John Daka: Difference between revisions

| current_team = Toronto Argonauts

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* [[Toronto Argonauts]] ({{CFL Year|2024}}–present)*

'''John Daka''' (born December 7, 1997) is an American professional [[gridiron football|football]] [[defensive lineman]] forwho theis [[Toronto Argonauts]] of thea [[Canadianfree Football Leagueagent]] (CFL). He played [[college football]] at [[James Madison University]]. He was the first player of [[Zambian]] descent to sign with a [[National Football League]] team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jetswire.usatoday.com/2021/01/14/new-york-jets-john-daka-nfl-first-zambia-player/|title=Jets sign NFL's first Zambian player to reserve/future contract|first=Sam|last=Neumann|website=Jetswire.com|date=January 14, 2021|access-date=April 30, 2021}}</ref>

Daka signed with the [[Toronto Argonauts]] of the [[Canadian Football League]] on April 29, 2024 as a defensive lineman. He was placed on the reserve/suspended list on May 12, 2024.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.footballdb.com/players/john-daka-dakajo01/transactions | title=John Daka | publisher=footballdb.com | accessdate=August 9, 2024}}</ref> He was eventually released from his contract on September 16, 2024.<ref name=2024T>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/2024/ |title=Transactions – Football player trades and signings |publisher=[[Canadian Football League]] |access-date=September 17, 2024}}</ref>