Kayode Awosika (born October 27, 1998) is an American football

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for the

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of the National Football League (NFL). He played

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at Buffalo.

Early life

Kayode Awosika was born on October 27, 1998, in Plymouth, Minnesota, to Nigerian immigrants. He attended Maple Grove Senior High School, being named USA Today first-team All-Minnesota as a senior.

Collegiate career

Awosika played college football for the University of Buffalo. He redshirted during his freshman year. In his redshirt-freshman year, he saw action in five games, as a reserve offensive tackle. He started all 14 games in his sophomore year and 11 games in his junior year. He was named team captain in his junior year and was named second-team All- Mid-American Conference (MAC). In his senior year, he started seven games, being named first-team All-MAC and a

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second-team All-American. He chose to forgo remaining eligibility and instead declare for the NFL Draft.

Professional career

Philadelphia Eagles

After going unselected in the

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, Awosika signed as an undrafted free agent with the Philadelphia Eagles. He was given the second-most guaranteed money among the Eagles undrafted free agents, behind Jack Stoll. He was waived on August 31, 2021, and re-signed to the

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the next day. Awosika made his NFL debut on January 8, 2022, in the Eagles' week 18 game against the Dallas Cowboys. In doing so, he became the first Maple Grove High School alumnus to play in the NFL. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Eagles on January 18, 2022. On August 30, 2022, Awosika was waived by the Eagles and signed to the practice squad the next day.

Detroit Lions

On September 15, 2022, Awosika was signed by the

off the Eagles practice squad. He was waived on August 29, 2023 and re-signed to the practice squad. On September 19, 2023, Awosika was signed to the active roster.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Awosika, Kayode 1998 births Living people People from Plymouth, Minnesota Players of American football from Hennepin County, Minnesota Buffalo Bulls football players Philadelphia Eagles players Detroit Lions players American football offensive tackles American sportspeople of Nigerian descent