Akwasi Mensah

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Akwasi Mensah
Date of birth:	May 11, 1986 (1986-05-11) (age 22)
Place of birth:	Amsterdam
Career information
Position(s):	Linebacker
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	240 lb (109 kg)
College:	None
Organizations
As player:
2006-2007 2007	Amsterdam Admirals Amsterdam Crusaders

Contents 1 Pro Career 2 Amateur 3 Personal 4 Sources

[edit] Pro Career

• Played in 2006 and 2007 for the Amsterdam Admirals in NFL Europe.
• Recorded 3 tackles on defense and 4 special teams stops as a rookie
• Originally assigned to the Admirals at the conclusion of a week-long minicamp for international players in Tampa, Florida, in February, 2006.
• Made his first pro start for the Amsterdam Admirals in 2007.

[edit] Amateur

• Considered one of the top junior prospects in Dutch club football
• Played for the Netherlands´ national junior team
• Played flag football for the Amstelland Panthers and youth tackle for the Amsterdam Crusaders before attracting the attention of NFLEL scouts
• Won the 2003 Youth American Football League of the Netherlands Championship with the Amsterdam Crusaders.
• After the demise of the NFL Europe league, returned to amateur football in 2007 with the Amsterdam Crusaders

[edit] Personal

• Attended O.S.B. High School in Amsterdam
• Nicknamed Kwasi

[edit] Sources