Stephen Adekolu

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Stephen Adekolu
Born: (1989-01-20) January 20, 1989 (age 35)
Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Career information
CFL status National
Position(s) Wide receiver
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight200 lb (91 kg)
University Bishop's
Career history
As player
2014–2017 BC Lions
2017–2019 Montreal Alouettes
Career stats

Stephen Adekolu (born January 20, 1989) is a former Canadian football wide receiver for the BC Lions and Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

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Career

He played CIS football at Bishop's University. [1] Adekolu was signed by the BC Lions on February 27, 2014. [2] He played with the Lions in 42 games, until he was released during the 2017 season.

In August 2017, Adekolu signed with the Montreal Alouettes. He re-signed with Montreal in February 2019. [3] After pledging his first paycheque of 2019 towards a charity combating domestic violence, Adekolu was released once he played in his first game of the year. [4]

In 65 career games across 6 seasons in the CFL, Adekolu has caught 4 passes for 50 yards. He has more career catches in the postseason than the regular season, with 5 catches for 48 yards coming in one game against Winnipeg in 2016.

Personal life

Adekolu was spotted by a talent agent following a playoff loss who approached him about becoming an actor; Adekolu has appeared in stage work such as Hamlet, as well as television appearances on Supernatural [5] and Lucifer. [6]

Adekolu is an ally to end violence against women, and pledged his first football paycheque of the 2019 season to Canadian nonprofit organization Shield of Athena Family Services. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Dunk, Justin (2017-08-16). "Alouettes agree to terms with Canadian receiver". 3DownNation. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
  2. ↑ "February 2014". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on January 17, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Als bring back Adekolu for third season". 14 February 2019.
  4. ↑ "Félix Faubert-Lussier returns to the Alouettes". 16 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "Supernatural Adekolu". 14 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Stephen Adekolu". IMDb .
  7. ↑ "Shield of Athena raises nearly $115,000 at Lilac event".
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