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Akin Ayodele was born on 17 September, 1979 in Dallas, Texas, U.S., is an American football player (born 1979). Discover Akin Ayodele's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 44 years old?
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17 September |
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Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
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United States
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Akin Ayodele Height, Weight & Measurements
At 44 years old, Akin Ayodele height is 1.88 m and Weight 113 kg.
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1.88 m |
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113 kg |
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Akin Ayodele Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Akin Ayodele worth at the age of 44 years old? Akin Ayodele’s income source is mostly from being a successful Player. He is from United States. We have estimated Akin Ayodele's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Akinola James Ayodele (born September 17, 1979) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins, and Buffalo Bills.
He received the Jimmy Rogers Jr. Most Valuable Lineman trophy at the 2001 Sun Bowl.
He was named first-team All-Big Ten Conference as a senior and second-team All-Conference as a sophomore and junior.
He finished his college career with 194 tackles, 54 tackles for loss (fourth in school history), 2 interceptions, 11 passes defensed, 4 forced fumbles and 5 fumble recoveries.
He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the third round of the 2002 NFL Draft.
He played college football at Purdue.
Ayodele attended MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas.
As a senior, he was a two-way player at linebacker and tight end.
He tallied 35 tackles, 5 sacks and 8 receptions for 242 yards, while receiving All-District honors.
Although he had good grades in high school, he was missing a course to be able to accept the scholarship from Purdue University, so he enrolled at Coffeyville Community College for one year.
As a redshirt freshman, he was switched to defensive end, registering 101 tackles, 7 sacks, 3 forced fumbles and 3 fumble recoveries.
He received second-team NJCAA All-American, All-Jayhawk and Mission Conference Defensive Player of the Year honors.
At the time, he ranked second on the school all-time tackles for loss in a single-season (33).
As a sophomore, he transferred to Purdue University.
He started all of the games at right defensive end, collecting 64 tackles (19 for loss), 11 sacks (fourth in school history), one pass defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.
As a junior, he started the first 5 games at strongside linebacker and the last 7 at right defensive end.
He registered 66 tackles (15 for loss), 9 sacks (tied for second in the Big Ten), 2 interceptions (second on the team), 6 passes defensed (tied for third on the team) and 2 fumble recoveries.
As a senior, he started all of the games at strongside linebacker.
He posted 64 tackles, 9 sacks (second in the conference), 20 tackles for loss (sixth in school history), 4 passes defensed, 3 forced fumbles and 2 fumble recoveries.
He had 11 tackles (6 for loss), 2 sacks and one pass defensed against the University of Cincinnati.
Ayodele was selected in the third round (89th overall) of the 2002 NFL Draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars, with the intention of playing him at outside linebacker.
As a rookie, he had 3 starts at strongside linebacker because of injury to Eric Westmoreland and also saw considerable time as a rush end on passing downs.
He registered 108 tackles (fourth on team), 3 sacks, 13 quarterback pressures (led the team), 3 passes defensed, one interception, 2 forced fumbles and 13 special teams tackles (tied for second on the team).
He had 10 tackles, one sack and one interception against the Cleveland Browns.
In 2003, he was named a starter at outside linebacker, while posting 150 tackles (second on the team), one sack, 4 passes defensed, 2 interceptions and 3 fumble recoveries.
He had 11 tackles, one sack, one quarterback pressure and one interception in the season opener against the Carolina Panthers.
In 2004, he totaled 131 tackles (second on the team), 2 sacks, 3 passes defensed, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one blocked field goal.
In 2005, he tallied 100 tackles (third on the team) 2.5 sacks, 4 tackles for loss and 4 forced fumbles (led the team).
He had 15 tackles and 2 sacks against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Ayodele never missed a game and was the first player in franchise history to record at least 100 tackles in four consecutive seasons.
In 2006, he signed a five-year contract with the Dallas Cowboys as a free agent, to play inside linebacker in the team's 3-4 defense and help shore up their run defense.
Coincidentally, as a child growing up in Irving, Ayodele was a ball boy for the Cowboys in high school.
He recorded 106 tackles (second on the team), 5 tackles for loss (tied for the team lead), 2 interceptions (third on the team), 4 passes defensed, 2 fumble recoveries and 7 special teams tackles.
He started in the NFC Wild Card Playoff Game against the Seattle Seahawks, making 8 tackles.
In 2007, Ayodele had a chance to play on the same team with his brother Remi, while posting 14 starts, 95 tackles (fourth on the team), 4 passes defensed and 3 special teams tackles.
He started in the NFC Divisional Playoff Game against the New York Giants, making 6 tackles.
In 2008, after the team signed free agent linebacker Zach Thomas, he became tradable.
On April 25, Ayodele was traded along with tight end Anthony Fasano to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for a fourth-round pick (#100-Tyvon Branch) in the 2008 NFL Draft.
In 2008, he reunited with former Cowboys head coach Bill Parcells, who was the team's Executive Vice President of Football Operations with the Miami Dolphins.