Roy Mbaeteka

Career Transactions

Originally signed by the New York Giants as part of the International Player Pathway Program on April 9, 2022…Waived by the Giants on Aug. 30, 2022…Signed to the Giants' practice squad on Aug. 31, 2022…Released from the Giants' practice squad on Sept. 1, 2022… Signed to the Giants' practice squad on Sept. 8, 2022…Released from the Giants' practice squad on Sept. 29, 2022… Signed to the Giants' practice squad on Dec. 7, 2022…Released from the Giants' practice squad on Dec. 14, 2022…Signed by the Chicago Bears as part of the International Player Pathway Program on May 4, 2023…Waived by the Bears on Aug. 29, 2023…Signed to the Bears' practice squad as part of the International Player Pathway Program on Aug. 30, 2023… Signed by the Bears as part of the International Player Pathway Program on Jan. 29, 2024…Waived by the Bears on March 16, 2024…Signed by the Cleveland Browns as part of the International Player Pathway Program on April 29, 2024.

Key Notes

• In 2023, was signed by the Bears as part of the International Player Pathway Program and spent the entire season on the Bears' practice squad.
• Spent time on the Giants' practice squad in 2022.

Career Transactions

Originally signed by the New York Giants as part of the International Player Pathway Program on April 9, 2022…Waived by the Giants on Aug. 30, 2022…Signed to the Giants' practice squad on Aug. 31, 2022…Released from the Giants' practice squad on Sept. 1, 2022… Signed to the Giants' practice squad on Sept. 8, 2022…Released from the Giants' practice squad on Sept. 29, 2022… Signed to the Giants' practice squad on Dec. 7, 2022…Released from the Giants' practice squad on Dec. 14, 2022…Signed by the Chicago Bears as part of the International Player Pathway Program on May 4, 2023…Waived by the Bears on Aug. 29, 2023…Signed to the Bears' practice squad as part of the International Player Pathway Program on Aug. 30, 2023… Signed by the Bears as part of the International Player Pathway Program on Jan. 29, 2024…Waived by the Bears on March 16, 2024…Signed by the Cleveland Browns as part of the International Player Pathway Program on April 29, 2024.

Key Notes

• In 2023, was signed by the Bears as part of the International Player Pathway Program and spent the entire season on the Bears' practice squad.
• Spent time on the Giants' practice squad in 2022.

Personal

• Name pronounced mm-BET-ik-UH.
• Native of Bengin City, Nigeria and never played high school or college football.
• Was one of three players selected to train at the NFL Academy in London of October 2022 and was then chosen as one of 13 players to compete for a spot in the 2022 International Player Pathway Program. The NFL held a showcase for the international players in Arizona that was attended by a Giants scout, who was so impressed with Mbaeteka that the team flew him to New Jersey for a tryout and signed him.