He most recently served as the secondary coach for the Memphis Express of the Alliance of American Football (AAF).

In football, he was a two-year starter at running back and cornerback and was named the league's Defensive MVP in 1999, under head coach Harry Lumley.

Atogwe played college football and ran track for the Stanford Cardinal in the Pac-10 conference where during his career he made nine interceptions.

He was named team co-MVP and earned second-team All-Pac-10 Conference honours in 2003, as he again led the team with a career-high 90 tackles (54 solos), including five stops behind the line of scrimmage, two interceptions and eight pass deflections while manning the free safety position.

As a senior in 2004, Atogwe started all 11 games and finished with 76 tackles, four for a loss, four interceptions and seven passes broken up.

Other notable measurements: 335-pound bench press, 525-pound squat, 285-pound power clean[2][3] Atogwe was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the third round (66th overall) of the 2005 NFL draft.

On April 22, 2008, the Rams tendered Atogwe a one-year deal for $2.017 million which he signed to remain with the club.

[10] In Week 15 against the New York Giants, Atogwe made a leaping interception and returned it for 26 yards after London Fletcher deflected Eli Manning's pass to DJ Ware.

[11] Atogwe played 13 games, starting eight of them, in the 2011 NFL season and recorded 60 combined tackles, one-half sacks, three interceptions, and six pass break-ups.

[14] On December 18, 2018, it was announced on the Alliance of American Football website that Atogwe was hired to be the Memphis Express's secondary coach.