Christophe Mulumba-Tshimanga Explained

Christophe Mulumba-Tshimanga
Team:Ottawa Redblacks
Status:Practice squad
Import:no
Position1:Linebacker
Birth Date:6 January 1993
Birth Place:Zaire
Number:44
College:Maine
High School:Kent School (Kent, Connecticut)
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lbs:245
Cfldraftedyear:2017
Cfldraftedround:3
Cfldraftedpick:22
Cfldraftedteam:Edmonton Eskimos
Playing Team1:Edmonton Eskimos
Playing Years2:
Playing Team2:Ottawa Redblacks
Cfl:christophe-mulumba-tshimanga/163172
Awards:
  • 2013 FCS Defensive Player of the Year
  • 2013 CAA Rookie of the Year
  • 3x first-team CAA All-Conference (2013, 2014, 2016)
  • 3x All New-England (2013, 2014, 2016)

Christophe Mulumba-Tshimanga (born January 6, 1993), sometimes called Chris Mulumba, is a professional Canadian football linebacker and special teams player who last played for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Born in Zaire and raised in Montreal, he attended the Kent School (class of 2012) in Connecticut before playing college football with the University of Maine Black Bears.[1]

Professional career

Mulumba-Tshimanga was drafted in the third round (22nd overall) of the 2017 CFL Draft by the Edmonton Eskimos.[2] Prior to signing with Edmonton, he received a tryout with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[3] [4] On July 28, 2017, he made his first start at linebacker, following injuries to Cory Greenwood, Adam Konar and Blair Smith.[5] He played in 43 games over three season, recording 53 defensive tackles, 34 special teams tackles, five sacks, and four forced fumbles. He became a free agent on February 11, 2020 and signed with the Ottawa Redblacks to a one-year contract that same day.[6] He re-signed with the Redblacks on February 5, 2021.[7] He was placed on the suspended list on July 9, 2021.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Lowe. Mike. UMaine linebacker wound up in the right spot . Portland Press Herald . July 27, 2017 . September 30, 2016.
  2. Web site: 2017 CFL Draft Archives . CFL.ca . 2022-01-21 . 2024-07-28.
  3. News: Le secondeur Christophe Mulumba-Tshimanga ne recevra pas d'offre des Buccaneers. July 27, 2017. RDS.ca. May 7, 2017. fr.
  4. Web site: Christophe Mulumba-Tshimanga - Edmonton Eskimos. Edmonton Eskimos. July 27, 2017.
  5. News: Moddejonge . Gerry . First-place fight features Lions top offence vs. Eskimos top defence . July 28, 2017. Edmonton Journal. July 28, 2017.
  6. Web site: Redblacks sign Laing, Coombs, Mulumba-Tshimanga and Unamba. Ottawa Redblacks. February 11, 2020.
  7. News: Redblacks re-sign Hayes, Mulumba-Tshimanga and Catalina . OttawaRedblacks.com . February 5, 2021 . February 17, 2021.
  8. Web site: 2021 CFL Transactions . CFL.ca . July 10, 2021.