Chinedum Ndukwe

Chinedum “Nedu” Ndukwe born March 4, 1985 was an American football safety. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college footballfor the University of Notre Dame. He also played for the Oakland Raiders. After graduating from Dublin Coffman High School, Ndukwe went on to start as safety for the University of Notre Dame for his junior and senior seasons. During his tenure at Notre Dame, his fellow Dublin Coffman graduate, Ndukwe had a double major in Marketing and Psychology.

In 2008 Ndukwe attended the Harvard Business School, followed by the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania in 2009 for the NFL Business Management Program. Chinedum started the Ndukwe Foundation in 2009 (http://www.ndukwe.org), a nonprofit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of today’s youth by offering solutions and creating outlets to help young people overcome everyday pressures. The foundation seeks to plant seeds of hope in young lives, pushing them to reach beyond their current realities and propelling them toward a future brighter than they ever imagined. The Foundation is based in Cincinnati, Ohio and is currently starting a new branch in his hometown of Dublin, Ohio. Notably, The organization hosts an annual wellness camp for over 300 kids in the Greater Cincinnati Area and has raised over a hundred thousand dollars for programs benefiting youth and their families. Ndukwe also sits on the board of the NuWay foundation, an international organization working to transform the lives and economic conditions of the less fortunate through education,community building and economic empowerment.

In 2010, The City of Cincinnati proclaimed February 10 “Chinedum Ndukwe Day” in recognition of the foundation’s hard work and his dedication to the city. On January 30, 2012, Chinedum made his voice over debut working for NFL Films as the narrator for ESPN’s Hey Rookie. Ndukwe is the youngest of the three sons, his oldest brother Kelechi is a Lieutenant in the United States NAVY and in July 2012, he will report to the Minesweeper Crew SWERVE, based in San Diego as the Executive Officer. The middle brother, Ikechukwu, is an offensive tackle in the NFL who is currently a free agent. His youngest sibling, Ezinne is currently earning her masters in Public Health at the University of Michigan.