The Miami Dolphins safety’s return to Detroit for joint practices with his former team had a scuffle with Jameson Williams, ...

Former Detroit Lions defensive back Ifeatu Melifonwu was involved in a scuffle with star wide receiver Jameson Williams, ...

Ifeatu Melifonwu certainly has one of the more interesting names the Miami Dolphins have brought in during free agency, and the safety could be one of the more interesting pieces toward team ...

Melifonwu’s time came in mid-December. The Lions were in search of a spark. They’d lost safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson to a pectoral injury in Week 2, and his backup, Tracy Walker, wasn’t ...

Miami Dolphins DB Ifeatu Melifonwu was in the middle of some of action in the joint practices against his former team ...

MORE ON MELIFONWU: Why Lions thought about trading up for new Ifeatu Melifonwu The Lions have a young but potentially deep secondary, though several key players are returning from injury.

— As Syracuse cornerback Ifeatu Melifonwu entered the 2020 season, he wasn't on NFL draft boards. There wasn't much buzz. But he was a physical specimen from an under-the-radar college program.

Obi Melifonwu, a second-round draft selection of the Oakland Raiders, ran a 4.40 40, and had an 11-9 broad jump and 44-inch vertical. “Those were freak numbers,” the younger Melifonwu said.

IFEATU MELIFONWU, CB, Syracuse THE SKINNY Melifonwu was a high school running back, who redshirted in 2017, then made an impact in 2018 with 15 tackles and six pass breakups in nine games.