Ifeadi Odenigbo

Ifeadikachukwu Anthony Odenigbo (born April 8, 1994) is an American football defensive end for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Northwestern, and was drafted by the Vikings in the seventh round of the 2017 NFL Draft.

College career
Ifeadi played college football at Northwestern. He recorded the second most sacks in school history with 23.5. On October 1, 2016, Odenigbo tallied 4 of the Wildcats’ 6 total sacks against the Iowa Hawkeyes. In 2016, he led the Big Ten Conference in sacks with 10 and was voted to the All-Big Ten First-Team (Coaches) and Second-Team (Media).

Minnesota Vikings
Odenigbo was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the seventh round, 220th overall, in the 2017 NFL Draft. He was waived on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Vikings on January 22, 2018.

On September 1, 2018, Odenigbo was waived by the Vikings.

Cleveland Browns
Odenigbo was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns on September 2, 2018. On September 22, 2018, Odenigbo was waived by the Browns.

Arizona Cardinals
On September 24, 2018, Odenigbo was claimed off waivers by the Arizona Cardinals. He played in one game for the Cardinals before being waived on October 23, 2018.

Minnesota Vikings (second stint)
On October 31, 2018, Odenigbo was signed to the Minnesota Vikings practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Vikings on January 2, 2019.

Personal life
He is of Nigerian descent. His brother Tito Odenigbo also plays for the Vikings.