Obum Gwacham

Obum Gwacham (born March 20, 1991) is a Nigerian former professional gridiron football defensive end. He played college football for the Oregon State Beavers. He was a member of the Seattle Seahawks, New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals, New York Jets, Arizona Hotshots, Indianapolis Colts, Tampa Bay Vipers and BC Lions.

College career Gwacham converted from wide receiver to defensive end for his senior season at Oregon State.

Professional career

Seattle Seahawks On Saturday, May 2, 2015, Gwacham was selected by the Seattle Seahawks with the 209th pick in the sixth round of the 2015 NFL draft.

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. He was placed on injured reserve on September 28, 2016. On September 2, 2017, the Saints released Gwacham.

Arizona Cardinals On September 4, 2017, Gwacham was signed to the practice squad of the Arizona Cardinals.

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

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

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

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

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

BC Lions Gwacham signed with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League on December 9, 2020. He became a free agent after the 2022 season.

NFL career statistics

Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Comb Solo Ast TFL Sck PD Int Yds Avg Lng FF FR 2015 NOR 9 0 8 7 1 2 2.5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2016 NOR 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2017 NYJ 5 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career 15 0 10 7 3 2 2.5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1Source:

Personal life Gwacham was born in Nigeria but moved to Chino Hills, California with his family when he was seven.