Jamize Olawale

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Jamize Olawale
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Olawale in 2014.
No. 49 Oakland Raiders
Position: Fullback
Personal information
Date of birth: (1989-04-17) April 17, 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth: San Francisco, California
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Career information
High school: Long Beach (CA) Poly
College: North Texas
Undrafted: 2012
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 14, 2015
Rushing attempts: 29
Rushing yards: 116
Receptions: 20
Receiving yards: 151
Total touchdowns: 3
Player stats at NFL.com

Jamize Olawale (born April 17, 1989) is an American football fullback for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He played college football at North Texas.

Early years

Olawale attended three high schools (Long Beach Poly High School, De La Salle High School and St. Ignatius College Preparatory). He played two seasons at El Camino Junior College, before transferring to the University of North Texas.

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

After not being selected in the 2012 NFL Draft, he received a tryout invitation for rookie-minicamp where he was converted from wide receiver to running back, and performed well enough to be signed as an undrafted free agent on May 14.[1]

Although he enjoyed a great preseason,[2] he was waived on August 31, after the team decided to keep Phillip Tanner. He was signed to the team's practice squad.[3]

Oakland Raiders

On December 4, 2012, the Oakland Raiders hampered by injuries to running backs Darren McFadden and Mike Goodson, signed Olawale from the Dallas Cowboys practice squad and played in 3 games during the season.[4] On December 21, 2014, he scored his first professional touchdown against the Buffalo Bills.

Olawale is a core special teams player. In 2013, he registered 8 special teams tackles (third on the team). The next year he tallied 7 tackles on special teams.

References

  1. ↑ http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas-cowboys/post/_/id/4692794/cowboys-to-sign-two-players
  2. ↑ http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/cowboys/post/_/id/4695041/jamize-olawale-doing-all-he-can
  3. ↑ http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas-cowboys/post/_/id/4696721/lance-dunbar-clears-waivers-returns-to-cowboys
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