Wale Dada

Omowale "Wale" Dada (born May 31, 1983) is a former American football cornerback. He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Washington State.

Wale Dada
No. 24
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1983-05-31) May 31, 1983
Chicago, Illinois
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:201 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:Carl Sandburg
(Orland Park, Illinois)
College:Washington State
Undrafted:2006
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Dada was also a member of the Rhein Fire, Seattle Seahawks, New Orleans Saints, Denver Broncos, Edmonton Eskimos and Las Vegas Locomotives.

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 played for three seasons with Las Vegas, making appearances in each UFL Championship game from 2009 through 2011.[3]

References
  1. "2007 NFL Europa Free Agent Draft". 2007-02-23. Archived from the original on 2007-03-28.
  2. "United Football League Signs 18 Players to Las Vegas Roster". UFL-Football.com. 2009-08-31.
  3. "#24 Wale Dada, DB". LasVegasLocos.com. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
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