Liam Ezekiel

Ezekiel attended Arlington High School where he played hockey and lettered in football, basketball, and track.

Ezekiel attended Northeastern where he majored in Criminal Justice and was a member of the school's football team.

As a freshman in 2001, Ezekiel was originally going to play at Division I-A West Virginia, however he decided to attend Northeastern in the summer 2001.

In his first game, he replaced injured linebacker Joe Gazzola, and recorded 13 tackles to help lead the team to its first ever win over Delaware.

Ezekiel later recorded a season-high 15 tackles and one sack to help lead Northeastern to its first conference shutout ever, a 7-0 win over Richmond.

As a sophomore in 2002, Ezekiel led the conference and was seventh in the nation (Division I-AA) with a school-record 145 tackles, an average of 11.2 tackles-per-game.

He recorded 22 tackles on the road against William & Mary to become the first player in school history to have two 20-tackle games in the same season.

He won the Atlantic 10 Co-Defensive Player of the Week honors after recording a season-high 19 tackles and returning an interception 40 yards against UMass.

However, he later signed as an undrafted free agent with the Buffalo Bills, where he made the final roster as a rookie and played for two seasons.

After being released by the Bills, Ezekiel joined the Nashville Kats of the Arena Football League and played in all 16 games and recorded a team-leading 82.5 tackles, three for losses.

In October 2007, he was selected by the Utah Blaze with the eighth pick in the 2008 dispersal draft, but was released at the end of training camp.

He then signed a one-year contract with the Chicago Rush and played in 15 games and recorded 32 tackles, one pass broken up, and two fumble recoveries.