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Adrian Awasom
DE #67
Height:
6-4
Weight:
270
Age:
28
College:
North Texas
Hometown:
Stafford, TX
Experience:
3
Defensive
YearTeamGTotalSoloAstSckSFTYPDefIntTDsYdsAvgLng
TOTAL 18 17 13 4 1.0 -- 0 -- -- -- -- --
2011 MIN 1 3 1 2 0.0 -- 0 -- -- -- -- --
2007 NYG 2 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2006 NYG 10 12 10 2 1.0 -- 0 -- -- -- -- --
2005 NYG 5 2 2 0 0.0 -- 0 -- -- -- -- --

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BIOGRAPHY

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs) 2005 (5/0-NYG), 2006 (10/0-NYG), 2007 (2/0-NYG). Total- 17/0.

• Signed from the United Football League’s Las Vegas Locomotives in January 2011.

• Began NFL career as a rookie free agent with NY Giants in 2005, playing in 17 total games with Giants.

OFF THE FIELD Was born in Cameroon and moved to the United States at the age of 4 and grew up in Fort Bend, Texas…Mother, Ntum Altorshan, is a doctor...Joins Vikings RB Lorenzo Booker as Vikings who were former UFL players.

GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs) 2005 (5/0-NYG), 2006 (10/0-NYG), 2007 (2/0-NYG). Total- 17/0.

• Signed from the United Football League’s Las Vegas Locomotives in January 2011.

• Began NFL career as a rookie free agent with NY Giants in 2005, playing in 17 total games with Giants.

OFF THE FIELD Was born in Cameroon and moved to the United States at the age of 4 and grew up in Fort Bend, Texas…Mother, Ntum Altorshan, is a doctor...Joins Vikings RB Lorenzo Booker as Vikings who were former UFL players. 

PRO Joined Vikings after helping Las Vegas win consecutive UFL Championships in 2009 and 2010 under former Giants head coach Jim Fassel...Originally entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the New York Giants in 2005 and played for the team from 2005-2007...Part of 3 playoff teams with Giants and won NFC East titles in 2005 and 2007.

2010 Returned for a 2nd season with Las Vegas of the UFL…Totaled 24 tackles, 5.0 sacks and 3 passes defensed during the regular season...Ranked 3rd in UFL with 5.0 sacks and played big part in Locos #1 ranked UFL defense…Helped Locos to their 2nd-straight Championship Game win over Florida.

2009 Joined the Las Vegas Locomotives of the UFL prior to the 2009 season…Registered 10 tackles and 1 sack and 1 pass defense during the regular season…Added 4 tackles and 1 sack during the Championship Game win over Florida.

2007 Made appearances in opening 2 games of season for the Giants during their Super Bowl XLII winning season...Placed on IR with neck injury suffered early in season.

2006 Played in 10 games for the Giants in his 2nd year in the NFL…Recorded 10 total tackles and lone career sack when he caught Jason Campbell at Washington (12/30)...Signed to Giants practice squad after preseason and joined 53-man roster for final 10 games of season.

2005 Signed with the Giants as an undrafted free agent and appeared in 5 games...Helped team win NFC East title.

COLLEGE Finished career at North Texas with 147 total tackles and 22 sacks…A 3-time All-Sun Belt choice…Recorded a career-best 8 sacks as a sophomore in 2002.

PREP Attended Stafford High School in Stafford, TX where he caught 22 passes for 350 yards as a senior…Was a 1st-team all-district 24-3A pick at TE and a 2nd-team all-district pick at DE…Also an all-district, all-region and all-state basketball player.