As a player Esume started playing for the
Hamburg Silver Eagles in 1992, staying with the team until its dissolution in 1995, when he switched to the
Hamburg Blue Devils reaching the
German Bowl thrice during his time there (winning once), and winning the
Eurobowl three times. He ended his playing career after the 2000 season and subsequently became a coach.
As a coach Esume worked as a so-called National Coach (a coach from the host nations of the mostly US-staffed and coached teams) of
NFL Europe beginning in 2002, starting with the
Frankfurt Galaxy, which won the
World Bowl in the subsequent 2003 season. In 2005 he switched to the
Hamburg Sea Devils, working as a
running backs coach and
special teams coordinator. Having won two
NFL Minority Coaching Fellowships for the 2006 and 2007 seasons, Esume worked with the
Oakland Raiders and the
Cleveland Browns during their respective training camps. Esume's team, the Hamburg Sea Devils, also won the last-ever World Bowl in 2007. Following the dissolution of NFL Europe, Esume switched to the
Ligue Élite de Football Américain team
La Courneuve Flash, leading them to a French championship in 2009 as head coach. Going back to Germany after one season in France, he became head coach of the
Kiel Baltic Hurricanes of the
German Football League and led them to win the 2010 edition of the
German Bowl. He left his position in Kiel after the 2014 season and became head coach of the
French national American football team later that year, leading them to a gold medal at the
2017 World Games and the
2018 European Championship of American Football triumph.
TV career Since the 2015 NFL season, Esume has been working for
:de:ran Football as an analyst and commentator for the German broadcasts of NFL games on
ProSiebenSat.1 Media, one of Germany's largest private broadcasting companies.
Other ventures In November 2020, Esume announced the founding of a new professional American football league based in Europe called the
European League of Football, which started play in 2021. Esume took on the role of commissioner, with a TV deal with
ProSiebenSat.1 Media providing financial backing and potential public interest. ==Private life==