Adélie de Pengu

Adélie de Pengu

No. 42 – Norfolk Seawolves
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	(2018-06-25)June 25, 2018 (aged 44) Antarctica
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
ISFL Draft:	2038  / Round:
DSFL Draft:	2037  / Round: 1 / Pick: 3
Career history
Norfolk Seawolves (2037 (S22))
Roster status:	Active

Adélie de Pengu (born January 25, 2018) is an American football safety who is currently playing for the Norfolk Seawolves in the DSFL and has been drafted by the New Orleans Second Line in the NSFL.

Early years

Adélie de Pengu was a simple penguin from Antarctica. Like every other penguin he enjoyed his basic waddling, his fishing, and huddling together for warmth. Unfortunately one day he got distracted by a small pebble. It caught his eye and he found himself chasing after it eagerly. He ended up slipping and sliding as he desperately tried to get a grasp of it. When he finally caught up to it, he was lost and had been separated from his penguin family.

Lost and alone, he found himself hunted by a skua. A predatory bird known for preying on young penguins and one had his eyes set on young Adélie. Adélie tried to scurry away as quickly as he could, but the skua continued to make dive after dive at the small penguin. Alone and exposed, it seemed Adélie didn’t have much of a chance.

The skua finally made a full landing in an attempt to block Adélie’s path. The small penguin quickly tried to change directions, but once more fell due to his clumsiness. He went down belly first into a full slide towards the skua. Not expecting the sudden charge, the skua had no chance to get out of the way as Adélie collided with the larger bird with a bone-crushing hit. It was enough to leave the skua sprawled out and dazed at Adélie once more clambered to his feet and waddled to his escape. Little did he know, this entire exchange had been observed from afar by a very familiar figure.

Bjørn Ironside had been on a trip to this frozen tundra and he had spotted the brave little penguin. What happened next was well recorded as Bjørn took the penguin in and taught him everything there was to know about football. He trained the little guy up, gave him special stuff, and watched him grow. Since then he has developed into quite an impressive safety prospect for the NSFL. Word is he even potentially has his eyes on taking over a team as a general manager.

S22 DSFL Season

The DSFL season was a surprising success for de Pengu. Few thought that a Penguin could possibly ever have any real success in the world of football, but he came into the league and made his impact almost immediately. Drafted third overall by the Norfolk Seawolves, there was at least one front office who thought highly of him thanks to the encouragements of team alumni Bjørn Ironside. The GMs saw potential and they took the risk. Adélie rewarded them early on by proving he could be a star.

He became a high flying play maker for the team as they used him primarily in run support and he racked up tackles and gained a reputation as a punishing hitter as he forced turnovers from opposing ball carriers. He was taking the league by storm and it quickly became clear that his future was as bright as ever.

Unexpectedly though, the secret stuff that Ironside had provided to young Adélie to get him to football size and football shape had an unintended side effect. Adélie didn't stop growing. As the season progressed he got bigger and bigger and put on 40 pounds of mass before the playoffs even came. For this reason, the Seawolves had no choice but to play him at linebacker. He quickly took to his new position though and the Seawolves approached playoffs with renewed confidence.

Going into the final week, Norfolk was in a three way tie for the final playoff spot and everyone knew it would be close. Off the back of Adélie and his friends on defense, they pulled an incredible upset over the Buccaneers and punched their ticket to the next round. Unfortunately that was where their season story ended. Now all Adélie has to do is look forward to the NSFL draft to see if he will finally make it to the big leagues.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	40‑yd dash	20‑ss	3‑cone	Vert jump	Broad
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	255 lb (116 kg)

DSFL career statistics

Career statistics			Defense
Season	Team	Games	Tackles	TFL	FF/FR	Sacks	Interceptions	PD
2037 (S22)	NOR	14	71	0	2/2	1	0	0

Achievements and records

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Career statistics			Defense
Season	Team	Games	Tackles	TFL	FF/FR	Sacks	Interceptions	PD
2038 (S23)	UKN	0	0	0	0/0	0	0	0