Adewale Ojomo
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| Position: | Defensive end |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 11, 1988 Opa-locka, Florida, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight: | 270 lb (122 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Hialeah (Hialeah, Florida) |
| College: | Miami (FL) |
| Undrafted: | 2012 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
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[edit]
Ojomo attended Hialeah High School in Florida. He was rated as the No. 72 player in the state by the Orlando Sentinel.
College career[edit]
He played college football at the University of Miami. Ojomo finished college with 79 tackles, 9.5 sacks, 3 pass deflections, 2 forced fumbles.[1]
In his freshman season, Ojomo 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 Ojomo recorded 3 tackles and 2 sacks helping the Miami Hurricanes win 45-0.[2]
In his senior season, Ojomo had 19 tackles, 1.5 sacks, a pass deflection and a forced fumble.[1]
Professional career[edit]
New York Giants[edit]
On May 1, 2012, Ojomo signed with the New York Giants as an Undrafted free agent.[3]
Seattle Seahawks[edit]
He was signed to the Seahawks' practice squad on September 17, 2013.
Buffalo Bills[edit]
Ojomo was signed to the Bills' practice squad on September 24, 2013.
Tennessee Titans[edit]
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[edit]
Ojomo was assigned to the Los Angeles KISS of the Arena Football League on May 22, 2014.
Dallas Cowboys[edit]
Ojomo signed with the Dallas Cowboys on August 1, 2014.[6] The Cowboys waived Ojomo on August 26, 2014.[7]
Hamilton Tiger-Cats[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ 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 (7 April 2014). "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[edit]
- 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
- Players of American football from Miami-Dade County, Florida
- Players of Canadian football from Florida
- Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
- Hialeah Senior High School alumni