As an offensive tackle with the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League, Germain Ifedi is a professional football player. He stands 1.96 meters tall and weighs 151 kilograms. He played football, basketball, and track when a student at Westside High School. The Associated Press named him to their second team all-state squad. Ifedi was rated as a four-star recruit by Scout.com, who also ranked him as the No. 15 offensive guard prospect in his class.
He was rated a four-star prospect by ESPN as well. He attended Texas A&M University after high school, where from 2012 to 2015, he played collegiate football for the Aggies. He wore a red shirt as a freshman in 2012. He started each of the 13 regular-season games while a redshirt freshman in 2013.
The Seattle Seahawks selected Ifedi with the 31st overall choice in the 2016 NFL Draft. He agreed to a four-year deal worth $8.27 million in May 2016. On October 2, 2016, he made his NFL debut and first career start. He became a free agent in 2020 after the Seahawks turned down his contract’s fifth-year option in May 2019. He signed a one-year contract with the Chicago Bears on April 1, 2020.
He re-signed with the Bears in April 2021. He sustained a knee injury in Week 5 of the 2021 season, and on October 13 he was put on injured reserve. He became operational in December 2021. He agreed to a one-year deal with the Atlanta Falcons on April 6, 2022.
Who Drafted Germain Ifedi?
Germain Ifedi was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the 2016 NFL Draft.