Adewale Ogunleye
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 9, 1977 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Brooklyn, New York | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Staten Island (NY) Tottenville | ||||||||
| College: | Indiana | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2000 | ||||||||
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| Tackles: | 387 |
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| Quarterback sacks: | 67.0 |
| Forced fumbles: | 17 |
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Adewale Ogunleye (/ˌɑːdeɪˈwɑːleɪ oʊɡuːnˈleɪjeɪ/; born August 9, 1977) is a former American football defensive end who played eleven seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2000. He played college football at Indiana.
Ogunleye is of Nigerian background, and his grandfather was the Yoruba king of the city-state of Emure in Ekiti State. Ogun in his surname means "The god of iron." His father is a social worker employed by the City of New York.
Ogunleye played high school football at Tottenville High School in his hometown of Staten Island, New York City, New York. He was a classmate of Major League baseball All Star starting pitcher Jason Marquis and a teammate of three-time Super Bowl winning offensive guard Joe Andruzzi.
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