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UCHE NWANERI
left the game after the first series with a biceps injury. Moved to LG when
Manuwai was injured. Injured knee in the first quarter but returned to finish
the game at LG … 9/21 at IND: Started at LG and played the entire game.
Helped the Jaguars rush for season-high 236 yards and part of an offensive
line that did not allow a sack …
2007: Appeared in nine games with one start … Saw extensive action on
special teams … Was inactive for both postseason games … Saw action on
special teams in first four games … Was inactive for seven games … 12/30
at HOU: Made first career start at LG in place of rested starter Vince Manuwai
in regular season finale.
COLLEGE: Played in 29 games at Purdue at LG … Offense ranked among
nation’s best in total offense during career … Started all 14 games at LG as
a senior and helped team rank 13th in the nation in total offense, averaging
415.7 yards per game … Suspended for the entire 2005 season and enrolled
at Ivy Tech Community College in Indianapolis before re-enrolling at Purdue
… Started all 12 games at LG in 2004 and produced 44 knockdowns as part
of an offensive line that helped the team rank fourth in the nation in passing
offense at 321.2 yards per game … Appeared in three games as a redshirt
freshman … Started career at DT before making the switch to the offensive
line … Majored in law and society.
PERSONAL: Married (Michele) … Resides in Garland, Texas. … Was born in
Dallas … Parents are of Nigerian descent … Attended Naaman Forest
(Garland, Texas) High … Rated the 48th-best DT in the nation by Student
Sports Magazine as a senior … Recorded 57 tackles, three sacks and two
fumble recoveries as a senior … Played in the Coca-Cola Classic All-Star Game
… Also participated in track … Cousin, Ike Diogu, plays in the NBA … Has
nine tattoos and opened a tattoo parlor, Inkaholiks, in 2011 in Atlanta ...
Held monthly event, “Gaming 4 The Cause,” at Sneakers Sports Grille during
the 2009 and 2010 seasons to benefit the daniel home … Served food to the
homeless in 2009 at Clara White Mission ... Participated in fundraiser as a
celebrity bowler for Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Northeast Florida ... Makes
numerous school visits each year ... Supported Shop with a Jock event at
Wal-Mart in December of 2008 for more than 50 children from the Bridge of
Northeast Florida and the MaliVai Washington Kids Foundation … Visited
Mandarin Middle School in 2009 to reward students for their work in the
Super Bowl of Caring Program ... Teamed up with Activision Publishing and
Pro vs. GI Joe in an online video game showdown in December of 2009 with
military troops stationed across the world from the Touchdown Club at
EverBank Field … Supports and attends team sponsored events including
Operation Blessing and Jaguars Sponsor Golf Tournament … Participated in
the 2011 Heal Zoo Walk to raise money for autism programs in Northeast
Florida … Full name: Uchechukwu Nwaneri … Twitter handle is @Chukwu77
… Name pronounced: OO-chay wah-NEHR-ee.