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The German Soccer League defending champion Dresden Monarchs have made a splash signing bringing in NFL prospect Leonel Misangumkini.
The Austrian defender is a big addition to the Monarchs protection.
Misangumkini lately spent the low season taking his second crack on the NFL with the NFL Worldwide Pathway Participant Program (NFL IPP). As a part of the NFL IPP program, Misangumkini spent two separate low season coaching with prime efficiency and place coaches within the US, getting ready him for the subsequent stage. Nonetheless, he was not allotted to the NFL following this system and now takes his skills to northeastern Germany.
The 6’5′, 260 pound 25-year-old was excellent in serving to the Vikings seize their greatest of 5 Austrian championship collection in 2020 throughout the pandemic altered season. Though Misangumukini has solely been part of the Vikings soccer program since 2016, he has discovered shortly. The lean, athletic defensive finish has proven true dedication to the sport, bettering little by little each season.
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In 2020, the longer term NFL prospect caught the eye of scouts placing up 2.5 tackles for a loss and a defensive landing in solely three video games. That flash of manufacturing and his supreme body gave him the possibility to show himself towards a number of the greatest worldwide gamers on the planet. Now after an harm in 2021, Misangumkini lastly returns to the sphere after two years of elite coaching. The Monarchs and Misangumkini now anticipate him to grow to be an affect participant for one in all Europe’s premiere golf equipment.
The transfer to Dresden got here as a little bit of a suprise as many followers anticipated the NFL prospect to return to the Vienna Vikings, particularly as they enter the European League of Soccer. Nonetheless, the Vikings did signal American cross rusher Blake Nelson and produce again AFL sack chief Leon Balogh, making the line of defense room in Vienna a crowded one.
Final 12 months coach Ulz Dauber and the Monarchs picked up Yoann Miangue after his NFL IPP try. That experiment resulted in Miangue enjoying extraordinarily nicely within the championship sport, serving to the Monarchs hoist the German Bowl Trophy for the primary time in membership historical past.
Learn extra about Misgumkini’s backstory right here
Watch Misangumkini’s 2020 highlights right here