Jude Adjei-Barimah

Jude Adjei-Barimah (born July 21, 1992) is an Italian-American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Bowling Green.

Jude Adjei-Barimah
Free agent
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1992-07-21) July 21, 1992
Pordenone, Italy
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:Columbus (OH) Northland
College:Bowling Green
Undrafted:2015
Career history
Career NFL statistics as of 2018
Total tackles:62
Sacks:2.0
Forced fumbles:1
Pass deflections:3
Interceptions:0
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Early life

Adjei-Barimah was born in Pordenone, Italy to Samuel Adjei and Agartha Boateng, before moving to Columbus, Ohio at the age of 9. Growing up in Italy, Adjei-Barimah played soccer.

Professional career

Adjei-Barimah signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on July 29, 2015.[1]

Adjei-Barimah was suspended for four games on November 22, 2016 for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances.[2][3]

On February 27, 2017, Adjei-Barimah signed a one-year contract tender with the Buccaneers.[4] He was waived/injured by the Buccaneers on August 22, 2017 after suffering a patellar fracture and was placed on injured reserve.[5][6]

In 2019, Adjei-Barimah joined the San Diego Fleet of the Alliance of American Football.[7] After suffering an injury in the 2019 AAF season opener against the San Antonio Commanders, he missed the next three games before being placed on injured reserve on March 4.[8] The league ceased operations in April 2019.[9]

On October 16, 2019, Adjei-Barimah was drafted in the 4th round during phase four in the 2020 XFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Vipers.[10]

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References
  1. Smith, Scott (July 29, 2015). "Bucs Add Three DBs to Camp Roster". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2017. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
  2. "Jude Adjei-Barimah Suspended 4 Games". Buccaneers.com. November 22, 2016.
  3. Smith, Scott (December 27, 2016). "Cam Brate Heads to Injured Reserve". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on September 1, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  4. Auman, Greg (February 27, 2017). "Bucs tender WR Adam Humphries, 3 others for 2017". TampaBay.com. Archived from the original on March 7, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  5. Laine, Jenna (August 10, 2017). "Source: CB Jude Adjei-Barimah has patellar fracture in his right knee". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  6. Smith, Scott (August 22, 2017). "Bucs Bring Back DePaola, Waive Adjei-Barimah". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on August 22, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  7. Solares, Daniel (January 3, 2019). "San Diego Fleet Roster Breakdown: Cornerbacks". East Village Times. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  8. Gartin, Zachary (March 4, 2019). "San Diego Fleet Make a Flurry of Roster Moves in Response to Injuries". East Village Times. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  9. Michael Rothstein, Seth Wickersham (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  10. Bender, Bill (October 21, 2019). "XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league". Sporting News. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
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