#20 Obi Melifonwu

• Signed with the Showboats on Jan. 30, 2025

Prior to Showboats

• Most recently played for the USFL’s Tampa Bay Bandits in 2022, tallying 18 total tackles
• Signed with the XFL’s St. Louis Battlehawks in 2023, but was waived prior to the season
• Seven games of NFL experience, playing 2 games for New England in 2018 and 5 games for the Raiders in 2017
• Signed contracts with San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles in 2021, but did was waived by both
• Earned First Team All-AAC honors in 2016 at UConn, where he played in 48 career games with 351 total tackles, 11 TFLs, 8 interceptions and 24 passes defended