Martin Ndubuisi Ifedi (born September 4, 1991) is a former American football defensive end. He played college football at Memphis.

Martin Ifedi
No. 96, 71, 67, 98, 93, 58
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1991-09-04) September 4, 1991 (age 33)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High school:Houston (TX) Westside
College:Memphis
NFL draft:2015 / round: 7 / pick: 227
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 3+18 in
(1.91 m)
275 lb
(125 kg)
33+78 in
(0.86 m)
10 in
(0.25 m)
4.88 s 1.68 s 2.83 s 4.58 s 7.39 s 31.0 in
(0.79 m)
9 ft 3 in
(2.82 m)
17 reps
Sources:[1][2]

St. Louis Rams

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Ifedi was selected in the seventh round, 227th overall, by the St. Louis Rams in the 2015 NFL draft.[3] He was released by the team on September 5, 2015.[4]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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On November 10, 2015, Ifedi was signed to the practice squad of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was released on May 10, 2016, but was re-signed August 5, 2016.[5] On August 28, 2016, he was waived by the Buccaneers.[6]

Atlanta Falcons

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On December 27, 2016, Ifedi was signed to the Atlanta Falcons' practice squad.[7] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Falcons on February 7, 2017.[8] On April 30, 2017, he was waived by the Falcons.[9] He re-signed with the Falcons on June 13, 2017.[10] He was waived/injured on September 2, 2017, and placed on injured reserve.[11] Ifedi was waived on April 10, 2018.[12]

Memphis Express

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In 2018, Ifedi signed with the Memphis Express of the Alliance of American Football for the 2019 season.[13] However, he was placed on injured reserve before the start of the regular season,[14] and waived on March 4, 2019. He was added to the team's rights list and re-signed to a contract on March 19. He was activated to the team's roster on March 20. He was placed on injured reserve on April 1. The league ceased operations in April 2019.[15]

Seattle Dragons

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In October 2019, Ifedi was picked up by the Seattle Dragons of the XFL during the 2020 XFL Draft's open phase.[16] He signed a contract with the team on January 8, 2020.[17] He was waived during final roster cuts on January 22, 2020.[18] He was signed to the XFL's practice squad team, referred to as Team 9, on January 30, 2020.[19] Ifedi was re-signed by the Dragons on March 9, 2020.[20] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[21]

Personal life

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Ifedi is also a member of the Kappa Eta (ΚΗ) chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. His younger brother, Germain, played for the Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, and Falcons.[22]

References

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  1. ^ "Martin Ifedi Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "2015 NFL Draft Scout Martin Ifedi College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "2015 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  4. ^ Simmons, Myles (September 5, 2015). "Rams Reduce Roster to 53 Players". TheRams.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  5. ^ "Buccaneers Sign Ifedi, Place Johnson on IR". Tampa Bay Buccaneers. August 5, 2016. Archived from the original on August 6, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  6. ^ Smith, Scott (August 28, 2016). "Jacob Schum, Major Wright Among 12 Cuts". Buccaneers.com.
  7. ^ Bouda, Nate (December 27, 2016). "Falcons Sign DE Martin Ifedi & TE Darion Griswold To Practice Squad". NFLTradeRumors.com.
  8. ^ Choate, Dave (February 8, 2017). "Falcons sign several players to future contracts for 2017". TheFalcoholic.com.
  9. ^ Choate, Dave (April 30, 2017). "Falcons waive three as they finalize their list of undrafted free agents". TheFalcoholic.com.
  10. ^ Williams, Charean (June 13, 2017). "Falcons sign DE Martin Ifedi". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  11. ^ Conway, Kelsey (September 2, 2017). "2017 Atlanta Falcons Roster Cuts Tracker: Deadline To 53 Is 4 P.M. ET On Saturday". AtlantaFalcons.com. Archived from the original on December 30, 2017.
  12. ^ "Martin Ifedi: Waived by Falcons". CBS Sports. April 10, 2018.
  13. ^ Wade, Don. "Memphis Express preparing for unique QB 'Protect and Pick' draft - The Daily Memphian". The Daily Memphian. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  14. ^ Munz, Jason (January 30, 2019). "AAF: The Memphis Express set their initial 52-man roster. Who made the cut?". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  15. ^ Rothstein, Michael; Wickersham, Seth (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  16. ^ Talbot, Damond (October 16, 2019). "XFL Draft Phase 5: The Final Rounds of the Draft, Find out who was selected". NFL Draft Diamonds. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  17. ^ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  18. ^ Talbot, Damond (January 22, 2020). "A Full List of XFL Roster Cuts, Who was released today?". NFLDraftDiamonds.com. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  19. ^ Garcia, Art (January 31, 2020). "XFL Unveils 'Team 9'". XFL.com. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  20. ^ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  21. ^ 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.
  22. ^ "Germain Ifedi Stats Summary". NFL.com. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
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