Obafemi Ayanbadejo
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 Obafemi Ayanbadejo catches a pass at the Chicago Bears 2007 Training Camp. |
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| Free Agent — No. 30 | |
| Fullback | |
| Date of birth: March 5, 1975 | |
| Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois | |
| Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Weight: 230 lb (100 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 1998 for the Minnesota Vikings | |
| Career history | |
| College: San Diego State | |
| Undrafted in 1997 | |
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
Obafemi Devin Ayanbadejo (pronounced /oh-buh-FEM-me eye-an-buh-DAY-joe/) (born March 5, 1975 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American football fullback who is currently a free agent. He was originally signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 1997. He played collegiately at San Diego State.
Ayanbadejo earned a Super Bowl ring with the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XXXV, although he was on injured reserve at the time.
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[edit] Early life
He played high school football at Santa Cruz High School.
[edit] College career
Ayanbadejo played at San Diego State University after starting in junior college at Cabrillo College in Aptos, California.
[edit] Professional career
Following his collegiate career at San Diego State, he was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Vikings. He was cut by the team before the season began and did not play football that year. Ayanbadejo was signed to the practice squad of the Baltimore Ravens the following season, where he remained before being activated to the regular season roster late in the year. However he got put on the injured reserve late in November due to a toe injury. Ayanbadejo was released by the Ravens after the 2001 season.
After failing to sign with another team, he sat out 2002 season in free agency. On March 6, 2006, the Cardinals re-signed Obafemi Ayanbadejo to a two-year extension, though he would be cut three months later. Ayanbadejo has since been invited to practice with the Chicago Bears and shortly signed a one year contract with the team.[1][2]
On August 9th, 2007, Obafemi was suspended for the first 4 games of the 2007 NFL Season by the NFL for testing positive for a banned substance. Following his suspension, he was cut from the Bears' roster.[3]
[edit] Personal life
He is the older brother of Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo. The two were teammates on the Miami Dolphins in 2003. After being released by the Cardinals, Obafemi signed with the Chicago Bears and was reunited with his brother.
He is simply known as "Femi" to his friends and family.
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