OLB · Arizona Cardinals
Chike Okeafor
Age 50 · 196 cm (6'5") · 116 kg · Born Mar 27, 1976 · Purdue
NFL career
1999
debut year
2009
last season
11
seasons
#56
jersey
College: Purdue
Career stats
Regular-season totals from 1999 to 2009 · 140 games.
Defense
256solo tackles
53.0sacks
2INTs
0def TDs
Stats by season
10 regular-season campaigns tracked.
Defense
| Year | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | Int | Def TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 10 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | San Francisco 49ers | 13 | 20 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | San Francisco 49ers | 13 | 17 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | San Francisco 49ers | 16 | 25 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | Seattle Seahawks | 15 | 27 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | Seattle Seahawks | 16 | 25 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | Arizona Cardinals | 16 | 33 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | Arizona Cardinals | 16 | 35 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Arizona Cardinals | 16 | 39 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | Arizona Cardinals | 12 | 25 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
Games during career · Arizona Cardinals
Most recent results for the franchise while Chike Okeafor was on the roster (1999+ play-by-play coverage).
L
W
L
W
W
L
W
L
14–45 @ Saints
2009-19 · Jan 16, 2010 · PLAYOFF
W
51–45 vs Packers
2009-18 · Jan 10, 2010 · PLAYOFF
L
7–33 vs Packers
2009-17 · Jan 3, 2010 · REGULAR
W
31–10 vs Rams
2009-16 · Dec 27, 2009 · REGULAR
W
31–24 @ Lions
2009-15 · Dec 20, 2009 · REGULAR
L
9–24 @ 49ers
2009-14 · Dec 14, 2009 · REGULAR
W
30–17 vs Vikings
2009-13 · Dec 6, 2009 · REGULAR
L
17–20 @ Titans
2009-12 · Nov 29, 2009 · REGULAR
Career badges
Retired
11-year career
External profiles
Purdue alumni in the NFL
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C · 2025 · Jets
Marcus Mbow
G · 2025 · Giants
Sanoussi Kane
SAF · 2024 · Titans
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Aidan O'Connell
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Charlie Jones
WR · 2023 · Bengals
Cory Trice Jr.
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Jalen Graham
LB · 2023 · 49ers
Payne Durham
TE · 2023 · Buccaneers
Reese Taylor
DB · 2023 · Broncos
1999 NFL Draft · Round 3 class
Other players selected in the same round.
#62
#65
#66
#67
#68
#68
#69
#71
#72
Daylon McCutcheon
DB · CLE
#63
#64
Brandon Burlsworth
IND
Doug Brzezinski
G · PHI
#65
Cory Hall
FS · CIN
#66
Rex Tucker
OT · CHI
#67
Chris Watson
DB · DEN
#68
Rich Coady
DB · STL
#68
Rich Coady
C · STL
#69
Steve Heiden
TE · SDG
#70
Jared DeVries
DE · DET
#71
D'Wayne Bates
WR · CHI
#72
Grey Ruegamer
G · MIA
OLB peers of the era
Other OLBs who debuted within five seasons of Chike Okeafor.
Donnie Spragan
Debut 1999 · #59 · Dolphins
Joey Porter
Debut 1999 · #55 · Cardinals
Mike Peterson
Debut 1999 · #53 · Falcons
Rahim Abdullah
Debut 1999 · #53 · Browns
Adalius Thomas
Debut 2000 · #96 · Patriots
Adrian Ross
Debut 1998 · #57 · Bengals
Anthony Simmons
Debut 1998 · #51 · Seahawks
Bobbie Howard
Debut 2000 · #52 · Bears
Born on March 27
Mike Curtis
1943 · Washington Commanders
Jerry Patton
1946 · New England Patriots
Doug Wilkerson
1947 · Los Angeles Chargers
Arnold Morgado
1952 · Kansas City Chiefs
Steve Joachim
1952 · New York Jets
Garth Ten Napel
1954 · Atlanta Falcons
Cliff Stoudt
1955 · Dallas Cowboys
Doug Cosbie
1956 · Dallas Cowboys