Amobi Okoye Net Worth
Amobi Okoye net worth: Amobi Okoye is a Nigerian-American professional football player who has a net worth of $8 million. Amobi Okoye was born in June 1987 in Anambria, Nigeria. Amobi said he has no relationship with former NFL running back Christian Okoye. Amobi immigrated to the United States at the age of 12. He started his career at Lee High School. Not knowing much about football, his coach told him to play Madden NFL to learn. As a senior, Okoye earned first-team All-State honors, playing offensive and defensive lineman. He chose to attend the University of Louisville and completed his degree in three and a half years. He participated in the NCAA for the first time at the age of 16, becoming the youngest player in the league. During his senior season, he was a second-team Associated Press All-American and first-team Big East. He was selected by the Houston Texans in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft. At 19, Okoye is the youngest player ever drafted in the NFL. He is the youngest player to appear in an NFL game since 1967. Amobi was Defensive Rookie of the Month for September 2007 . He was released in 2011 after spending four seasons in Houston. He signed with the Chicago Bears in 2011, then went to join the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2012. He later re-signed with the Bears before joining the Dallas Cowboys in 2014.
