Kofi Kaku Amichia (born July 29, 1994) is an American football

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who is currently a free agent. He played

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, and was drafted by the

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in the sixth round of the

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College career

Amichia attended the University of South Florida, where he played on the

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team from 2012 to 2016. He was named first-team All-

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as a senior in 2016.

Professional career

Green Bay Packers

Amichia was selected by the

with the 212th overall pick in the sixth round of the

. On May 5, 2017, he signed a contract with the Packers. On September 2, 2017, he was released by the Packers during final team cuts. He was signed to the

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the following day. Amichia remained on the Packers' practice squad for the entire regular season. On January 3, 2018, he re-signed with the Packers. On September 1, 2018, Amichia was waived by the Packers.

Baltimore Ravens

On October 24, 2018, Amichia was signed to the Baltimore Ravens practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Ravens on January 8, 2019. He was waived on May 16, 2019.

Carolina Panthers

On May 29, 2019, Amichia signed with the Carolina Panthers. He was waived/injured during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019, and reverted to the team's

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list the next day. He was waived from injured reserve on September 24.

San Francisco 49ers

On December 11, 2019, Amichia was signed to the San Francisco 49ers practice squad. He re-signed with the 49ers on February 5, 2020. He was waived on August 29, 2020.

Personal life

Amichia is the son of Ghanaian immigrants.

References

External links

Green Bay Packers bioSouth Florida Bulls bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Amichia, Kofi 1994 births Living people American sportspeople of Ghanaian descent People from East Point, Georgia People from Riverdale, Georgia Sportspeople from Fulton County, Georgia Sportspeople from the Atlanta metropolitan area Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state) American football offensive guards American football offensive tackles South Florida Bulls football players Green Bay Packers players Baltimore Ravens players Carolina Panthers players San Francisco 49ers players