Kenechi Udeze

Minicamp is latest step in Udeze's comeback

Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 05/30/2009

Kenechi Udeze is back on the field after nearly dying.

Vikings focus on football, not Favre, as first OTA sessions begin

StarTribune.com (Free subscription) | 05/19/2009

The first on-field look at Percy Harvin and the return of Kenechi Udeze are just two of the storylines to follow.

Vikings focus on football, not Favre, as first OTA sessions begin

Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 05/19/2009

The first on-field look at Percy Harvin and the return of Kenechi Udeze are just two of the storylines to follow.

Kenechi Udeze is Primed for a Comeback

The Viking Age (Free subscription) | 05/18/2009

Kenechi Udeze is ready to make a comeback run, after missing the entire 2008 season while battling leukemia. “I feel really good,” the defensive end told Sid Hartman. “I just recently had a physical with our team doctor. [Dr. Sheldon] Burns had me go through a stress test and everything was good, so I’m looking [...]

Healthy Udeze set for Vikes' minicamp

Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 05/18/2009

Defensive end Kenechi Udeze has overcome a bout with leukemia and looks forward to contributing to the team.

The Ghosts of Drafts Past

The Bleacher Bums (Free subscription) | 04/25/2009

Here is a quick look at what the Vikings did with their 1st round picks 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 years ago. 2004 (20) Kenechi Udeze, DE USC Udeze's career has been a disappointment so far. He compiled...

Otis Grigsby Back in the Fold

The Viking Age (Free subscription) | 03/31/2009

A few weeks after letting him become a free agent, the Vikings have brought back DE Otis Grigsby. Earlier this off-season, the Vikings also gave DE Jayme Mitchell a two-year contract, plus they may have Kenechi Udeze back this year after his bout with leukemia. So they’re pretty set for defensive end depth. The uncertainty [...]

Udeze's fight for life

Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009

Minnesota Vikings defensive end, 26, winning battle against leukemia The Minnesota Vikings' Kenechi Udeze sat last night with other hamstrung NFL players, signing autographs at the 31st Ed Block Courage Awards ceremony. The recipients, one from each team, were tabbed for doing battle with a host of hardships, including knee, neck and elbow injuries.

Ed Block Courage Awards: Udeze's fight for life

Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009

Minnesota Vikings defensive end, 26, winning battle against leukemia The Minnesota Vikings' Kenechi Udeze sat last night with other hamstrung NFL players, signing autographs at the 31st Ed Block Courage Awards ceremony. The recipients, one from each team, were tabbed for doing battle with a host of hardships, including knee, neck and elbow injuries.

Udeze hopes to return in 2009

CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 02/06/2009

The Star Tribune reports Friday that Vikings DE Kenechi Udeze , who missed last season after being diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, is doing well and recently said his goal is to return for the Vikings' offseason program. Coach Ray Childress doesn't doubt Udeze will be back, saying: "Nothing that he does will surprise me. I expect him to get back and be there the first day of OTAs...

Blizzard: In Soviet Russia, Super Bowl watches you!

Pacifist Viking (Free subscription) | 01/29/2009

Links Players becoming coaches ( Star Tribune ). Kenechi Udeze ( Pioneer Press ) About a month ago I told my wife I hate the Timberwolves, that thinking about them just makes me sick or angry or sad and I wish they would relocate so I could call myself a Celtic fan, or at least change their colors from the dull blue and green. Then they went on a tear ( Randball ). Some Super Bowl players would be...

Udeze’s Recovery From a Bone Marrow Transplant Going Well

Vikings Gab (Free subscription) | 01/27/2009

Today’s Star Tribune gives a quick update on DE Kenechi Udeze, and what is going on following his bone marrow transplant: Vikings defensive end Kenechi Udeze, who underwent a bone marrow transplant in July after having acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) diagnosed last February, said today that his recovery is going well and that he plans to [...]

Udeze Update

Scott Wolf inside USC (Free subscription) | 01/21/2009

We ran into former USC defensive end Kenechi Udeze. He said he is feeling fine right now and is taking classes at USC....

Honoring Kenechi Udeze

RandBall (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008

Thanks to Anthony Hall — no relation to Anthony Michael Hall, we presume — for passing along this link to the AOL FanHaus that urges folks to join the national bone marrow registry to help those like the Vikings’ Kenechi Udeze in their battle against leukemia. Though you can't directly help Udeze’s fight against leukemia, you [...]

Vikings safety Williams, end Udeze miss practice

ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/29/2007

Vikings safety Tank Williams missed practice Wednesday with a knee injury and defensive end Kenechi Udeze was gone for personal reasons.

• LIONS NEXT OPPONENT: Tank Williams, Udeze miss Vikes' practice - Detroit Free Press