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Obi Eze
Mmádu
ụdịekerenwoke Dezie
mba o sịNjikota Obodo Amerika Dezie
Aha enyereObi Dezie
aha ezinụlọ yaEzeh Dezie
Ụbọchị ọmụmụ ya2 Febụwarị 1988 Dezie
Ebe ọmụmụGrand Rapids Dezie
Ọrụ ọ na-arụrugby union player, American football player Dezie
ọnọdụ egwu na otu / ọpụrụichelinebacker Dezie
ebe agụmakwụkwọCatholic Central High School Dezie
onye nsonye òtù egwuregwuWashington Commanders, Michigan Wolverines football Dezie
ụdị egwuregwuAmerican football Dezie

Obi Pius Ezeh (amuru Febụwarị 2, 1988) bụ onye bụbu onye egwuregwu bọọlụ America. Agụnyere ya na ma n'etiti 2009 na ndepụta preseason 2009 Maka ihe nrite Butkus. Ọ bụ onye ndu bọọlụ Michigan Wolverines na-arụsi ọrụ ike na tackles.[1][2][3]

N'ụlọ akwụkwọ sekọndrị, ọ na-agba ọsọ na mmejọ mgbe niile karịa onye na-agbachitere na nchekwa. O kewara ọrụ ịgba ọsọ dị ka nwa akwụkwọ nke abụọ na nke obere tupu ọ bụrụ onye mbido dị ka onye okenye na Catholic Central High School na Grand Rapids, Michigan. O guzobere ọrụ ụlọ akwụkwọ ya na-agba ọsọ nke fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ 3,000 yards. Dị ka onye okenye, o nwetara ntụgharị isi abụọ iji nye ụlọ akwụkwọ ya mmeri otu isi na ebe obibi na 2005 Michigan High School Athletic Association state championship game na Ford Field. Ọ bụkwa onye otu egwuregwu rugby nke ụlọ akwụkwọ sekọndrị nke nwere mmeri ugboro atọ ma kpọọ ya ka ọ nwalee ndị otu egwuregwu rugbi nke mba United States.

Na Michigan, ọ na-acha uhie uhie dị ka ezigbo onye ọhụrụ. Mgbe ahụ, dị ka onye ọhụrụ redshirt maka otu egwuregwu bọọlụ Michigan Wolverines nke afọ 2007, ọ lụrụ ọgụ maka ọnọdụ onye na-amalite n'etiti etiti ma yie ka ọ tụfuru ọnọdụ ahụ na mbido oge. Otú ọ dị, mgbe o merụrụ ahụ, ọ ghọrọ onye mbido oge niile. O mechiri oge ahụ na mgbalị iri na atọ na iri na abụọ megide ndị na-asọmpi Michigan State na Ohio State, n'otu n'otu. Ọ malitere oge redshirt nke abụọ ya na onye na-agbachitere Big Ten Conference nke izu, mgbalị iri na ise maka otu egwuregwu bọọlụ Michigan Wolverines nke afọ 2008. Ọ gwụchara oge ahụ dị ka onye a na-akwanyere ùgwù All-Big Ten Conference selection. Ozugbo ọ nwetasịrị mmeri n'etiti oge 2009 Butkus Award watchlist, e wepụrụ ya na usoro mbido ma hụ obere ọrụ na egwuregwu anọ ikpeazụ.

Mgbe oge kachasị elu ya gasịrị na 2010, Ezeh kwupụtara maka 2011 NFL Draft, ebe ọ gara undrafted. O mechara bịanye aka na Washington Redskins dị ka onye na-enweghị ego.

Ụlọ akwụkwọ sekọndrị[dezie | dezie ebe o si]

Dị ka onye ntorobịa, Ezeh enweghị ike igwu bọọlụ n'ihi na ọ buru oke ibu maka egwuregwu mpaghara dị ka ndị isi mpaghara Grand Rapids si kwuo.[4] Dị ka onye nọ n'afọ nke abụọ na-agba ọsọ maka otu egwuregwu bọọlụ Catholic Central Cougars nke afọ 2003, Ezeh nwere ọtụtụ egwuregwu 100-yard yana ọtụtụ egwuregwu touchdown, ọ bụ ezie na ọ bụghị ngwá agha bụ isi n'azụ azụ.[5][6][7][8] Ezeh bụkwa onye otu Cougars rugby nke nọ n'ọnọdụ nke iri na otu na 2004 United States High School Rugby National Championships.[9]

