Prince Amukamara Prince Kelechi Amukamara ( born June 6 , 1989 ) is an American football cornerback for the New York Giants of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football for the University of Nebraska , and earned All - American honors . He was drafted by the Giants in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft , and was a member of the Giants ' Super Bowl championship team as a rookie . Early years . Amukamara was born in Leominster , Massachusetts to parents Romanus and Christy Amukamara , both natives of Nigeria . He soon moved to New Jersey before moving to Glendale , Arizona when he was five years old . He has five sisters , named Princess , Promise , Peace , Precious , and Passionate . Prince is of Royal Igbo Nigerian descent , and his grandfather was the chief of Awo - Omamma in the Imo State of Nigeria . He is currently next in line to be the chief . His mother competed for Nigeria at the 1984 Summer Olympics in track and field . His father is a teacher . He is also a devout Catholic , refrains from alcohol and has committed to staying chaste before marriage . Prince attended Apollo High School in Glendale , Arizona , where he excelled in multiple sports . Most notably , Amukamara was a track & field standout in several events , and was one of the Hawks ' most explosive weapons on the football field . Through six games in the 2006 season , he had rushed for 1 , 129 yards and 270 receiving yards on offense and two interception s on defense . He also had scored 18 offensive touchdowns and three defensive touchdowns . He finished the season with 2 , 106 rushing yards and 24 touchdown s as a running back and 95 tackles and two interception s as a defensive back . " The Arizona Republic " named him the " Big School Player of the Year " in Arizona . Amukamara was also named to the Arizona All - State team by " Scout . com " . Regarded as a three - star recruit by " Rivals . com " , Amukamara was listed as the 11th best prospect from Arizona . On December 29 , 2006 , Amukamara committed to play college football at Nebraska . He also received scholarship offers from Colorado , Fresno State , Nevada , Oregon State , UNLV , and UTEP . During his senior year of high school , when asked what he thought about the recruiting process , he responded , " I ' m not worried about the recruiting now . I will look at it closer after the season . " College career . Amukamara attended the University of Nebraska , and played for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team from 2007 to 2010 . After arriving at Nebraska , Amukamara contemplated playing basketball on top of football , but dropped those plans after fall football practices began . As a freshman in 2007 , Amukamara was described as being a newcomer " with a lot of personality " by senior linebacker Corey McKeon . He made his debut for Nebraska on September 22 against Ball State , playing on special teams . Amukamara finished the year with four tackles in eight games , splitting time in the secondary and on special teams . Entering his sophomore season , there was speculation as to whether he would play at running back or cornerback , before being named the back - up cornerback after training camp . He ended up starting the games against Western Michigan , New Mexico State , and Virginia Tech , as he played in all 13 of Nebraska ' s games . He finished the year with 34 tackles , with his season - high of eight coming against Western Michigan . As a junior , Amukamara became a starter at cornerback for Nebraska . Against Louisiana - Lafayette , Amukamara suffered an injury during the game , but did not miss any games . Amukamara finished the 2009 season with five interceptions , tied for the most on the team , 11 pass - breakups , 64 tackles , and two sacks . He was named to the first - team All - Big 12 after the season . Amukamara tallied 59 tackles and one sack , but no interceptions as a senior . However , he only allowed 18 completed passes in his direction on 52 attempts during the season , and was praised for his " lock - down ability " against wide receivers during the season . Following the season , he was recognized as a unanimous first - team All - American , and the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year . Amukamara was also a Jim Thorpe Award finalist , a Chuck Bednarik Award semifinalist , and a Ronnie Lott Trophy quarterfinalist . While at Nebraska , Amukamara majored in political science and received his degree in sociology in December 2010 . Professional career . Pre - draft . Prior to his senior season at Nebraska , a National Football League ( NFL ) scouting service gave Amukamara a 7 . 3 rating , which was tied for the highest among 1 , 400 college seniors that were graded . In " Sports Illustrated " , he was described as being " physical , possessing solid football speed and top ball skills . " They later gave a him a " first round grade " after other NFL scouts had named him one of the best two seniors in all of college football . New York Giants . On April 28 , 2011 , Amukamara was selected 19th by the New York Giants in the 2011 NFL Draft . A day after signing with the Giants , he was sidelined indefinitely with a broken left foot on the metatarsal bone . In the first series of his career with the Giants , Amukamara recorded an interception on a Vince Young pass against the Philadelphia Eagles . He won his first Super Bowl , winning Super Bowl XLVI with the Giants , defeating the New England Patriots 21 - 17 . Personal Life . Amukamara became married to Pilar Davis in 2014 . Amukamara is a Christian . Amukamara has spoken about his faith saying , " . . . the feeling of winning the Super Bowl went away pretty quickly . I don ’ t think about it much unless people remind me . . . . But to be a Christian , that ’ s a daily thing and that ’ s what I think about the most .