Ronnie AmadiRonnie Amadi

Position: Defensive Back
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 185
Born: 10/6/1981
College: Kansas
Pro: Calgary Stampeders (CFL), New York Dragons (AFL)

Professional: Signed by Grey Cup champion Calgary Stampeders of Canadian Football League on June 8, 2009...Quickly impressed coaches and became a starter...Signed by New York Dragons of the Arena Football Leaguein 2008...Led af2 in passes defensed with 36 as a member of the Green Bay Blizzard in 2007.

College: 2005 - Played in all 12 games and made five starts...Collected 23 total tackles including 17 solo stops...Had two pass break-ups and two fumble recoveries...Also returned a pair of punts (27 yards).

2004 - Saw action in all 11 games...Started the last four games of the season...Had his best season with 34 total tackles, including 21 solo stops...Finished third on the team with five pass break-ups...Forced a fumble against No. 2 Oklahoma...Recorded one tackle behind the line of scrimmage.

2003 - Played in all 13 games during the 2003 season...Had nine total tackles, mostly on special teams...Recorded the first blocked kick of his career against Northwestern.

2002 - Saw action in all 12 contests as a backup defensive back and on several special team units...Recorded 11 total tackles...Also had two pass breakups...Posted a career-best three tackles at Tulsa on Sept. 28...Had three games with at least two tackles...Won the coaches' award as special teams player of the week following the Bowling Green game.

High School: Earned all-district honors his senior season at Hastings High School...Earned a combined five letters in baseball and football...Credited with 60 total tackles as a senior...Had 80 tackles and three pass interceptions as a junior...Recorded 23 pass deflections as a junior and senior...A member of the state Class 5A championship sprint relay team as a junior.

Personal:Lived six years in Nigeria...Twin brother of Donnie Amadi...Jayhawk Scholar in college...Born on October 6, 1981, in Columbia, South Carolina...Majored in Economics.