Dị ka onye na-agba ọsọ, ọ meghere oge bọọlụ ya na 170 yards na 18 carries.[10] N'egwuregwu mmeri distrikti nke afọ 2004, ọ gbara ọsọ maka mita 88 na ọkara mbụ, mana e jidere ya na 5 na ọkara nke abụọ ka Catholic Central meriri 33-20.[11] N'ime oge ahụ, ọ chịkọtara 907 na-agba ọsọ na 13 touchdowns.[12] Ezeh bụ onye a ma ama dị ka onye Detroit News Class B All-state honorable mention linebacker.[13] A họpụtakwara ya dị ka Grand Rapids All-area honourable mention, dị ka The Grand Rapids Press si kwuo.[14] O nyekwara aka iduzi otu egwuregwu rugby nke afọ 2005 na asọmpi steeti atọ.[15]

N'afọ 2005, Ezeh banyere n'oge kachasị elu ya dị ka ebe a na-elekwasị anya n'egwuregwu ịgba ọsọ nke ụlọ akwụkwọ ya ma bụrụ onye nke asaa kachasị mma na steeti Michigan, dị ka The Detroit News si kwuo.[16] A kpọkwara ya ka ọ nwalee maka otu egwuregwu rugby nke mba United States dị ka onye nọ n'èzí.[17] N'oge oge ahụ, Ezeh nọkarị n'etiti ndị na-agba ọsọ n'ógbè ahụ.[18][19] N'egwuregwu nke ọkara ikpeazụ nke Division 4 steeti, Ezeh laghachiri na kickoff 80 yards maka touchdown wee gbaa ọsọ maka 136 yards na 24 na-ebu. N'oge egwuregwu ahụ, mgbe Catholic Central gbara na quarterback sneak na 2:28 fọdụrụ, Ezeh gbara na ntụgharị isi abụọ iji nye ndị otu ya mmeri 35-34.[20] Nke a dugara ha na 2005 MHSAA state championship game na Ford Field, nke ha meriri 17-10 na Powers Catholic High School.[21] Ka ọ na-erule ngwụcha oge ahụ, Ezeh chịkọtara ihe ndekọ ụlọ akwụkwọ 2,914 na-agba ọsọ, nke gụnyere 33 touchdowns. N'ime afọ ikpeazụ ya, ọ na-egwuri egwu mgbe ụfọdụ, na-edekọ 34 tackles (16 maka ọdịda).[22] Ọ bụ ezie na, ọ hapụrụ akụkụ nke oge ahụ n'ihi mmerụ ahụ na nkwonkwo ụkwụ, ọ gbakọrọ 1,391 yards na 10 touchdowns na 217 na-ebu ma gbakwunye asaa na-agafe, gụnyere otu touchdown, a makwaara ya dị ka onye otu 2nd-area All-area running back.[23][24] The Detroit News ghọtara ya dị ka onye na-atụ anya na ọ bụ onye isi isii na steeti ahụ, a họpụtakwara ya ka ọ gbaa bọọlụ na egwuregwu kpakpando niile nke Michigan High School Football Coaches Association.[25][26] N'ọnwa Febụwarị afọ 2006, ọ bịanyere aka n'akwụkwọ ozi ya nke ebumnuche igwu egwu maka Michigan, ebe ọ na-edochaghị anya ma ọ ga-egwuri egwu fullback, tight end ma ọ bụ linebacker.[27][23]Àtụ:College athlete recruit start Àtụ:College athlete recruit entry Àtụ:College athlete recruit end

Michigan[dezie | dezie ebe o si]

