Stephen Adekolu

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

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

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]

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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