. ^ "Determination led Obum Gwacham to his dream". July 10, 2015.

External links[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Obum_Gwacham&oldid=1226695266"