  Dị ka a tụrụ anya ya, Ezeh, onye merụrụ ahụ n'ubu, yi uwe uhie n'afọ mbụ ya.[23][28][3] Tupu oge ọhụrụ ya na redshirt, ọ gbanwere nọmba jersey site na 44 ruo 45 ka ọ gbanwere site na fullback gaa na linebacker.[29][30] N'abalị iri abụọ na abụọ n'ọnwa Mee n'afọ 2007, e boro ya ebubo na ọ na-arụ ọrụ n'ụgbọala mgbe ọ na-aṅụbiga mmanya ókè maka ihe merenụ mgbe ụgbọala ya kụrụ osisi na otu okporo ámá ebe ọ bi mgbe ọbara ya na mmanya na-aba n'anya bụ 0.11% (ókè iwu na Michigan bụ 0.08%). Ezeh kwuru na ikpe amaghị ya, a hazikwara ikpe ahụ na Septemba 19 na Ụlọikpe Mpaghara nke 15.[31] Oge ihe mberede ahụ dị n'èzí oge a kwadoro maka ikike ịkwọ ụgbọala Ezeh nke sitere na ihe mberede na-abụghị mmanya na-aba n'anya.[32] N'ọgbọ bọọlụ, onye ọhụrụ redshirt Ezeh banyere n'afọ 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season maka 2007 Michigan Wolverines football team na ọgụ atọ iji dochie anya David Harris nke NFL na etiti linebacker na redshirt junior John Thompson na obere kọleji transfer Austin Panter, onye akpọrọ onye na-agbachitere kọleji nke afọ.[28] Harris sikwa na Grand Rapids ma yiri nọmba 45.[33] Izu tupu mmalite oge, The Detroit News kwupụtara Ezeh dị ka onye mbido, Otú ọ dị, Ann Arbor News na obodo Ezeh The Grand Rapids Press kwuru na asọmpi dị n'etiti Ezeh na Thompson enweghị mkpebi na-aga n'egwuregwu ahụ.[34][35][36] Mgbe Septemba 1, mmeghe egwuregwu na-agbachitere onye mmeri FCS ugboro abụọ Appalachian State Mountaineers, e mere ọtụtụ ihe n'eziokwu ahụ bụ na ndị egwuregwu abụọ ahụ nwere nsogbu igwu egwu karịa onye malitere egwuregwu ahụ.[37] Ezeh malitere egwuregwu mbụ, mana Thompson tụfuru ya na abụọ sochirinụ.[38] Mgbe izu atọ nke egwuregwu gasịrị, Thompson, onye a họpụtara dị ka onye kachasị ike na otu ahụ n'oge abụọ gara aga, eguzobewo onwe ya dị ka onye mbido site na ịnọ n'ọnọdụ nke abụọ na otu ahụ na tackles.[39] Otú ọ dị, ọ bụ ezie na Thompson emeela ka ọ bụrụ onye a ma ama maka inwe nsogbu na mkpuchi.[30] Ezeh enwetaghị ọnụ ọgụgụ na egwuregwu nke atọ na nke anọ, mana o dekọrọ mmegide mbụ ya na egwuregwu nke ise na Septemba 29 megide Northwestern na nnyefe a tụgharịrị.[40][41][42] Ezeh malitere egwuregwu ahụ n'ihi mmerụ ahụ.[38] N'izu na-esote, ọ malitere ọzọ n'ọnọdụ Thompson merụrụ ahụ ma dekọọ itoolu megide Eastern Michigan.[40][43] Ọ mekwara ka a gbaa ọsọ ma mee ka otu kickoff laghachi.[38] Ọ bụ ezie na Thompson gbakere site na mmerụ ahụ ya na nkwonkwo ụkwụ mgbe izu anọ gasịrị, Ezeh nọgidere na-arụ ọrụ mmalite nke oge fọdụrụnụ maka ngụkọta nke mmalite iri.[44][45] Thompson dekọrọ naanị anọ tackles n'afọ fọdụrụnụ.[46] N'abalị mbụ n'ọnwa Nọvemba, onye ọka iwu ya kwuru na n'ụbọchị iri abụọ na itoolu n'ọnwarị, Ezeh kwetara na ikpe mara ya maka ịwa ahụ mgbe ọ na-aṅụbiga mmanya ókè, nke bụ nnukwu mmebi iwu mana ebubo dị ala karịa onye mbụ na-arụ ọrụ ụgbọ ala mgbe ọ na'aṅụbiga ọṅụṅụ, ma chọọ ndụmọdụ mmanya ókè tupu ikpe ya. Arịrịọ ahụ dugara n'ọnwụnwa otu afọ, ụbọchị atọ na mmemme ntọhapụ ọrụ, nnukwu ụgwọ na-ekpuchi ụgwọ, ụgwọ ụlọ ikpe na nkwụghachi. O kpebisiri ike ịga klas ndị nne na-alụso ịkwọ ụgbọala na-aṅụbiga mmanya ókè.[47][48] Na mmeri nke November 3 Paul Bunyan Trophy megide Michigan State, o dekọrọ oge 13 tackles na akpa abụọ.[40] Otu n'ime akpa ndị ahụ mere na usoro ikpeazụ nke Michigan State na mpaghara Michigan iji nyere aka nweta mmeri 28-24.[49] Ezeh dekọrọ 12 tackles na Michigan - Ohio State asọmpi egwuregwu megide Ohio State na Nọvemba 17 iji mechie oge oge.[40]

