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Place of birth
  
Amsterdam

Name
  
Akwasi Mensah

Positions
  
Linebacker

2007-2009
  
Amsterdam Crusaders

Weight
  
109 kg

2006-2007
  
Amsterdam Admirals

Height
  
1.83 m

College
  
None

Role
  
American football player


Date of birth
  
(1986-05-11) May 11, 1986 (age 29)

Pro career

  • Played in 2006 and 2007 for the Amsterdam Admirals in NFL Europe.
  • Recorded 3 tackles on defense and 4 special teams stops as a rookie
  • Originally assigned to the Admirals at the conclusion of a week-long minicamp for international players in Tampa, Florida, in February, 2006.
  • Made his first pro start for the Amsterdam Admirals in 2007.
  • Amateur

  • Considered one of the top junior prospects in Dutch club football
  • Played for the NetherlandsĀ“ national junior team
  • Played flag football for the Amstelland Panthers and youth tackle for the Amsterdam Crusaders before attracting the attention of NFLE scouts
  • Won the 2003 Youth American Football League of the Netherlands Championship with the Amsterdam Crusaders.
  • After the demise of the NFL Europe league, returned to amateur football in 2007 with the Amsterdam Crusaders
  • Won the 2008 and 2009 editions of the Tulip Bowl, the Dutch National Championship, with the Amsterdam Crusaders, leading in tackles in both championship games.
  • Appeared in 2009 EFAF Cup semi-final with the Amsterdam Crusaders
  • Personal

  • Attended O.S.B. High School in Amsterdam
  • Nicknamed Kwaz or Bigs
  • References

    Akwasi Mensah Wikipedia