Michael Ola

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Michael Ola
No. 70, 74, 65
Position:Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1988-04-19) April 19, 1988 (age 33)
Riverdale, Georgia
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:312 lb (142 kg)
Career information
High school:Riverdale (Riverdale, Georgia)
College:Hampton
Undrafted:2011
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played:38
Games started:20
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR · CFL.ca (archive) · ArenaFan.com

Michael Ola (born April 19, 1988) is a former American football offensive tackle. He played college football at Hampton University and attended Riverdale High School in Riverdale, Georgia.[1] He has also been a member of the Jacksonville Sharks, Montreal Alouettes, Miami Dolphins, Chicago Bears, San Diego Chargers, Detroit Lions, Seattle Seahawks, and New York Giants.

Professional career[]

Jacksonville Sharks[]

Ola was signed by the Jacksonville Sharks on March 3, 2012. He was released on June 11, 2012.[2]

Montreal Alouettes[]

Ola signed with the Montreal Alouettes on June 10, 2012.[3] He played for the Alouettes during the 2012 and 2013 CFL seasons.

Miami Dolphins[]

Ola was signed to a futures contract by the Miami Dolphins on February 7, 2014. He was released by the Dolphins on May 25, 2014.[4]

Chicago Bears[]

Ola signed with the Chicago Bears on May 28, 2014.[4] He made his NFL debut on September 7 against the Buffalo Bills,[5] and made his first career start the following week against the San Francisco 49ers, replacing the injured Matt Slauson.[6] In the 2014 season, he started at four of the five offensive line positions.[7] Ola was released by the Bears on September 5, 2015.[8]

San Diego Chargers[]

Ola was signed to the San Diego Chargers' practice squad on September 7, 2015.[9] He was signed to the active roster on October 3, following the Chargers release of running back Donald Brown.[10]

Detroit Lions[]

Ola was signed by the Detroit Lions on October 20, 2015.[11] On September 3, 2016, he was waived by the Lions.[12]

Seattle Seahawks[]

On September 13, 2016, Ola was signed to the Seahawks' practice squad.[13] He was released on September 21, 2016.[14]

New York Giants[]

On September 21, 2016, Ola was signed to the Giants' practice squad.[15]

Buffalo Bills[]

On September 28, 2016, Ola was signed by the Bills off the Giants' practice squad.[16] He was released by the Bills on October 25, 2016 and was re-signed to the practice squad two days later.[17][18] He was promoted back to the active roster on December 13, 2016.[19]

On September 2, 2017, Ola was waived/injured by the Bills and placed on injured reserve.[20] He was released on September 6, 2017.[21]

Los Angeles Chargers[]

On October 24, 2017, Ola signed with the Los Angeles Chargers.[22]

New Orleans Saints[]

On May 14, 2018, Ola signed with the New Orleans Saints.[23] He was released on September 12, 2018.[24] He was re-signed on October 18, 2018.[25] He suffered a high ankle sprain in Week 14 and was placed on injured reserve on December 11, 2018.[26]

On February 19, 2019, Ola re-signed with the Saints.[27] He was released on August 31, 2019.[28] He was re-signed on December 6, 2019.[29] He was released on December 28, 2019.[30]

References[]

  1. ^ "Michael Ola - 2010 Football". hamptonpirates.com. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  2. ^ "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  3. ^ "Transactions - June 2012". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on November 1, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Michael Ola". kffl.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  5. ^ "Michael Ola". nfl.com. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  6. ^ Mayer, Larry (September 13, 2014). "Bears backups ready to face 49ers". Chicago Bears. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  7. ^ Mayer, Larry (January 14, 2015). "What's likelihood of Ola returning?". Chicago Bears. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  8. ^ "Chicago Bears Trim Roster Down To 53". chicago.cbslocal.com. September 5, 2015. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  9. ^ Gehlken , Michael (September 7, 2015). "Chargers sign Michael Ola, fill practice squad". sandiegouniontribune.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
  10. ^ Patra, Kevin (October 3, 2015). "Chargers cut RB Donald Brown, sign G Michael Ola". NFL.com. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  11. ^ Birkett, Dave (October 20, 2015). "Lions' Joique Bell says return to the field is near". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  12. ^ "Lions establish 53-man roster". DetroitLions.com. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on October 15, 2017.
  13. ^ Boyle, John (September 13, 2016). "Seahawks Sign Fullback Will Tukuafu And Cornerback Neiko Thorpe". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on August 4, 2017.
  14. ^ "Seahawks Release Fullback Will Tukuafu, Make Changes To Practice Squad". Seahawks.com. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on August 21, 2017.
  15. ^ "Giants Sign OT Laurence Gibson & Michael Ola To Practice Squad, Cut C Shane McDermott".
  16. ^ Brown, Chris. "Bills sign OT Michael Ola". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  17. ^ Brown, Chris (October 25, 2016). "Bills elevate practice squad WR Eagan to active roster". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017.
  18. ^ "Bills sign OT Ola to practice squad". Blogs.BuffaloBills.com. October 27, 2016.
  19. ^ Brown, Chris (December 13, 2016). "S Ihedigbo to I-R; LB Albright waived, two promoted from practice squad". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017.
  20. ^ Brown, Chris (September 2, 2017). "Bills move 30 off the roster to reach 53". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2018.
  21. ^ Bouda, Nate (September 6, 2017). "Bills Waive OT Michael Ola From I.R. With Settlement".
  22. ^ Henne, Ricky (October 24, 2017). "Chargers Sign Veteran OL Michael Ola". Chargers.com.
  23. ^ "New Orleans Saints announce post-rookie minicamp roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. May 14, 2018.
  24. ^ Katzenstein, Josh (September 12, 2018). "Saints cut offensive lineman Michael Ola; re-sign Jermon Bushrod". NOLA.com.
  25. ^ Gantt, Darin (October 18, 2018). "Saints bringing back offensive lineman Michael Ola". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  26. ^ "Saints OL Michael Ola goes on injured reserve after suffering high ankle sprain against Tampa Bay". NOLA.com. December 11, 2018.
  27. ^ Gantt, Darin (February 19, 2019). "Saints bring back Michael Ola". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  28. ^ "New Orleans Saints make roster reductions to 53". NewOrleansSaints.com. August 31, 2019.
  29. ^ Williams, Charean (December 6, 2019). "Saints re-sign Michael Ola, place Jason Vander Laan on IR". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  30. ^ "Saints make several roster moves, promote WR Lil'Jordan Humphrey to active roster, waive DeShawn Shead". NOLA.com. December 28, 2019.

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