Willie Amos
Encyclopedia
Willie Amos is an American football
defensive back
currently playing with the Edmonton Eskimos
of the Canadian Football League
, who traded for Amos on June 14, 2009. He was previously on the practice squad of the Chicago Bears
, who signed him as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Nebraska. Amos played safety his first year at the University of Nebraska, and tore his ACL
during training, and sat out for a year. He came back in the 2003 season to play left cornerback
his junior year. Amos was switched to wide receiver
his senior season in 2004 and recorded 2 touchdowns in his debut performance. Amos is a Christian
athlete and a member of Epsilon Rho chapter of the Iota Phi Theta fraternity. Amos is also a world champion rope skipper. In 1999 he jumped with Team USA at the FISAC World Jump Rope
Championships and won in the all-male senior division. On July 14, 2009, he was acquired by the Eskimos from the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for offensive linemen Thaddeus Coleman
On January 26, 2008, Amos was drafted
to Team Texas of the AAFL
in the 10th Round.
He is also a word class jump roper. He has also taught many jump rope classes, and performs at schools.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
defensive back
Defensive back
In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of...
currently playing with the Edmonton Eskimos
Edmonton Eskimos
The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They currently play in the West Division of the Canadian Football League . Edmonton is currently the third-youngest franchise in the CFL, although there were clubs with the name Edmonton Eskimos as early as 1895...
of the Canadian Football League
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
, who traded for Amos on June 14, 2009. He was previously on the practice squad of the Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
, who signed him as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Nebraska. Amos played safety his first year at the University of Nebraska, and tore his ACL
Anterior cruciate ligament
The anterior cruciate ligament is a cruciate ligament which is one of the four major ligaments of the human knee. In the quadruped stifle , based on its anatomical position, it is referred to as the cranial cruciate ligament.The ACL originates from deep within the notch of the distal femur...
during training, and sat out for a year. He came back in the 2003 season to play left cornerback
Cornerback
A cornerback is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in American and Canadian football. Cornerbacks cover receivers, to defend against pass offenses and make tackles. Other members of the defensive backfield include the safeties and occasionally linebackers. The cornerback position...
his junior year. Amos was switched to wide receiver
Wide receiver
A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
his senior season in 2004 and recorded 2 touchdowns in his debut performance. Amos is a Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
athlete and a member of Epsilon Rho chapter of the Iota Phi Theta fraternity. Amos is also a world champion rope skipper. In 1999 he jumped with Team USA at the FISAC World Jump Rope
Jump rope
Jump rope or skipping rope is the primary tool used in the game of skipping played by children and many young adults, where one or more participants jump over a rope swung so that it passes under their feet and over their heads...
Championships and won in the all-male senior division. On July 14, 2009, he was acquired by the Eskimos from the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for offensive linemen Thaddeus Coleman
On January 26, 2008, Amos was drafted
2008 AAFL Draft
The 2008 AAFL Draft took place in Atlanta, GA on January 26, 2008. It was used to stock the six teams that were to play the league's 2008 season, which was ultimately canceled...
to Team Texas of the AAFL
All American Football League
The All American Football League was a proposed professional American football league. The league, which was to combine a professional pay structure with the requirement that all players be college graduates, had originally been scheduled to start in the spring of 2007, but later postponed its...
in the 10th Round.
He is also a word class jump roper. He has also taught many jump rope classes, and performs at schools.