ROMEO OKWARAOkwara, Romeo ChidozieHeight: 6-4 Weight: 270 Born: June 17, 1995 Nigeria High School: Ardrey Kell (Charlotte, NC) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Notre Dame | Lettered |
| 2013 | Notre Dame | Lettered |
| 2014 | Notre Dame | Lettered |
| 2015 | Notre Dame | Lettered |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 New York Giants (NFL)2016 NYG NFL | 78 | LDE | 16 | 4 |
| 2017 New York Giants (NFL)2017 NYG NFL | 78 | LDE | 6 | 0 |
| 2018 Detroit Lions (NFL)2018 DET NFL | 95 | LDE | 15 | 14 |
| 2019 Detroit Lions (NFL)2019 DET NFL | 95 | RDE | 14 | 1 |
| 2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)2020 DET NFL | 95 | RDE | 16 | 9 |
| 2021 Detroit Lions (NFL)2021 DET NFL | 95 | ROLB | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 Detroit Lions (NFL)2022 DET NFL | 95 | LDE | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 Detroit Lions (NFL)2023 DET NFL | 95 | DE | 16 | 1 |
| 8 Years (NFL)8 Years NFL | 92 | 33 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Signed | 5/6/2016 | 2016 New York Giants (NFL)2016 NYG NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 10/17/2017 | 2017 New York Giants (NFL)2017 NYG NFL |
| Activated | 12/19/2017 | 2017 New York Giants (NFL)2017 NYG NFL |
| Released | 9/4/2018 | 2018 New York Giants (NFL)2018 NYG NFL |
| Assigned on Waivers | 9/5/2018 | 2018 Detroit Lions (NFL)2018 DET NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/17/2021 | 2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)2020 DET NFL |
| Signed | 3/17/2021 | 2021 Detroit Lions (NFL)2021 DET NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 10/5/2021 | 2021 Detroit Lions (NFL)2021 DET NFL |
| Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform | 8/23/2022 | 2022 Detroit Lions (NFL)2022 DET NFL |
| Activated | 12/3/2022 | 2022 Detroit Lions (NFL)2022 DET NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/13/2024 | 2023 Detroit Lions (NFL)2023 DET NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 New York Giants (NFL)2016 NYG NFL | 549 | 0 | 0.0 | 368 | 33.1 | 181 | 39.8 |
| 2017 New York Giants (NFL)2017 NYG NFL | 108 | 0 | 0.0 | 82 | 7.4 | 26 | 5.8 |
| 2018 Detroit Lions (NFL)2018 DET NFL | 756 | 0 | 0.0 | 716 | 72.5 | 40 | 9.2 |
| 2019 Detroit Lions (NFL)2019 DET NFL | 695 | 0 | 0.0 | 611 | 52.9 | 84 | 17.8 |
| 2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)2020 DET NFL | 952 | 0 | 0.0 | 749 | 66.7 | 203 | 45.8 |
| 2021 Detroit Lions (NFL)2021 DET NFL | 209 | 0 | 0.0 | 188 | 16.5 | 21 | 4.8 |
| 2022 Detroit Lions (NFL)2022 DET NFL | 140 | 0 | 0.0 | 119 | 10.5 | 21 | 4.7 |
| 2023 Detroit Lions (NFL)2023 DET NFL | 325 | 0 | 0.0 | 248 | 22.7 | 77 | 17.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3734 | 0 | 3081 | 653 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)2020 DET NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 2 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 New York Giants (NFL)2016 NYG NFL | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 2018 Detroit Lions (NFL)2018 DET NFL | 7.5 | 38.0 |
| 2019 Detroit Lions (NFL)2019 DET NFL | 1.5 | 8.0 |
| 2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)2020 DET NFL | 10.0 | 79.0 |
| 2021 Detroit Lions (NFL)2021 DET NFL | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 2022 Detroit Lions (NFL)2022 DET NFL | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 2023 Detroit Lions (NFL)2023 DET NFL | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 25.0 | 172.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)2020 DET NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 New York Giants (NFL)2016 NYG NFL | 25 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 New York Giants (NFL)2017 NYG NFL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Detroit Lions (NFL)2018 DET NFL | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 Detroit Lions (NFL)2019 DET NFL | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)2020 DET NFL | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 Detroit Lions (NFL)2021 DET NFL | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Detroit Lions (NFL)2022 DET NFL | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Detroit Lions (NFL)2023 DET NFL | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 162 | 158 | 4 | 0 | 58 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 New York Giants (NFL)2016 NYG NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Detroit Lions (NFL)2018 DET NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)2020 DET NFL | 5 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 Detroit Lions (NFL)2021 DET NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 9 | 2 | 7 | 65 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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