Kasim Edebali
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Hamburg, Germany
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| Position | Defensive end | ||||||||||
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| Born | August 17, 1989 Hamburg, Germany | ||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Kimball Union Academy (Meriden, New Hampshire) | ||||||||||
| College | Boston College | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2014: undrafted | ||||||||||
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Kasim Edebali (born August 17, 1989) is a German-American former professional football defensive end. He played college football at Boston College and was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2014. Edebali is Cameron Jordan's brother-in-law.
Edebali, the son of Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Stradford, and Turkish mother, Nesrin Edebali, grew up in Hamburg, Germany and played for the Hamburg Huskies. At age 18, he was recruited to play college football in Meriden, New Hampshire,[1] where he attended Kimball Union Academy as part of the USA Football International Student Program, and played high school football for two years. He attended Boston College where he redshirted his Freshman year and went on to earn a bachelor's degree in Communications and Germanic studies in May 2013. As a defensive end for the Eagles, he was a co-captain and earned All-ACC second-team honors as a senior.
College career
Edebali played 49 games for the Boston College Eagles, recording 166 tackles (88 solo), 11 sacks, 24.5 tackles for a loss, 15 pass defenses, four forced fumbles, and three fumble recoveries. As a senior, started all 13 games, recording 67 tackles (36 solo), 9.5 sacks, 15 tackles for a loss, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and five passes defensed and was named All-Atlantic Coast Conference second-team by the league’s coaches as well as All-ACC third-team honors from the media. Edebali was a co-captain his senior year.
