Yosuah Hesdy Nijman, an offensive tackle for the National Football League’s Green Bay Packers, was born on January 2, 1996. (NFL).
Where did Yosuah Nijman go to college? Did Yosuah Nijman play college football?
In college, he played football for Virginia Tech. Nijman spent four years playing at Virginia Tech before being signed on May 3 by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent. On August 31, he was released, and the following day, he was added to the practice squad. He was added to the active roster on November 26, but after suffering an elbow injury that would keep him out for the remainder of the season, he was put on injured reserve on December 21.
In 2020, Nijman was added to the 53-man roster of the Packers and primarily used on special teams. On May 6, 2021, he signed an exclusive-rights free agent tender with the Packers.
After David Bakhtiari and Elgton Jenkins, Nijman was named the Packers’ third-string left tackle to start the 2021 season. Nijman made his first career start in a Week 3 victory over the San Francisco 49ers after Jenkins tore his ankle in a Week 2 victory over the Detroit Lions and Bakhtiari was still recovering from an ACL tear sustained during the 2020 season. Before Jenkins’ eventual return for a Week 6 victory over the Chicago Bears, Nijman continued to start in Jenkins’ absence for victories against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 4 and the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 5.
