Derek Chad Nkang is an American football

American football

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 safety who is currently a free agent

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. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars

Jacksonville Jaguars

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 in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft

2007 NFL Draft

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. Nkang played collegiately at Elon University

Elon University

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Nkang has also been a member of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

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, Hartford Colonials and Omaha Nighthawks

Omaha Nighthawks

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Jacksonville Jaguars

Nkang was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars

Jacksonville Jaguars

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 with the 251st overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft

2007 NFL Draft

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. He was released by the Jaguars on May 14, 2009.

Omaha Nighthawks

Nkang signed with the Hartford Colonials in 2011, after the Colonials ceased operations, the Omaha Nighthawks

Omaha Nighthawks

The Omaha Nighthawks are a professional American football team based in Omaha, Nebraska, which plays in the United Football League, joining the league as an expansion team in 2010. For their first season, the Nighthawks played their home games at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium before moving to TD...

picked him up in the second round of the Colonials' dispersal draft. He was released during training camp on September 6.