Akwasi Mensah

Pro career

• Played in 2006 and 2007 for the Amsterdam Admirals in NFL Europe.
• Recorded 3 tackles on defense and 4 special teams stops as a rookie
• Originally assigned to the Admirals at the conclusion of a week-long minicamp for international players in Tampa, Florida, in February, 2006.
• Made his first pro start for the Amsterdam Admirals in 2007.

  Amateur

• Considered one of the top junior prospects in Dutch club football
• Played for the Netherlands´ national junior team
• Played flag football for the Amstelland Panthers and youth tackle for the Amsterdam Crusaders before attracting the attention of NFLE scouts
• Won the 2003 Youth American Football League of the Netherlands Championship with the Amsterdam Crusaders.
• After the demise of the NFL Europe league, returned to amateur football in 2007 with the Amsterdam Crusaders
• Won the 2008 and 2009 editions of the Tulip Bowl, the Dutch National Championship, with the Amsterdam Crusaders, leading in tackles in both championship games.
• Appeared in 2009 EFAF Cup semi-final with the Amsterdam Crusaders

  Personal

• Attended O.S.B. High School in Amsterdam
• Nicknamed Kwaz or Bigs