OBAFEMI AYANBADEJO

'Obafemi Devin Ayanbadejo' (born March 5, 1975 in Chicago) is an National Football League fullback for the Chicago Bears. He has played for the Minnesota Vikings, the Baltimore Ravens, the Miami Dolphins, the Arizona Cardinals and the England Monarchs (of NFL Europe). In 2000, Ayanbedejo was a member of the Ravens squad that won Super Bowl XXXV, although a toe injury forced the team to place him on the injured reserve.

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Early life

College career

Professional career

Personal life

Early life

He played high school football at Santa Cruz High School.

College career

Ayanbadejo played at San Diego State University after starting in junior college at Cabrillo College in Aptos, California.

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]

Personal life

He is the older brother of Chicago Bears 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. 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.