{"id":5263,"date":"2024-09-03T01:00:23","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T01:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=5263"},"modified":"2024-09-03T01:00:23","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T01:00:23","slug":"baltimore-ravens-superstar-announces-hes-officially-changing-his-name-ahead-of-2024-nfl-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=5263","title":{"rendered":"Baltimore Ravens Superstar Announces He\u2019s Officially Changing His Name Ahead Of 2024 NFL Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/baltimore-ravens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Baltimore Ravens<\/a>\u00a0superstar defensive tackle has changed his first name prior to the team\u2019s season opener against the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>Per Ryan Mink of the Ravens\u2019 official team website, Justin Madubuike announced that he\u2019s now going<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baltimoreravens.com\/news\/justin-madubuike-nnamdi-name-change-baltimore-ravens-zach-orr-andrew-vorhees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0by his<\/a>\u00a0Nigerian birth name, Nnamdi. So the 26-year-old is now Nnamdi Madubuike:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cComing from Nigerian culture, our parents give us like an American name and give us a Nigerian name. When we were growing up as little kids, they addressed us as our Nigerian name. So Nnamdi, I believe in my heart, that\u2019s my real name.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Madubuike\u2019s teammate, fourth-year linebacker Odafe Oweh, is also of Nigerian descent and previously went by \u201cJayson Oweh\u201d before changing his first name ahead of his 2021 rookie season.<\/p>\n<p>Justin Madubuike\u2019s parents are from Nigeria and immigrated to the United States before he was born in Dallas, Texas. He attended high school in McKinney (a suburb of Dallas-Fort Worth) and played college football for the Texas A&amp;M Aggies.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Justin Madubuike has decided to go by his Nigerian-given name, Nnamdi. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NnamdiMadubuike?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NnamdiMadubuike<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AITuurd6cB\">https:\/\/t.co\/AITuurd6cB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i70LAjRtTD\">pic.twitter.com\/i70LAjRtTD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ravens\/status\/1830728569246621877?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Justin Madubuike\u00a0is coming off a career year in which he recorded 13 sacks and one forced fumble, earning Second-team All-Pro honors as well as his first career\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/pro-bowl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pro Bowl<\/a>\u00a0nod. He helped the Ravens reach the AFC Championship Game for the first time in 11 years, but they lost to the eventual Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs 17-10.<\/p>\n<p>After his career year, Justin Madubuike agreed to a four-year contract extension worth $98 million. His goal to build off last year\u2019s success begins on Thursday night at Arrowhead Stadium in the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0Kickoff Game.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-justin-madubuike-is-a-key-to-ravens-success-in-2024\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Justin Madubuike Is A Key To Ravens Success In 2024<\/h2>\n<p>If there\u2019s one weakness on Baltimore\u2019s stout defense, it\u2019s another game-changing pass-rusher outside of Madubuike. So the team\u2019s Super Bowl hopes largely come down to Madubuike building off last year, and for him to make an impact in the postseason.<\/p>\n<p>The Ravens play in football\u2019s toughest division which featured four teams with winning records a year ago. They have the most balanced roster in the AFC North, but the defense must step up and complement\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/lamar-jackson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lamar Jackson<\/a>\u00a0and the offense again if they\u2019re to embark on a deep playoff run.<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-3\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-scroll-container pw-clearfix\" data-pw-in-article=\"true\">\n<div class=\"pw_report_ad_container\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-container-logo\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Baltimore Ravens\u00a0superstar defensive tackle has changed his first name prior to the team\u2019s season opener against the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday night. 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