Obi Ezeh na Septemba 5, 2009

Mgbe Shawn Crable na Chris Graham gụsịrị akwụkwọ, e nwere ọzọ agha a ma ama maka ọnọdụ linebacker na-abanye na 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season maka 2008 Michigan Wolverines football team. Ezeh onye weputara 68 tackles na 2007 bụ onye na-ebute ụzọ na-alọghachi.[50] Dị ka naanị onye na-amalite linebacker, Ezeh weere ọrụ nke onye nduzi.[51] Ezeh meriri Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week award na Septemba 1, 2008, maka egwuregwu megide Utah Utes ebe o dekọrọ 15 tackles na otu interception.[52][53] O nwetakwara mmeri ABC Player of the Game.[3] Ezeh weputara iri na ise tackles na October 4 egwuregwu megide Illinois Fighting Illini, nke mere ka o nweta ihe nrite nke abụọ ya nke ABC Player of the Game.[54][3] O biputara egwuregwu abụọ ọzọ, gụnyere mgbalị iri na egwuregwu nke abụọ ya Paul Bunyan Trophy.[54] Ezeh mechiri oge nke asaa na Big Ten na tackles.[55] A nabatara ya dị ka onye a na-akwanyere ùgwù All-Big Ten selection site na ndị nkuzi na ndị mgbasa ozi.[56] Ọ meriri 2008 Roger Zatkoff Award dị ka onye na-agba ọsọ kachasị elu na Michigan.

Ezeh jikọtara Theo Riddick n'oge egwuregwu asọmpi Michigan-Notre Dame nke afọ 2009.

Ezeh banyere na 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season opener na nke atọ kachasị malite (23) na 2009 Michigan Wolverines football team n'azụ punter Zoltan Mesko (38) na offensive lineman Stephen Schilling (26).[57] Dị ka redshirt junior n'oge 2009 maka Wolverines, Ezeh weputara iri na anọ tackles megide Michigan State na-eweta ngụkọta egwuregwu atọ ya na 37 tackles megide Spartans.[58] Ezeh tolitere n'ógbè nwere ọtụtụ ndị na-akwado Michigan State bụ ndị na-efe ọkọlọtọ Michigan State, ọ gakwara ogige bọọlụ Michigan na-eyi uwe Michigan State.[59][60] A gụnyere ya na etiti oge 2009 na ndepụta ndị na-ele anya tupu oge 2009 maka Butkus Award.[1] Ndepụta etiti oge gụnyere ndị linebackers iri na isii.[2] Ọ bụ ezie na agbakwunyere ya na ndepụta ndị na-ekiri Butkus n'etiti oge n'etiti Ọktọba, n'ụbọchị iri atọ na otu n'ọnwa Ọktoba, e wepụrụ ya na usoro mbido mgbe ọ malitere egwuregwu iri abụọ na itoolu.[61]

Ndị na-echebe 2010 Wolverines vs. 2010 Connecticut Huskies (gụnyere #32 Jordan Kovacs, #8 Jonas Mouton, #45 Ezeh, #68 Mike Martin na #88 Craig Roh

N'oge 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season ọ malitere egwuregwu isii mbụ maka 2010 Michigan Wolverines football team tupu Kenny Demens efunahụ ya. Mmalite ikpeazụ Ezeh na-eme bụ megide Michigan State na Ọktoba 9, mgbe o ji agba itoolu jikọta oge ya ma bulie ọrụ ya megide Michigan State ruo 46.[62][63] Mgbe Jonas Mouton na-anọghị maka egwuregwu Purdue na Nọvemba 13 n'ihi mmerụ ahụ n'obi, Ezeh batara ma dekọọ akpa mbụ ya n'oge ahụ yana asatọ solo tackles.[64][62]

Ọrụ ọkachamara[dezie | dezie ebe o si]

N'ụbọchị bụ ya na Machị 17, 2011, o weputara ọnụọgụ dị ala: 40 mita dash - 5.07 sekọnd; ịwụli elu 30 (76.2 ) na ịwụli ike 9 sentimita (2.79 m). Otú ọ dị, gbe ọ were onye nkuzi ọhụrụ n'ọrụ, o weputara ọnụọgụ ka mma na njikọta mpaghara Eprel: 40 mita - 4.81 sekọnd; ịwụli elu 34.5 sentimita (87.6 ) na ịwụli ike 9 (2.84 m) yana oge 4.81 na shuttle 20.[65]

Ọ gara undrafted na 2011 NFL Draft na n'ime ụbọchị ole na ole mbụ na-esote 2011 NFL lockout ọ gara unsigned, tupu ya abịanye aka na Washington Redskins dị ka undrafted free agent na July 31, 2011.[66][67] A hapụrụ ya n'abalị iri na itoolu n'ọnwa Ọgọstụ.[68]

Onye ọ bụla[dezie | dezie ebe o si]

Ezeh bụ nwa Pius na Nkechy. O nwere ụmụnne anọ: Onyinye, Kaka, Nnenna na Nicole.[69]

Ihe edeturu[dezie | dezie ebe o si]

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