JOEL IYIEGBUNIWEIyiegbuniwe, JoelHeight: 6-1 Weight: 227 Born: October 12, 1995 Chicago, IL High School: South Warren (Bowling Green, KY) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Western Kentucky | Played |
| 2015 | Western Kentucky | Lettered |
| 2016 | Western Kentucky | Lettered |
| 2017 | Western Kentucky | Lettered |
| Draft: 4th round (115th overall) 2018 Chicago Bears |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Chicago Bears (NFL)2018 CHIB NFL | 45 | LILB | 16 | 0 |
| 2019 Chicago Bears (NFL)2019 CHIB NFL | 45 | RILB | 15 | 0 |
| 2020 Chicago Bears (NFL)2020 CHIB NFL | 45 | RILB | 16 | 0 |
| 2021 Chicago Bears (NFL)2021 CHIB NFL | 45 | LILB-RILB | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2022 CAR NFL | 52 | MLB | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 San Antonio Brahmas (UFL)2024 SA UFL | 52 | LB | 8 | 0 |
| 5 Years (NFL)5 Years NFL | 58 | 0 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/28/2018 | 2018 Chicago Bears (NFL)2018 CHIB NFL |
| Signed | 5/12/2018 | 2018 Chicago Bears (NFL)2018 CHIB NFL |
| Reserve/COVID | 12/16/2021 | 2021 Chicago Bears (NFL)2021 CHIB NFL |
| Exemption | 1/3/2022 | 2021 Chicago Bears (NFL)2021 CHIB NFL |
| Activated | 1/6/2022 | 2021 Chicago Bears (NFL)2021 CHIB NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/16/2022 | 2021 Chicago Bears (NFL)2021 CHIB NFL |
| Signed | 3/24/2022 | 2022 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2022 SEA NFL |
| Released | 8/20/2022 | 2022 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2022 SEA NFL |
| Practice Squad | 10/20/2022 | 2022 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2022 CAR NFL |
| Released | 10/27/2022 | 2022 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2022 CAR NFL |
| Practice Squad | 11/1/2022 | 2022 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2022 CAR NFL |
| Signed | 11/19/2022 | 2022 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2022 CAR NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/15/2023 | 2022 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2022 CAR NFL |
| Signed | 2024 San Antonio Brahmas (UFL)2024 SA UFL | |
| Released | 8/19/2024 | 2024 San Antonio Brahmas (UFL)2024 SA UFL |
| Signed | 8/20/2024 | 2024 Detroit Lions (NFL)2024 DET NFL |
| Released | 8/27/2024 | 2024 Detroit Lions (NFL)2024 DET NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Chicago Bears (NFL)2018 CHIB NFL | 341 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | 2.2 | 318 | 74.6 |
| 2019 Chicago Bears (NFL)2019 CHIB NFL | 304 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.3 | 301 | 71.5 |
| 2020 Chicago Bears (NFL)2020 CHIB NFL | 391 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | 2.1 | 369 | 82.4 |
| 2021 Chicago Bears (NFL)2021 CHIB NFL | 224 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 224 | 53.0 |
| 2022 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2022 CAR NFL | 121 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 121 | 25.7 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1381 | 0 | 48 | 1333 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Chicago Bears (NFL)2018 CHIB NFL | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Chicago Bears (NFL)2019 CHIB NFL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Chicago Bears (NFL)2020 CHIB NFL | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 Chicago Bears (NFL)2021 CHIB NFL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2022 CAR NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 San Antonio Brahmas (UFL)2024 SA UFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 31 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Chicago Bears (NFL)2019 CHIB NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2022 CAR NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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