Adewale Ojomo
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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||
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Born: | Opa-locka, Florida | November 11, 1988||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 270 lb (122 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Hialeah (Hialeah, Florida) | ||||||
College: | Miami (FL) | ||||||
Undrafted: | 2012 | ||||||
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Adewale Ojomo (born November 11, 1988) is a former American football defensive end. 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[]
- ^ a b c d "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 Archived 2013-12-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 6 August 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ "Cowboys Trim Roster To 75; Matt Johnson Waived". Dallas Cowboys. 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
- ^ "Justin Hickman rejoins Tiger-Cats from NFL | CBC Sports". CBC. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
- ^ "Transactions". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on December 5, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
External links[]
- 1988 births
- Living people
- People from Opa-locka, Florida
- American football defensive ends
- Miami Hurricanes football players
- New York Giants players
- Seattle Seahawks players
- Buffalo Bills players
- Tennessee Titans players
- Los Angeles Kiss players
- Dallas Cowboys players
- Sportspeople from Miami-Dade County, Florida
- Players of American football from Florida
- Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
- Hialeah Senior High School alumni