Jude Adjei-Barimah
Italian-American football player (born 1992)
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Jude Adjei-Barimah (born July 21, 1992) is an Italian former American football cornerback. He played college football at Bowling Green.
Pordenone, Italy
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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||||||
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| Born | July 21, 1992 Pordenone, Italy | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Columbus (OH) Northland | ||||||||||
| College | Bowling Green | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2015: undrafted | ||||||||||
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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.[citation needed]
Professional career
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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, after suffering a patellar fracture and was placed on injured reserve.[5][6]
San Diego Fleet
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]