Akwasi Mensah

Akwasi Mensah

Date of birth	(1986-05-11) 11 May 1986
Place of birth	Amsterdam
Career information
Position(s)	Linebacker
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	240 lb (110 kg)
US college	None
Career history
As player
2006–2007	Amsterdam Admirals
2007–2009	Amsterdam Crusaders

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.

Amateur

• Considered one of the Top Junior Prospects in Dutch Club American Football as a LB
• Played for the Netherlands´ National Junior Team - Dutch Junior Lions
• Played flag football for the Amstelland Panthers and youth tackle for the Amsterdam Crusaders before attracting the attention of NFLE scouts
• Won the 2003 Youth American Football League of the Netherlands in an unbeaten Championship Year for Coach Patrick Lashley with the Amsterdam Crusaders.
• After the demise of the NFL Europe league, returned to amateur football in 2007 with the Amsterdam Crusaders
• Won the 2008 and 2009 editions of the Tulip Bowl, the Dutch National Championship, with the Amsterdam Crusaders, leading in tackles in both championship games.
• Appeared in 2009 EFAF Cup semi-final with the Amsterdam Crusaders

Personal

• Attended O.S.B. High School in Amsterdam
• Nicknamed Kwaz or Bigs

External links

• Just Sports Stats