Charlie Peprah Charles Yaw " Charlie " Peprah ( born February 24 , 1983 ) is an American football safety who is currently a free agent . After playing college football for Alabama , he was drafted by the New York Giants in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL Draft . He played for the Green Bay Packers from 2006 to 2008 , the Atlanta Falcons in 2009 , the Packers again from 2010 to 2011 , and the Dallas Cowboys in 2012 . Early years . Peprah is the grandson of the former military president of Ghana , general Ignatius Kutu Acheampong . Ruling in a coup d ’ etat in 1972 , Acheampong remained in power until 1977 and was executed in 1979 after a revolution . Acheampong ' s daughter Elizabeth Acheampong , the last family member to see her father alive , married Josh Peprah , a member of Acheampong ' s army , and immigrated to Europe and then the United States . Peprah was born in Fort Worth , Texas and has two brothers , Richard and Josh , college football players at Wyoming and Wisconsin respectively . When he was in middle school , his parents divorced , and his father returned to Ghana . Charlie Peprah attended Plano East Senior High School . As of 2011 , Peprah ' s mother was still working as a Home Depot cashier . College career . In 50 games with the Alabama Crimson Tide , Peprah totaled 310 tackles ( 163 solo ) , nine interceptions ( returned two for touchdowns ) , five fumble recoveries , four forced fumbles , and 24 passes defensed . He played various positions for Alabama including right cornerback and safety . In 2004 , Peprah was an Academic All - SEC selection , and as a senior in 2005 , Peprah was a second - team All - SEC pick . At the 2004 Music City Bowl , Peprah recorded a season - high 11 tackles , 10 of which were solo , but Alabama lost to Minnesota . At the 2006 Cotton Bowl Classic , he had three tackles and a pass defense against Texas Tech , and Alabama won 13 - 10 . Peprah graduated from Alabama with a bachelor ' s degree in marketing and master ' s degree in financial planning . Professional career . 2006 . The New York Giants drafted Peprah in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL Draft , and the Green Bay Packers claimed Peprah off waivers on September 3 , 2006 . Peprah played eight games for the Packers and four preseason games for the Giants . On December 10 against the San Francisco 49ers , Peprah ran down Brandon Williams , stopping his punt return at 25 yards . On December 31 against the Chicago Bears , Peprah pushed Bernard Berrian out of bounds after Berrian completed a punt return for seven yards . 2007 . In his second season with the Packers , Peprah played for all 16 regular season and two playoff games for the Packers . Peprah forced a fumble from kick returner Ahmad Bradshaw in the September 16 match against Peprah ' s former team New York Giants . Tracy White recovered the fumble , and the Packers later scored a touchdown and won the game 35 - 13 . On November 22 against the Detroit Lions , Peprah made the first stops of his career with two solo tackles and overall in the season made three special teams tackles . 2008 . With one start , Peprah played 13 games in 2008 with 19 tackles , two passes defensed , and nine stops on special teams . 2009 . On November 4 , 2009 , Peprah signed as a free agent to the Atlanta Falcons and played two games with Atlanta on special teams . 2010 . The Packers re - signed Peprah on April 26 , 2010 . After playing on special teams on weeks 1 and 2 , Peprah spent the third and fourth games of the season sidelined by a thigh injury . In the October 31 game against the New York Jets , Peprah made five tackles and a quarterback pressure , broke up consecutive Jets passes , and knock the ball out of Jerricho Cotchery ' s possession on a fourth down running attempt . Peprah was the leading tackler for the Packers in Super Bowl XLV , a 31 - 25 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers . Peprah recorded 10 tackles ( 9 solo ) . He was the only player in the game to record double digit tackles . 2011 . On March 4 , 2011 , the Packers re - signed Peprah to a 2 - year , $ 2 . 5 million deal . On November 6 , 2011 , he recorded his first interception return for a touchdown in a game against the San Diego Chargers . 2012 . The Packers released Peprah on July 25 , 2012 after he failed a physical . The Cowboys agreed to terms with Peprah on October 23 , 2012 .