Victor Abiamiri Victor Ikechukwu Abiamiri ( born January 14 , 1986 ) is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent . He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft . He played college football at Notre Dame . He is of Nigeria n descent . Early years . Abiamiri grew up in Randallstown , Maryland , and attended high school at the Gilman School where he earned First - team USA Today All - American honors as a defensive lineman . He led the team in 2002 with 52 tackles , 17 stops for losses , 12 sacks , three forced fumbles and one interception as a defensive end , while helping the Greyhounds to a 10 - 0 record , # 15 national ranking from USA Today and the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference title . Coming out of high school he was rated in ESPN ' s list of the nation ' s top 100 players and first on The Sporting News Hot 100 . He was named Defensive Player of the Year on the Baltimore Sun ' s All - Baltimore City / County team and won All - Metro honors as a junior with 16 sacks . During his high school career , Abiamiri totaled 45 sacks and 63 stops behind the line of scrimmage . Victor has two older brothers who played for the University of Maryland : Rob Abiamiri — who had a brief stint on the Baltimore Ravens practice squad , and Paschal Abiamiri . College career . Abiamiri played college football at the University of Notre Dame . In 49 games at Notre Dame , Abiamiri started 30 times . He registered 128 tackles ( 84 solos ) with 20 . 5 sacks and 40 stops for losses . He was credited with 21 quarterback pressures , three forced fumbles and two pass deflections . As a freshman , Abiamiri started 5 of 12 games , recording 22 tackles and one sack . He was named a Rivals . com honorable mention Freshman All - American . As a sophomore he played in every game and had 15 tackles and two sacks . As a junior in 2005 , Abiamiri started all 12 games at defensive end . He was Notre Dame ' s Lineman of the Year as voted by the Moose Krause Chapter of the National Football Foundation . He was also one of ten players selected to the team ' s leadership committee by a vote of his teammates . He finished the season with 48 tackles , 15 tackles for loss , eight sacks and one forced fumble . As a senior he made 43 tackles , 15 tackle of them for loss , and had a career high 10 . 5 sacks and was honorable mention All - American and All - Major Independent Defensive Player of the Year by The NFL Draft Report . He was named Notre Dame ' s Lineman of the Year for the second straight season . Professional career . Philadelphia Eagles . Abiamiri was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft . On July 22 , 2007 , he signed a four - year contract with the Eagles . In his rookie season he played six games with one start and totaled five tackles . In the 2009 season , Abiamiri was named the starter at left defensive end , winning the job over the previous season ' s starter , Juqua Parker . Abiamiri suffered a hyperextended knee on October 18 in a game against the Oakland Raiders . He missed the following three games , and returned on November 15 in a game against the San Diego Chargers . He underwent microfracture surgery on his left knee on February 9 , 2010 . He was placed on the Active / Physically Unable to Perform list at the beginning of training camp on July 26 . He was placed on the reserve / PUP list on August 31 . Abiamiri suffered an Achilles tendon rupture during training camp practice on August 2 , 2011 , and was placed on injured reserve on August 4 .