Aaron Adeoye

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Aaron Adeoye
No. 35 – Green Bay Packers
Position:Outside linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1993-08-26) August 26, 1993 (age 28)
Marion, Illinois
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school:Marion (IL)
College:Southeast Missouri State
Undrafted:2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Practice squad
Career NFL statistics as of 2020
Games played:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Aaron Adeoye (born August 26, 1993) is an American football outside linebacker for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL).

College career[]

Adeoye played college basketball for Ball State, John A. Logan College, Western Kentucky, and Southeast Missouri State.[1] He switched to football in his fifth season of college eligibility for the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team.[1]

Professional career[]

Indoor and minor leagues[]

Adeoye signed with the Salina Liberty of Champions Indoor Football in April 2017.[2] He played in The Spring League in 2018, and played for the Birmingham Iron of the Alliance of American Football[3] before the league folded in April 2019.[4]

Baltimore Ravens[]

Adeoye had a minicamp tryout with the Baltimore Ravens and subsequently signed with the team on May 6, 2019.[3] He was waived during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019,[5] and signed to the team's practice squad the next day.[6]

Adeoye signed a reserve/future contract with the Baltimore Ravens on January 13, 2020.[7] He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020,[8] and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[9] He was elevated to the active roster on December 2 for the team's week 12 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[10] On January 18, 2021, Adeoye signed a reserve/futures contract with the Ravens.[11] He was waived on August 16, 2021.[12]

New York Jets[]

On August 23, 2021, Adeoye signed a one-year deal with the New York Jets.[13] He was waived on August 31, 2021.[14]

Green Bay Packers[]

On October 19, 2021, Adeoye was signed to the Green Bay Packers practice squad.[15] He was released on November 2, 2021.[16] He was signed to the practice squad again on December 29.[17]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Bean, Josh (February 7, 2019). "10 players to watch as Birmingham Iron begins 1st season". AL.com. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  2. ^ Davidson, Bob (April 13, 2017). "Liberty hires COO, announces other changes". Salina.com. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Brown, Clifton (May 6, 2019). "Ravens Sign Three Players to Contracts Following Rookie Minicamp". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  4. ^ Michael Rothstein, Seth Wickersham (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  5. ^ Kasinitz, Aaron (August 31, 2019). "Baltimore Ravens roster cuts: List of players released on cutdown weekend". PennLive.com. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  6. ^ Brown, Clifton (September 1, 2019). "De'Lance Turner, Maurice Canady Among 10 Players Signed to Practice Squad". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  7. ^ Brown, Clifton (January 13, 2020). "Ravens Sign Nine Players to Reserve/Future Contracts". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  8. ^ Mink, Ryan (September 5, 2020). "Ravens' Initial 53-Man Roster Is Set". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  9. ^ Brown, Clifton (September 6, 2020). "Ravens Announce 16-Man Practice Squad". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  10. ^ Valente, Tom (December 2, 2020). "Press Release: Ravens Roster Moves". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  11. ^ Mink, Ryan (January 18, 2021). "Ravens Sign 11 Players to Reserve/Future Deals, Waive Four Veterans". BaltimoreRavens.com.
  12. ^ Brown, Clifton (August 16, 2021). "Ravens Make Five Roster Moves Ahead of Deadline". BaltimoreRavens.com.
  13. ^ Greenberg, Ethan (August 23, 2021). "Jets Place DE Carl Lawson on IR, Sign DE Aaron Adeoye and OL Isaiah Williams". NewYorkJets.com.
  14. ^ "Jets Remove 27 Players from Roster to Reach 53-Man Limit". NewYorkJets.com. August 31, 2021.
  15. ^ "Packers sign LB Aaron Adeoye to practice squad". Packers.com. October 19, 2021.
  16. ^ "Packers sign LS Steven Wirtel to active roster". packers.com. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  17. ^ "Packers activate CB Jaire Alexander off injured reserve". packers.com. Retrieved December 29, 2021.

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