Adewale Ojomo
| No. 71 Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | November 11, 1988 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Opa-locka, Florida | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 270 lb (122 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Hialeah (FL) | ||||||||
| College: | Miami (FL) | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2012 | ||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2013 | |||||||||
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Adewale Ojomo (born November 11, 1988) is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He signed with the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent. He played college football at the University of Miami.
Early years
He attended Hialeah High School in Florida. He was rated as the No. 72 player in the state by the Orlando Sentinel.
College career
He played college football at the University of Miami. He finished college with 79 tackles, 9.5 sacks, 3 pass deflections, 2 Forced fumbles.[1]
In his Freshman season, He had 22 tackles, 3 sacks, a pass deflection and a Forced fumble.[1]
In his Junior season, He Had 38 tackles, 5 sacks and a pass deflection.[1] On September 2, 2010, In the season opener against Florida A&M in which He recorded 3 tackles and 2 Sacks helping the Miami Hurricanes win 45-0.[2]
In his Senior season, He had 19 tackles, 1.5 sacks, a pass deflection and a forced fumble.[1]
Professional career
New York Giants
On May 1, 2012, He signed with the New York Giants as an Undrafted free agent.[3]
Seattle Seahawks
He was signed to the Seahawks' practice squad on September 17, 2013.
Buffalo Bills
He was signed to the Bills' practice squad on September 24, 2013.
Tennessee Titans
On December 11, 2013, Ojomo signed with the Tennessee Titans practice squad.[4] He was waived on April 7, 2014, two weeks after he was arrested for soliciting a prostitute in Miami.[5]
Los Angeles KISS
Ojomo was assigned to the Los Angeles KISS of the Arena Football League on May 22, 2014.
Dallas Cowboys
Ojomo signed with the Dallas Cowboys on August 1, 2014.[6] The Cowboys waived Ojomo on August 26, 2014.[7]
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Ojomo was signed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League on September 17, 2014 and was assigned to the team's practice roster.[8][9]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Adewale Ojomo College Statistics". sports-reference.com.
- ↑ "Florida A&M 0, (13) Miami (FL) 45 Box score". sports-reference.com.
- ↑ "Adewale Ojomo". kffl.com. Archived from the original on December 5, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
- ↑ Titans fill spot on practice squad by signing DE Adewale Ojomo
- ↑ Alper, Josh. "Titans waive Adewale Ojomo after solicitation arrest". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ↑ Sabin, Rainer. "Dallas Cowboys to sign DEs Ken Boatright, Adewale Ojomo to replace WR L'Damian Washington, OT Darius Morris". DallasNews.com. Cowboys Blog. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ↑ Cowboys Trim Roster To 75; Matt Johnson Waived
- ↑ Justin Hickman rejoins Tiger-Cats from NFL
- ↑ "Transactions". cfl.ca. Retrieved November 20, 2014.