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.
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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 | |
Early years
editOjomo attended Hialeah High School in Florida. He was rated as the No. 72 player in the state by the Orlando Sentinel.
College career
editHe 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
editNew York Giants
editOn May 1, 2012, Ojomo signed with the New York Giants as an Undrafted free agent.[3]
Seattle Seahawks
editHe was signed to the Seahawks' practice squad on September 17, 2013.
Buffalo Bills
editOjomo was signed to the Bills' practice squad on September 24, 2013.
Tennessee Titans
editOn 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
editOjomo was assigned to the Los Angeles KISS of the Arena Football League on May 22, 2014.
Dallas Cowboys
editOjomo signed with the Dallas Cowboys on August 1, 2014.[6] The Cowboys waived Ojomo on August 26, 2014.[7]
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
editOjomo 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 (April 7, 2014). "Titans waive Adewale Ojomo after solicitation arrest". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved April 8, 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 August 6, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ^ "Cowboys Trim Roster To 75; Matt Johnson Waived". Dallas Cowboys. August 26, 2014. Archived from the original on August 27, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
- ^ "Justin Hickman rejoins Tiger-Cats from NFL | CBC Sports". CBC. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
- ^ "Transactions". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on December 5, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.