Ade Jimoh

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Ade Jimoh

Chicago Bears — No. 38
Cornerback
Date of birth: April 18, 1980 (1980-04-18) (age 28)
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Weight: 187 lb (85 kg)
National Football League debut
2003 for the Washington Redskins
Career history
College: Utah State
Undrafted in 2003
Teams: Washington Redskins (2003-2006) Chicago Bears (2007)
Current status: Active
Career highlights and awards
No notable achievements
Stats at NFL.com

Adebola "Ade" Olurotimi Jimoh (born April 18, 1980 in Los Angeles, California) is an American football cornerback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2003. He played college football at Utah State.

Contents 1 Early years 2 College career 3 Professional career 3.1 Washington Redskins 3.2 Chicago Bears 4 Notes and references 5 External links

[edit] Early years

Jimoh grew up in Canoga Park and attended El Camino Real High School where he was a two-year letterman and a second-team all-league selection, as well as a preseason third-team all-area pick. In his senior year, his team won the city championship.

[edit] College career

Jimoh played college football for Utah State University. He started all 11 games at left corner his sophomore year in 2000 and earned second team All-Big West honors as well as the team's outstanding defensive back. He also shared the team lead with two interceptions and had a team-high 12 pass deflections and a blocked kick. He started nine games at cornerback in 2001 and registered 39 tackles and an interception. He played in all 11 games for the Aggies in 2002. recorded one interception for three yards and 53 tackles (34 solo).

[edit] Professional career

[edit] Washington Redskins

Jimoh was signed by the Redskins in April 2003 as an undrafted rookie free agent. In 2003, Jimoh appeared in all 16 games with the Redskins as a reserve cornerback but mostly on special teams coverage units. In 2004, he appeared in 15 games as a reserve cornerback and was a valued special teams player, recording 20 special teams tackles on the season, tied for third-best on the team. His season was cut short late in the year when he suffered a season-ending knee injury. In 2005, he played in all 16 games and two playoff games, mostly as a reserve cornerback and special teams leader. He finished with 10 tackles (nine solo) and 20 special teams tackles, fifth-best on the team.

[edit] Chicago Bears

On September 11, 2007, the Chicago Bears signed Jimoh to assist with special teams, due to the promotion of kick returner Danieal Manning to take the place of injured starting safety Mike Brown^[1]. Between 2007-09-16 and 2007-09-24, Jimoh was twice waived and then re-signed a few days later to make room for fill-in punter Dirk Johnson.

Jimoh suffered a broken collarbone on November 18, 2008 while playing on special teams. He was placed on injured reserve, ending his season.

[edit] Notes and references

[edit] External links

• Chicago Bears bio