Ade Aruna

Ade Aruna
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Aruna with Tulane in 2015
Personal information
Born: (1994-04-27) April 27, 1994 (age 30)
Akure, Nigeria
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:263 lb (119 kg)
Career information
High school:La Lumiere School
(La Porte, Indiana)
College:Tulane
Position:Defensive end
NFL draft:2018 / round: 6 / pick: 218
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
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Ade Aruna (born April 27, 1994) is a Nigerian professional American football defensive end who is a free agent. He played college football at Tulane, and was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the sixth round of the 2018 NFL draft. He has also been a member of the Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders and BC Lions.

Early life

Born in Nigeria, Aruna moved to the United States during his high school years, initially to pursue a career in basketball.[1]

Professional career

Minnesota Vikings

Aruna was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the sixth round (218th overall) of the 2018 NFL draft.[2] On August 20, 2018, he was placed on injured reserve after suffering a knee injury in the preseason.[3]

Aruna was waived/injured during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019,[4] and reverted to the team's injured reserve list the next day. He was waived from injured reserve with an injury settlement on September 12.

Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders

On December 26, 2019, Aruna was signed to the practice squad of the Oakland Raiders.[5] On December 30, 2019, Aruna was signed to a reserve/future contract. On July 27, 2020, he was waived with a non-football injury designation.[6] He was re-signed on August 8, 2020.[7] Aruna was waived once again on August 25, 2020.[8]

BC Lions

Aruna signed with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League on April 19, 2021.[9] He was placed on the suspended list on July 2, 2021.[10] He was released on February 14, 2023.[11]

References

  1. ^ Okupa, Francis (April 23, 2018). "Nigeria dominates Africa's 2018 NFL draftee list". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 NFL Draft: Minnesota Vikings select Ade Aruna". DailyNorseman.com. April 28, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  3. ^ Smith, Eric (August 20, 2018). "Vikings Release Forbath, Place Aruna on IR, Announce Other Moves". Vikings.com.
  4. ^ "Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set Initial 53-Man Roster". Vikings.com. August 31, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  5. ^ "Raiders sign DE Ade Aruna to practice squad". Silver and Black Pride. SB Nation. December 26, 2019.
  6. ^ "Raiders claim guard Jordan Roos". Raiders.com. July 27, 2020.
  7. ^ "Raiders re-sign defensive end Ade Aruna". Raiders.com. August 8, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  8. ^ "Raiders sign defensive end Sharif Finch". Las Vegas Raiders. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  9. ^ Baker, Matt (April 19, 2021). "Lions add three, including former Vikings draft pick Aruna". BCLions.com. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  10. ^ "2021 CFL Transactions". CFL.ca. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  11. ^ "Ade Aruna". footballdb.com. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  • Media related to Ade Aruna at Wikimedia Commons


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