Brendon Ayanbadejo
Oladele Brendon Ayanbadejo (/ˈbrɛndən ˌaɪ.ənbəˈdeɪdʒoʊ/; born September 6, 1976) is an American former football player who was a linebacker and special teamer who played in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL) for thirteen seasons. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins. He was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 1999.
Ayanbadejo at Ravens training camp, August 2009 | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker Special teams | ||||||||||
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| Born: | September 6, 1976 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz, California) | ||||||||||
| College: | UCLA | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1999 | ||||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||||
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.