Obum Gwacham

Obum Gwacham (born March 20, 1991) is a Nigerian professional gridiron football defensive end for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He has played for the New Orleans Saints and the New York Jets. He played college football for the Oregon State Beavers.

Obum Gwacham
Gwacham with the Jets in 2017.
BC Lions
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1991-03-20) March 20, 1991
Onitsha, Nigeria
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:244 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school:Ayala (Chino Hills, California)
College:Oregon State
NFL Draft:2015 / Round: 6 / Pick: 209
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
CFL status:American
Career NFL statistics as of 2018
Total tackles:10
Sacks:2.5
Forced fumbles:2
Fumble recoveries:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand size40-yard dashThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 5 in
(1.96 m)		 246 lb
(112 kg)		 34 in
(0.86 m)		 10 in
(0.25 m)		4.72 s7.28 s36.0 in
(0.91 m)		121 ft 0 in
(36.88 m)		22 reps

Seattle Seahawks

On Saturday, May 2, 2015, Gwacham was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks with the 209th pick in the sixth round.[1]

On September 5, 2015, he was waived by the Seahawks.

New Orleans Saints

On September 6, 2015, he was claimed off waivers by the New Orleans Saints.[2] He was placed on injured reserve on September 28, 2016.[3] On September 2, 2017, the Saints released Gwacham.[4]

Arizona Cardinals

On September 4, 2017, Gwacham was signed to the Arizona Cardinals' practice squad.[5]

New York Jets

On October 4, 2017, Gwacham was signed by the New York Jets off the Cardinals' practice squad.[6]

On August 31, 2018, Gwacham was waived by the Jets.[7]

Arizona Hotshots

In 2019, Gwacham joined the Arizona Hotshots of the Alliance of American Football.[8]

Indianapolis Colts

On June 13, 2019, Gwacham signed with the Indianapolis Colts.[9] He was released on August 31, 2019.[10]

Tampa Bay Vipers

Gwacham was selected by the Tampa Bay Vipers in the 21st Round (round one of phase three) of the 2020 XFL Draft.[11] He was placed on injured reserve before the start of the season on January 21, 2020.[12][13] He was activated from injured reserve on February 24, 2020.[14] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[15]

BC Lions

Gwacham signed with the BC Lions of the CFL on December 9, 2020.[16]

Notes
  1. "Obum Gwacham to Seattle Seahawks: Full Draft-Pick Breakdown. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  2. "New Orleans Saints announce practice squad moves, waiver claims". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 6, 2015. Archived from the original on September 23, 2017. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  3. Katzenstein, Josh. "New Orleans Saints place DE Obum Gwacham on injured reserve, source says". NOLA.com. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  4. "New Orleans Saints make 37 roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on October 7, 2017.
  5. Cox, Seth (September 4, 2017). "Arizona Cardinals add Andy Lee, release Matt Wile and make two more roster moves". RevengeOfTheBirds.com.
  6. Allen, Eric (October 4, 2017). "Jets Sign DL Stinson and OLB Gwacham". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2017.
  7. Lange, Randy (August 31, 2018). "Jets Cut 18 Players on Their Way to 53-Player Active Roster". NewYorkJets.com.
  8. Root, Jess (January 31, 2019). "14 former end-of-roster, practice squad Cardinals on AAF's Arizona Hotshots". USA Today. Cards Wire. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  9. "Colts Sign DE Obum Gwacham; Waive DT Chunky Clements". Colts.com. June 13, 2019.
  10. Walker, Andrew (August 31, 2019). "Colts Announce Final 2019 Roster Cuts". Colts.com.
  11. Daniels, Tim (October 15, 2019). "XFL Draft 2019 Results: Rosters, Day 1 Selections for Each Team". Bleacher Report. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  12. Talbot, Damond (January 22, 2020). "A Full List of XFL Roster Cuts, Who was released today?". NFLDraftDiamonds.com. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  13. "XFL Injured Reserve". XFL.com. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  14. "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  15. 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.
  16. "Lions Add Americans Bonner, Gwacham and Jones To Roster". BCLions.com. December 9, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
BC Lions roster
Quarterbacks

Receivers

 Running backs

Fullbacks

Offensive linemen

 Defensive linemen

Linebackers

 Defensive backs

Special teams

  • -- Jimmy Camacho K/P
  • 40 Tanner Doll LS
  • -- Stefan Flintoft P
  • 43 Greg Hutchins K/P

Italics indicate American players
Bold indicates global players
Roster updated 2020-02-07
Depth Chart • Transactions
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