Kalonji Kashama (born July 5, 1991) is a
Canadian football
Canadian football () is a sport played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposing team's scoring area ( ...
defensive lineman for the
Edmonton Eskimos of the
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a ci ...
(CFL). He was selected by the Redblacks in the third round and 27th overall in the
2013 CFL Draft. After completing his college eligibility, he signed with the
Detroit Lions on June 2, 2014.
Following his release from the Lions on July 28, 2014, Kashama signed with the Redblacks on September 1, 2014.
He played
college football with the
Eastern Michigan Eagles. His brothers
Hakeem
Hakeem is an Arabic-language given name, a romanization variant of Hakim. It can also be used as a surname. Notablle people with the name include: Given name
* Hakeem Abdul-Saboor
*Hakeem Abdul-Shaheed
*Hakeem Adeniji
* Hakeem al-Araibi
* Hakeem ...
,
Alain, and
Fernand, as well as his cousin,
Tim Biakabutuka all played professional football.
References
External links
Ottawa Redblacks bio
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Living people
1991 births
Players of Canadian football from Ontario
American football defensive linemen
Canadian football defensive linemen
Canadian players of American football
Eastern Michigan Eagles football players
Detroit Lions players
Ottawa Redblacks players
Saskatchewan Roughriders players
Edmonton Elks players
Sportspeople from Brampton
Canadian people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
Kalonji