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Kenechi Udeze Retires From NFL, His Cancer Fight an Inspiration to All

Former first-round pick Kenechi Udeze officially retired from the Vikings, citing the aftereffects of his treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) and subsequent bone marrow transplant. Coach Brad Childress talked about how Udeze didn't want to let people down, and how hard he fought to come back. Udeze suffered...

Vikings Do Right Thing for Udeze

Less than a year ago, the Vikings got plenty of bad publicity when they announced that they were docking the pay of Troy Williamson when he failed to return promptly after attending his grandmother's funeral. Whether it's a case of learning from that experience or just being altruistic, the Vikings deserve a lot of credit...

Honor Kenechi Udeze's Fight Against Leukemia by Joining the Marrow Donor Registry

On Friday, the Vikings announced that defensive end Kenechi Udeze would be on the reserve non- football illness list in 2008. Doctors diagnosed him with a form of acute leukemia in February.The Vikings want him to focus on fighting his disease, and not worry about financial problems. I wish more employers could be so...

Kenechi Udeze's Leukemia Is in Remission

The Vikings have plenty of questions heading into the 2008 season, but the run defense isn't one of them. According to Football Outsiders, Minnesota ranked second in 2007 and first in 2006 in stopping the run. The pass rush is a different story, but some of that can be blamed on injuries and bad luck. In 2005, the Viking...

Jared Allen Is Not Long for Kansas City, According to Jared Allen

Apparently, Jared Allen and his mullet are not long for Kansas City. The Chiefs franchised Allen, the NFL's sack leader last season, presumably with the intentions of signing the fifth-year pro to a long-term deal. Well, I would be presuming wrong, at least according to FOXSports.com's Jay Glazer. Evidently, re-upping with...

Background on Kenechi Udeze

Kenechi Nduka Udeze [] (born March 5, 1983) is a former American college and professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons during the early 2000s.

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