Adewale Ogunleye

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Adewale Ogunleye
Date of birth	August 9, 1977
Place of birth	Brooklyn, New York
Position(s)	Defensive End
College	Indiana
Pro Bowls	2004
Statistics	CBS.com
Team(s)
2000-2003 2004-Present	Miami Dolphins Chicago Bears

Adewale Ogunleye (August 9, 1977) is a defensive end for the Chicago Bears. Ogunleye was traded to the Bears from Miami in a trade that also involved wide receiver Marty Booker.

1 NFL Career
2 College career
3 Trivia
4 Links

[edit] NFL Career

Ogunleye signed with Miami in 2000 as an undrafted free agent. He spent the first year of his NFL career on the disabled list due to a knee injury suffered during his senior year at Indiana. He is a Nigerian of Yoruba descent. [1].

In 2002, Ogunleye had 57 tackles, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and 9.5 sacks (sixth in the AFC) for 62 yards in losses for the season. During the 2003 NFL season, while playing for the Miami Dolphins, he led the AFC with 15 sacks. Ogunleye was named to the pro bowl at the conclusion of the season[2].

During the 2005 NFL season, Ogunleye spearheaded the Bear's defensive line by recording 10 sacks.

[edit] College career

Ogunleye played college football at Indiana University, where he was a four-year starter for the team. For his career, he recorded 34 sacks (fifth all-time in Big Ten history) and 64 tackles for loss [3].

Ogunleye graduated from Indiana University Bloomington with a degree in English

[edit] Trivia

Ogunleye's surname means "Iron God".
Ogunleye is of Nigerian royalty, as his grandfather was king of the city Emure.[4]
Played High School Football at Tottenville High School in his hometown of Staten Island
His father is a social worker employed by the City of New York in the Manhattan Field Office.