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).
| Born: | January 20, 1989 Brampton, Ontario, Canada |
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| Career information | |
| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| University | Bishop's |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 2014–2017 | BC Lions |
| 2017–2019 | Montreal Alouettes |
| Career stats | |
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Career
editHe 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
editAdekolu 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]
References
edit- ^ Dunk, Justin (2017-08-16). "Alouettes agree to terms with Canadian receiver". 3DownNation. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
- ^ "February 2014". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on January 17, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
- ^ "Als bring back Adekolu for third season". 14 February 2019.
- ^ "Félix Faubert-Lussier returns to the Alouettes". 16 July 2019.
- ^ "Supernatural Adekolu". 14 March 2017.
- ^ "Stephen Adekolu". IMDb.
- ^ "Shield of Athena raises nearly $115,000 at Lilac event".
External links
edit- Canadian Football League profile
- CFL profile (old link) at the Wayback Machine (archived 2015-09-23)
- BC Lions profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2015-05-12)
- Bishop's Gaiters profile