Amobi Okoye
Veteran DT Amobi Okoye is looking to return to the NFL and has been cleared to play football after heย was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease.
Okoye has had to relearn how to speak, walk and eat afterย he was placed inย medically-induced coma for three months few a years ago.
“I’m a walking miracle,” said Okoye, via the Houston Chronicle. “It took a while to finally diagnose what was going on with me. They never actually found a cause, but they knew how to treat it. There was a lot of trial and error.
“I don’t recollect or remember anything from the time I went through the illness. I remember life before and after that period of time and I know I went through an illness and that my body was healed. It’s a blessing and it tested your faith. I’m so happy to have my health and hopefully get back playing football.”
Chiefs
According to Herbie Teope of ChiefsDigest.com, the Chiefs brought in 39 players for tryouts this weekend. Here’s the full list:
- Missouri Western QBย Travis Partridge
- East Stroudsburg QBย Matt Soltes
- East Carolina RBย Chris Hairston
- Iowa RBย Jordan Canzeri
- Jacksonville State-AL RBย Troymaine Pope
- Akron RBย Donnell Alexander
- Alabama FBย Michael Nysewander
- Stillman WRย Jeff Henderson
- Citadel WRย Brandon Eakins
- William & Mary WRย Christian Reeves
- Pittsburg State WRย Marquise Cushon
- Michigan State WRย AJ Troup
- Bryant TEย John Lavin
- UNLV TEย Jake Phillips
- Boise State TEย Tyler Horn
- Air Force TEย Garrett Griffin
- West Alabama OTย Kennedy Estelle
- Azusa Pacific OTย Paul Flores
- Nebraska OTย Zach Sterup
- Fordham Gย Garrick Mayweather
- Utah Cย Siaosi Aiono.
- Texas DTย Desmond โTankโ Jackson
- Michigan Tech DTย Tanner Agen
- Idaho NTย Ryan Edwards
- Purdue NTย Michael Rouse
- Cortland State DEย Jake Ceresna
- Kent State DEย Nate Terhune
- Minnesota State-Mankato OLBย Josh Gordon
- Virginia Tech OLBย Chase Williams
- South Dakota ILBย Keyen Lage
- Duquesne CBย Trenton Coles
- Fresno State CBย Shannon Edwards
- Georgia State CBย ย Bruce Dukes
- Montana Sย Herbert Gamboa
- Samford Sย Trey Wesley.
- Penn State Kย Sam Ficken
- Baylor Pย Spencer Roth
- Fresno State LSย Dylan Detwiler
- Northern Illinois LS Boomer Mays.
Ravens
- The Ravens have TE Mike Flacco, the brother of QB Joe Flacco, trying out for them this weekend. (Jeff Zrebiec)
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