• Professional football defensive end Kenechi Udeze plays with the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. Udeze was diagnosed with leukemia in 2008 and has been sidelined for the entire 2008 season while undergoing treatment. In November of 2008, Udeze stated that he hopes to return to the team in 2009.TwinCities.com: ...Kenechi Udeze: 'I'll be back next year'

• 1. Born: March 5, 1983Official Site of the Minnesota Vikings: Kenechi Udeze
  2. Birthplace: Los Angeles, CaliforniaOfficial Site of the Minnesota Vikings: Kenechi Udeze
  3. Height: 6'3"Official Site of the Minnesota Vikings: Kenechi Udeze
  4. Weight: 281 lbs.Official Site of the Minnesota Vikings: Kenechi Udeze
  5. Position: Defensive endOfficial Site of the Minnesota Vikings: Kenechi Udeze
  6. College: University of Southern CaliforniaOfficial Site of the Minnesota Vikings: Kenechi Udeze
  7. Won the 2004 Rose Bowl with USCOfficial Site of the Minnesota Vikings: Kenechi Udeze
  8. Wife: TerricaOfficial Site of the Minnesota Vikings: Kenechi Udeze
  9. Daughter: Bailey (2007)Official Site of the Minnesota Vikings: Kenechi Udeze

• Football Career

  Udeze played college football with the USC Trojans, where he was redshirted on 2000. He went on to earn three each All-American and All-Pac-10 selections as well as help the Trojans win the Rose Bowl in 2004. Following college, Udeze was drafted 20th overall in the 2004 NFL draft by the Minnesota Vikings. He made his NFL debut that same year, starting in 15 of 16 games that he played. Udeze was limited to three games in 2005 after suffering a knee injury that required surgery. He returned to the Vikings in 2006, joining them for all 16 games in the 2006 and 2007 seasons.Official Site of the Minnesota Vikings: Kenechi Udeze In February of 2008, Udeze was diagnosed with leukemia. He received a bone marrow transplant from his brother in July of 2008.TwinCities.com: ...Kenechi Udeze: 'I'll be back next year'

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