Patrick Chuba Omameh Jr. (born December 29, 1989) is an American former professional football offensive guard.
The son of Nigerian immigrants to the United States, he played college football for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 2009 to 2012.
Omameh went undrafted in 2013, and signed with the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL) as a free agent.
He subsequently played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2013 to 2014; his later teams included the Chicago Bears, Jacksonville Jaguars, New York Giants, New Orleans Saints, Las Vegas Raiders, Kansas City Chiefs and Carolina Panthers.
[6][7] Despite being Michigan's lowest rated prospect in the entering class of 2008, he went on to start for the team for three and a half seasons.
[5] On September 18, 2012, Omameh was named to the 11-man Allstate American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Good Works Team.
[14] He joins Zoltan Mesko as the only two Michigan players to ever receive the AFCA Good Works Team recognition.
[15] On November 13, Omameh was named a finalist for the 2012 Pop Warner National College Football Award.
[19] Omameh signed an undrafted free agent contract with the San Francisco 49ers following the 2013 NFL draft.
[20] Omameh was cut during the final preseason roster moves on August 31,[21] and signed to the practice squad two days later.
[30] Despite not looking that good to coach Doug Marrone in practices, Omameh made the roster over Mackenzy Bernadeau and others.
[31] When left guard Luke Joeckel had season-ending surgery in October, Omameh took his place.
[32] He was placed on injured reserve on November 21 after sustaining a left foot injury in Week 11 against the Detroit Lions.
[38] Prior to his release, Pro Football Focus graded Omameh as the 67th offensive guard.
[45] Omameh was signed to the Las Vegas Raiders practice squad on September 19,[46] and was promoted to the active roster four days later.