Karibi Dede

Karibi Dede
No. N/A     Montreal Alouettes
Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: May 8, 1983 (1983-05-08) (age 28)
Place of birth: Woodbridge, Virginia
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight: 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College: Auburn University
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • N/A
Stats at NFL.com

Karibi Dede (born May 8, 1983 in Woodbridge, Virginia) was an American football player for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. Dede played collegiately with Auburn with whom he played linebacker, and currently coaches running backs with the Auburn High School Tigers.[1] Dede was recruited to the Plains out of C.D. Hylton High School before redshirting and spending the fall at Hargrave Military Academy.

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Professional career

Dede was not selected in the National Football League draft, but was invited by the New York Giants to attend their rookie mini-camp[2] and was subsequently signed as a free-agent by the club.[3] The Giants waived Dede on August 27, 2007.[4] During his time out of football, he was the running backs coach for the Berkmar Patriots high school football team in Lilburn, Georgia. Dede was subsequently signed by Team Alabama for the inaugural season of the All American Football League. On March 1, 2008, it was announced Dede had signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL.[5]

Personal life

Dede was among the inaugural class of 345 inductees into the National Football Foundation National Honor Society, a recognition program for players who excel both on the field and in the classroom.[6] Dede graduated with a degree in rehab special education.

References

  1. ^ Rachel Morand, "Auburn High football to follow up perfect season", The Auburn Villager, August 20, 2009.
  2. ^ "2007 New York Giants Rookie-Mini Camp". Premium Sports Management. 2007. http://www.premiumautographsdirect.com/autograph_signings/all_50_states/new_york_sessions/giants_training_camp/2007_giants_training_camp/2007_new_york_giants_rookie_mini.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-03. 
  3. ^ "Giants take a look at OL Badger and K Cundiff". The Star-Ledger. 2007. http://blog.nj.com/ledgergiants/2007/05/giants_take_a_look_at_ol_badge.html. Retrieved 2007-05-04. 
  4. ^ "Injury bug hits Giants again". Giants.com. 2007. http://www.giants.com/news/eisen/story.asp?story_id=25808. Retrieved 2007-08-27. 
  5. ^ "Alouettes sign Dede". Canadian Football League. 2008. http://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=newser&func=display&topicnum=&nid=23080&writer=0. Retrieved 2008-03-11. 
  6. ^ "NFF Announces Inaugural National Honor Society". National Football Foundation. 2007-04-25. http://www.footballfoundation.com/news.php?id=1143. Retrieved 2007-07-18. 

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