Amara Kamara

Amara Kamara (born February 2, 1988, in Liberia) is a Liberian gridiron football linebacker for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. A 2007 graduate of Newark Tech High School, he competed athletically at Weequahic High School in Newark, New Jersey. The second-team All-American made 193 total tackles and seven forced fumbles in 2006 in route to being named The Star-Ledger's State Defensive Player of the Year.

His first year as an Owl, he was the only freshman to start every game, and recorded 71 total tackles in his first year. Going into his sophomore season as an Owl, Kamara was named the starter at the Linebacker position. Kamara entered the 2011 NFL Draft but was undrafted.

Professional career
On September 27, 2011, Kamara was signed by the BC Lions.