Moose

He was part of an offensive line that blocked for the first Syracuse duo to each run for 800 yards (Damien Rhodes and Walter Reyes) since 1979.

The team allowed 199 sacks, the second-most in the Big East Conference.

Quinn Ojinnaka was born on April 23, 1983, in Seabrook, Maryland.

He attended DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland, where he earned All-Prince George’s County offensive lineman honors as a senior when his team had an 11–0 season that included the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference championship.

Ojinnaka attended Syracuse, where he played in 44 games with 23 starts in four years.

Quinn O. Ojinnaka (born April 23, 1984) is an American professional wrestler and former American football player.

He is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he performs under the ring name Moose, and is the current TNA World Champion in his second reign.

He has also worked for Ring of Honor (ROH), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), Pro Wrestling Noah, Evolve Wrestling, and Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW).

In 2005, he started 2 games as a junior.

As an offensive lineman, he played college football at Syracuse and was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL Draft.

He went on to play for the New England Patriots, St. Louis Rams, and Indianapolis Colts.

In 2006, Ojinnaka played in the 2006 Las Vegas All-American Classic for the East squad after starting all 11 games as a senior.

Ojinnaka was selected in the fifth round (139th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons.

As a rookie in 2006, he played in 11 games.

He saw playing time on special teams in Weeks 1–4 and 8–13.

He played on the offensive line for the first time in his professional career when he replaced Wayne Gandy who had been injured against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

In 2007, Ojinnaka played in 11 games, and had seven starts at left tackle.

His first career NFL start at left tackle was against the San Francisco 49ers.

He played in eight games in 2008.

In 2009, he played in nine games, and started the final five games at right guard in place of an injured Harvey Dahl.

On August 23, 2010, Ojinnaka was traded to the New England Patriots for a seventh round pick in the 2011 NFL Draft.

After serving his one-game suspension in Week 1, Ojinnaka was inactive for the team's next two games.

He was released on September 30, 2010.

The Patriots re-signed Ojinnaka on October 7, 2010.

In total, he was active for eight games in 2010, all as a reserve.

Ojinnaka signed with the St. Louis Rams on August 6, 2011.

He was released on September 3.

The Indianapolis Colts signed Ojinnaka on October 5, 2011.

Ojinnaka signed with the St. Louis Rams on March 22, 2012.

He was waived on September 2, 2012.

He was re-signed on September 12, 2012, when Scott Wells injured his foot and Robert Turner moved from left guard to center.

However, he was released again on October 22, 2012.

Ojinnaka started his professional wrestling training in 2012 under Mr. Hughes at WWA4, and has attended WWE training camps.

On February 22, 2014, he made his debut for Dragon Gate USA, working alongside The Bravado Brothers in a bodyguard role.

After Ojinnaka appeared at ROH's Best in the World 2014 event on June 22, 2014, and the promotion announced two days later that it had signed him to a contract.

Ojinnaka then adopted the ring name Moose and formed a partnership with R.D. Evans and Veda Scott.

On May 6, 2015, Global Force Wrestling (GFW) announced Ojinnaka as part of their roster.

Because he was signed to a Ring of Honor (ROH) contract, Ojinnaka only worked GFW's house shows and not television tapings.

In 2016, Moose signed with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) which would later be known as Impact Wrestling.

Moose would go on to become a two-time Impact Grand Champion, one-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion (2020-2021), and two-time TNA World Champion, becoming the fourth African-American world champion in the history of Impact (after Ron Killings, Bobby Lashley, and Rich Swann).