AMOBI OKOYE RUMORS & GOSSIP

Life lessons from parents continue to drive Bears’ Amobi Okoye

Amobi Okoye, sweat dripping from his forehead, smiles and exchanges a laugh with a few teammates in the visitors’ locker room at LP Field on Saturday night. The Bears have depended on No. 91 to deliver game-changing plays, and Okoye has provided all three of the team’s preseason sacks.
Via Inside the Bears  |  August 28, 2011
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How good can Amobi Okoye be for the Bears?

AFTERNOON SPORTS CLUB: Amobi Okoye looked like a top-10 player in the Bears’ first pre-season game. The former Houston Texans first-round pick had both of the Bears sacks and several other pressures. But remember this: Okoye was facing backups of the Buffalo Bills, a club that went 4-12 last season.
Via Inside the Bears  |  August 15, 2011
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Erik Kramer on Amobi Okoye

“Boy, he is rocked up, isn’t he? Jesus.” -Bears television color commentator (and former quarterback) Erik Kramer on free agent defensive tackle Amobi Okoye’s physique.
Via Bears Beat  |  August 13, 2011
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Former Texan First Round Pick Okoye Lands On His Feet in Chicago

It didn’t take long for recently released defensive tackle Amobi Okoye to find a new home. Just hours after the Texans let him go, Okoye landed with the Chicago Bears, coming to terms on a one-year deal. “It feels good,” Okoye said. “I’ve been locked out for awhile and now I’m going to get a chance to put a helmet on and play some football.&...
Via Texans Gab  |  July 31, 2011
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Texans release former first-round DT Okoye

The Houston Texans released former first-round defensive tackle Amobi Okoye on Saturday. Okoye was just 19 when he was selected with the 10th overall pick of the 2007 draft. He was the youngest player ever taken in the first round. Last season, Okoye recorded 44 tackles and three sacks in 16 games. Okoye, 24, collected 138 tackles and 11 sacks in his career with the Texans.
Via Pro Sports Daily  |  July 30, 2011
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Okoye thinks he could flourish at defensive end

Alan BurgeThere are things we already know about Texans defensive tackle Amobi Okoye:He's the kid that started high school at age 12 and turned down Harvard when he was 16 so he could play...April 24, 2011
Via Houston Texans Examiner  |  April 24, 2011
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Houston Texans DT Amobi Okoye Bringing Football to His Native Africa

As of today and for the next two weeks, Houston Texans defensive tackle Amobi Okoye is trying to establish an American Football Federation in his native country of Nigeria, in an attempt to give more people the opportunity that he received, which includes a college education from Louisville. The campaign is called C.A.T.E, or Change Africa Through Education. Okoye has been embarking...
Via Texans Post  |  March 11, 2011
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Texans Want a Lot More from Amobi Okoye

The Texans are not taking a very soft patient stance with Amobi Okoye, and they are saying they want to see a lot more from the 23-year-old this season, this 4th in the NFL for the former first round pick: The Houston Texans are taking a hard line stance with Amobi Okoye: either produce or you won’t play. The 23-year-old was the 10th overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft, but...
Via Texans Gab  |  July 09, 2010
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Texans DT Amobi Okoye In Danger Of Losing Playing Time?

The Texans came out of the NFL draft with nine players, including projected starters, contributors off the bench and candidates for the practice squad. Defensive tackle Earl Mitchell, the third-round pick, could contribute off the bench in passing situations. Starters Amobi Okoye and Shaun Cody combined for only two sacks last season. Source: Houston Chronicle
Via GridironFans.com  |  April 27, 2010
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DT Amobi Okoye Could Lose His Starting Job?

John McClain of the Houston Chronicle is reporting that Texans defensive tackle Amobi Okoye is in danger of losing his starting job. Shaun Cody, who signed as a free agent from Detroit, is expected to play next to Okoye rather than behind him against the Vikings. If they play well together, they could be the [...]
Via Texans Gab  |  August 30, 2009
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