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Wale Dada No. 24 Las Vegas Locomotives Cornerback Personal information Date of birth: May 31, 1983 Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Weight: 201 lb (91 kg) Career information College: Washington State Undrafted in 2006 Debuted in 2007 for the Rhein Fire Career history - New York Jets (2006)*
- Rhein Fire (2007)
- Seattle Seahawks (2007–2008)*
- New Orleans Saints (2008)*
- Denver Broncos (2008)*
- Edmonton Eskimos (2008)
- Las Vegas Locomotives (2009–present)
- *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active Career highlights and awards - 2× UFL champion (2009, 2010)
Stats at NFL.com Omowale "Wale" Dada (born May 31, 1983 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American football cornerback for the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League. He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Washington State.
Dada has also been a member of the Rhein Fire, Seattle Seahawks, New Orleans Saints, Denver Broncos and Edmonton Eskimos.
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Early years
Dada attended Sandburg High School in Orland Park, Illinois.
Professional career
Rhein Fire
Dada was drafted by the Rhein Fire in the second round of the 2007 NFL Europa Free Agent Draft.[1] He started all ten games at left cornerback and recorded 36 tackles and one interception.
Las Vegas Locomotives
Dada was drafted by the Las Vegas Locomotives on the UFL Premiere Season Draft in 2009 and signed with the team on August 31.[2] He has played for three seasons with Las Vegas, making appearances in each UFL Championship game from 2009 through 2011. [3]
References
- ^ "2007 NFL Europa Free Agent Draft". 2007-02-23. Archived from the original on 2007-03-28. http://web.archive.org/web/20070328033801/http://www.nfleurope.com/news/story/10017350.
- ^ "United Football League Signs 18 Players to Las Vegas Roster". UFL-Football.com. 2009-08-31. http://www.ufl-football.com/press/2009/08/31/united_football_league_signs_18_players_to_las_vegas_roster.
- ^ "#24 Wale Dada, DB". LasVegasLocos.com. http://www.lasvegaslocos.com/team/players/index.html?player_id=11. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
External links
Las Vegas Locomotives 2009 UFL Champions 3 Tim Rattay | 7 J. P. Losman | 8 Danny Baugher | 9 Graham Gano | 12 Russ Michna | 13 Tab Perry | 20 Joe Porter | 21 Nick Turnbull | 23 Marcus Hamilton | 24 Wale Dada | 25 Greg Laybourn | 26 Marcel Shipp | 27 DeDe Dorsey (MVP) | 31 Trey Young | 33 Tony Parrish | 34 Jamal Lewis | 36 Isaiah Trufant | 39 Josh Scobey | 44 E. J. Barthel | 51 Brian Toal | 52 Ronnie Palmer | 53 Frank Davis | 54 Teddy Lehman | 55 Gary Stills | 56 Brandon Moore | 57 Marcus Riley | 59 Ezra Butler | 60 Rigo Morales | 65 Martin Bibla | 66 Robby Felix | 70 Jeremy Parquet | 73 Jason Capizzi | 74 Tavares Washington | 75 Branndon Braxton | 76 Brandon Joyce | 78 Ross Kolodziej | 79 Jesse Boone | 80 David Kircus | 81 Andrae Thurman | 83 John Madsen | 84 Brian Hernandez | 85 Samie Parker | 86 Jake Nordin | 87 Adam Bergen | 89 Casey Flair | 91 Shaun Smith | 93 Eric Henderson | 94 George Gause | 95 Adrian Awasom | 97 Lauvale Sape | 98 Josh Mallard | 99 Gabe Long
Head Coach: Jim Fassel
Coaches: Isaac Carter | Don Eck | Sam Garnes | Amp Lee | Larry Mac Duff | Chuck Shelton | Eric Van Heusen | Mike Wilson | Kevin WolthausenLas Vegas Locomotives current roster Active roster 1 DeDe Dorsey | 2 Chase Clement | 3 Clint Stitser | 5 Zac Lee | 8 Danny Baugher | 10 Saalim Hakim | 12 Brian Brohm | 18 Eddie Drummond | 21 Nick Turnbull | 22 Hakim Hill | 24 Wale Dada | 26 Marcel Shipp | 27 Marquis Floyd | 28 Ron Girault | 29 Trae Williams | 33 Trey Young | 35 Bobby Rome | 38 Antonio Smith | 43 Lewis Baker | 50 Eric Henderson | 52 Simoni Lawrence | 53 Michael Montgomery | 54 Kris Griffin | 55 Marcus Riley | 56 Brandon Moore | 57 Teddy Lehman | 58 Danny Lansanah | 60 Rigo Morales | 65 Tony Ugoh | 71 Mark Wilson | 73 Joel Bell | 75 Tim Duckworth | 76 Branndon Braxton | 77 Brandon Torrey | 78 Keith Gray | 79 Jesse Boone | 80 Cameron Colvin | 81 Andrae Thurman | 84 Dezmond Sherrod | 85 Samie Parker | 87 Adam Bergen | 89 Jamie Petrowski | 91 Ryan Boschetti | 92 Josh Cooper | 94 Copeland Bryan | 95 Marcus Smith | 97 Lauvale Sape | 98 Alfred Malone | 99 Montavious Stanley | -- Coye Francies | -- Herb Taylor
Reserve lists 20 Brandon Sumrall (IR) | 34 Jamal Lewis (IR)
Categories:- 1983 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from Illinois
- American football cornerbacks
- Canadian football defensive backs
- Washington State Cougars football players
- Undrafted National Football League players
- New York Jets players
- Rhein Fire players
- Seattle Seahawks players
- New Orleans Saints players
- Denver Broncos players
- Edmonton Eskimos players
- Las Vegas Locomotives players
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