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Position: | Linebacker | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: | Houston, Texas, U.S. | February 4, 1989||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Weight: | 219 lb (99 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Hightower ( Missouri City, Texas) | ||
College: | Washington | ||
Undrafted: | 2011 | ||
Career history | |||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
Career NFL statistics | |||
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Bamidele Victor Aiyewa (born February 4, 1989) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Washington. Aiyewa was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He has also been a member of the Green Bay Packers, San Diego Chargers, FXFL Blacktips, and BC Lions.
Aiyewa was born in Houston, Texas to Juliana Ogunfuye. [1] He attended Hightower High School in Missouri City, Texas where he played as a safety on the Hurricanes football team. [2] His senior year in 2006 saw Aiyewa earn All-District honors as well as being ranked the No. 89th safety recruit in the nation by Scout.com. [3]
Committing to the University of Washington, Aiyewa was one of seven true freshmen. His career began in the 2007 season in which Aiyewa played in all 13 games as a member of special teams. During the 2008 season however, Aiyewa played only four games in which he earned first-team Academic All-Pac-10 honors before sitting out with injuries. [3] [4]
Returning for the 2009 season, Aiyewa played in all 12 games and earned first-team Academic All-Pac-10 for the second straight season. In his final season in 2010, Aiyewa played all 13 games. He once more earned All-Pac-10 honors as well as a 101 Club Academic Award during a team banquet. [3] His senior season honors included ranking No. 1 in All-Pac-10 and No. 4 in the nation. [1] While attending Washington, Aiyema majored in sociology and minored in pre-pharmacy. [1]
Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
231 lb (105 kg) |
4.52 s | 1.51 s | 2.83 s | 4.62 s | 7.27 s | 30 in (0.76 m) |
9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) |
30 reps | |||
All values are from Pro Day [5] |
After going undrafted in the 2011 NFL Draft, Aiyewa signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on July 28, 2011. [6] On August 10, 2011, he was released by the Buccaneers. [7]
Aiyewa was signed to the Green Bay Packers' practice squad on October 15, 2013. [8] On November 27, 2013, he was signed from the practice squad to the active roster. [9] Aiyewa was released by the Packers on May 28, 2014. [10] He appeared in five games, totalling four tackles on special teams. Aiyewa saw his first playoff action against the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Wild Card round, registering a tackle on special teams.
On August 8, 2014, Aiyewa was signed by the San Diego Chargers. [11] He was released by the Chargers on August 30, 2015. [12]
Aiyewa was signed by the BC Lions on May 18, 2016. [13] On June 18, 2016, he was released by the Lions. [14]
Source: NFL.com
Year | Team | G | GS | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | SFTY | PDef | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TDs | FF | FR | ||||
Regular season | ||||||||||||||||
2013 | GB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Postseason | ||||||||||||||||
2013 | GB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aiyewa's mother was threatened with deportation to Nigeria. [15]
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No. 54 | |||
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Position: | Linebacker | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: | Houston, Texas, U.S. | February 4, 1989||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Weight: | 219 lb (99 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Hightower ( Missouri City, Texas) | ||
College: | Washington | ||
Undrafted: | 2011 | ||
Career history | |||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
Career NFL statistics | |||
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Bamidele Victor Aiyewa (born February 4, 1989) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Washington. Aiyewa was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He has also been a member of the Green Bay Packers, San Diego Chargers, FXFL Blacktips, and BC Lions.
Aiyewa was born in Houston, Texas to Juliana Ogunfuye. [1] He attended Hightower High School in Missouri City, Texas where he played as a safety on the Hurricanes football team. [2] His senior year in 2006 saw Aiyewa earn All-District honors as well as being ranked the No. 89th safety recruit in the nation by Scout.com. [3]
Committing to the University of Washington, Aiyewa was one of seven true freshmen. His career began in the 2007 season in which Aiyewa played in all 13 games as a member of special teams. During the 2008 season however, Aiyewa played only four games in which he earned first-team Academic All-Pac-10 honors before sitting out with injuries. [3] [4]
Returning for the 2009 season, Aiyewa played in all 12 games and earned first-team Academic All-Pac-10 for the second straight season. In his final season in 2010, Aiyewa played all 13 games. He once more earned All-Pac-10 honors as well as a 101 Club Academic Award during a team banquet. [3] His senior season honors included ranking No. 1 in All-Pac-10 and No. 4 in the nation. [1] While attending Washington, Aiyema majored in sociology and minored in pre-pharmacy. [1]
Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
231 lb (105 kg) |
4.52 s | 1.51 s | 2.83 s | 4.62 s | 7.27 s | 30 in (0.76 m) |
9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) |
30 reps | |||
All values are from Pro Day [5] |
After going undrafted in the 2011 NFL Draft, Aiyewa signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on July 28, 2011. [6] On August 10, 2011, he was released by the Buccaneers. [7]
Aiyewa was signed to the Green Bay Packers' practice squad on October 15, 2013. [8] On November 27, 2013, he was signed from the practice squad to the active roster. [9] Aiyewa was released by the Packers on May 28, 2014. [10] He appeared in five games, totalling four tackles on special teams. Aiyewa saw his first playoff action against the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Wild Card round, registering a tackle on special teams.
On August 8, 2014, Aiyewa was signed by the San Diego Chargers. [11] He was released by the Chargers on August 30, 2015. [12]
Aiyewa was signed by the BC Lions on May 18, 2016. [13] On June 18, 2016, he was released by the Lions. [14]
Source: NFL.com
Year | Team | G | GS | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | SFTY | PDef | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TDs | FF | FR | ||||
Regular season | ||||||||||||||||
2013 | GB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Postseason | ||||||||||||||||
2013 | GB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aiyewa's mother was threatened with deportation to Nigeria. [15]