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Kenny Anunike
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Anunike with the Denver Broncos
Personal information
Born: (1990-05-22) May 22, 1990 (age 34)
Lewis Center, Ohio
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:276 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High school:Olentangy High School
College:Duke
Position:Defensive end
Undrafted:2014
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:1
Sacks:0.0
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0

Kenny Chidozie Anunike (born May 22, 1990) is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Duke.

College career

During his four-year career at Duke, he totaled 148 tackles, 26 tackles for a loss, 4 forced fumbles, and 15 sacks. His best season came in 2013 when he totaled 67 tackles, 13.5 tackles for a loss, and 6 sacks.[1] While at Duke, he was known as the "Night Train".

Professional career

Denver Broncos

Anunike was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Broncos on May 12, 2014. He spent his rookie year in 2014 on injured reserve due to an elbow injury after competing with the Broncos during the preseason. [2]

In 2015, Anunike played in three games without recording a statistic. On February 7, 2016, Anunike was part of the Broncos team that won Super Bowl 50. In the game, the Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers by a score of 24–10.[3] Anunike did not play in the game because he was on injured reserve. He was waived by the Broncos on August 8, 2016.[4]

New York Jets

On December 12, 2016, Anunike was signed to the Jets' practice squad.[5] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Jets on January 2, 2017.[6] On April 27, 2017, Anunike was waived by the Jets.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Kenny Anunike Bio". goduke.com.
  2. ^ http://www.denverbroncos.com/team/roster/kenny-anunike/5eb437e2-c6ea-424f-8c0f-e9863f8e8052/
  3. ^ "Super Bowl 50 - Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers - February 7th, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  4. ^ Mason, Andrew (August 8, 2016). "Broncos waive Kenny Anunike; re-sign Ryan Murphy". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  5. ^ "Jets Sign DE Kenny Anunike To Practice Squad". December 12, 2016.
  6. ^ "Jets Sign 5 Players to Reserve/Future Deals". NewYorkJets.com. January 2, 2017.
  7. ^ Allen, Eric (April 27, 2017). "Jets Waive Six Players". NewYorkJets.com.