Ayanbadejo at Ravens training camp, August 2009.
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Position: | Linebacker / Special teamer | ||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
Date of birth: | September 6, 1976 | ||||||||||
Place of birth: | Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | Santa Cruz (CA) | ||||||||||
College: | UCLA | ||||||||||
Undrafted: | 1999 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics | |||||||||||
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Tackles: | 251 |
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Quarterback sacks: | 4.5 |
Interceptions: | 2 |
Forced fumbles: | 5 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Oladele Brendon Ayanbadejo (/ˈbrɛndən ˌaɪ.ənbəˈdeɪʒoʊ/; born September 6, 1976) is an American football linebacker and special teamer who played in Canadian Football League (CFL) and the National Football League (NFL) for thirteen seasons. He played college football for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 1999.
Ayanbadejo has been selected to the Pro Bowl three times as a special teams player. He also was named to the All-Pro team two times as special teams player by Pro Football Weekly/Pro Football Writers Association. He has also been a member of the Chicago Bears and Miami Dolphins of the NFL, the Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europe, and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Toronto Argonauts, and BC Lions of the CFL.