Kofi Amichia
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Amichia with the Green Bay Packers in 2017
No. 79
Position:Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1994-07-29) July 29, 1994 (age 29)
East Point, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school:McEachern
(Powder Springs, Georgia)
College:South Florida
NFL draft:2017 / Round: 6 / Pick: 212
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Kofi Kaku Amichia (born July 29, 1994) is a former American football offensive tackle. He played college football at South Florida, and was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 2017 NFL Draft.

College career

Amichia attended the University of South Florida, where he played on the South Florida Bulls football team from 2012 to 2016.[1] He was named first-team All-American Athletic Conference as a senior in 2016.[2]

Professional career

External videos
video icon Amichia gets drafted by Green Bay
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press Wonderlic
6 ft 3+5⁄8 in
(1.92 m) 		302 lb
(137 kg) 		33+3⁄4 in
(0.86 m) 		10+1⁄8 in
(0.26 m)		 4.99 s 1.74 s 2.82 s 33.5 in
(0.85 m)		 9 ft 6 in
(2.90 m)		 32 reps 31[3]
All values are from Pro Day[4]

Green Bay Packers

Amichia was selected by the Green Bay Packers with the 212th overall pick in the sixth round of the 2017 NFL Draft.[5] On May 5, 2017, he signed a contract with the Packers.[6] On September 2, 2017, he was released by the Packers during final team cuts.[7] He was signed to the practice squad the following day.[8] Amichia remained on the Packers' practice squad for the entire regular season. On January 3, 2018, he re-signed with the Packers.[9]

On September 1, 2018, Amichia was waived by the Packers.[10]

Baltimore Ravens

On October 24, 2018, Amichia was signed to the Baltimore Ravens practice squad.[11] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Ravens on January 8, 2019.[12] He was waived on May 16, 2019.

Carolina Panthers

On May 29, 2019, Amichia signed with the Carolina Panthers.[13] He was waived/injured during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019,[14] and reverted to the team's injured reserve list the next day. He was waived from injured reserve on September 24.

San Francisco 49ers

On December 11, 2019, Amichia was signed to the San Francisco 49ers practice squad.[15] He re-signed with the 49ers on February 5, 2020.[16] He was waived on August 29, 2020.[17]

Personal life

Amichia is the son of Ghanaian immigrants.[18]

References

  1. ^ "South Florida Bulls: Kofi Amichia". GoUSFBulls.com. Archived from the original on May 5, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  2. ^ "American Athletic Conference announces 2016 football honors". TheAmerican.com. November 30, 2016. Archived from the original on May 5, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  3. ^ "2017 NFL draft: Green Bay Packers picks". PackersNews.com. April 30, 2017. Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  4. ^ "Kofi Amichia, South Florida, OG, 2017 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  5. ^ Spofford, Mike (April 29, 2017). "Packers draft guard from South Florida in sixth round". Packers.com. Archived from the original on May 5, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  6. ^ "Packers sign five draft picks, 15 rookie free agents". Packers.com. May 5, 2017. Archived from the original on April 30, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  7. ^ "Packers announce roster moves to reduce roster to 53". Packers.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on May 6, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  8. ^ "Packers sign LB Brooks, claim LB Odom, place OL Barclay on IR". Packers.com. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on May 6, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  9. ^ "Packers sign G Kofi Amichia". Packers.com. January 3, 2018. Archived from the original on May 6, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  10. ^ "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. September 1, 2018.
  11. ^ "Ravens Sign G Kofi Amichia To Practice Squad". NFL Trade Rumors. October 24, 2018.
  12. ^ "Ravens sign 8 players to reserve/futures contracts". Ravens Wire. USA Today. January 8, 2019.
  13. ^ Henson, Max (May 29, 2019). "Panthers sign guard Kofi Amichia". Panthers.com.
  14. ^ Henson, Max (August 30, 2019). "Panthers announce first wave of 2019 roster cuts". Panthers.com. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  15. ^ "49ers Sign CB Dontae Johnson and WR Jordan Matthews, Place C Weston Richburg on IR". 49ers.com. December 11, 2019.
  16. ^ "49ers Sign 14 Free Agents". 49ers.com. February 5, 2020.
  17. ^ "49ers Announce Roster Moves". 49ers.com. August 29, 2020.
  18. ^ Okupa, Francis (May 2, 2017). "Plenty of African players picked up during the 2017 NFL Draft". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on May 6, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.

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