Adewale Ogunleye's Bio

PRO CAREER
Ranks 9th in NFL with 46 sacks since 2002, registering at least 9.5 sacks in 3 of those 5 seasons… Has garnered 0.52 sacks per game as a member of the Bears (21.5 sacks in 41 contests), 3rd highest average for a Chicago player since 1982… His 21.5 sacks are also the most over a 3-year span by a Bears defensive lineman since Jim Flanigan recorded 22.0 sacks from 1995-1997… Owner of 12 multiple-sack games in which his team has a 10-2 record (5-0 with Chicago)… Has registered 5 fumble recoveries since coming to Chicago in 2004, the most by an active Bear over that span… Started 73 of 80 career games played, including all 41 in Chicago, totaling 323 career tackles, 12 TFLs, 15 PBUs, 11 forced fumbles and 8 fumble recoveries… Has started 14 or more games in 4 of his last 5 seasons… Has recorded his career high of 3 sacks in 3 contests: 11/20/05 vs. CAR, 10/12/03 at JAX, 11/17/02 vs. BALT… Has 18 tackles and 3 TFLs while leading all active Bears with 3 sacks in 4 career postseason starts… Led Chicago with 10 sacks in 2005, becoming first Bears DE to record double-digit sacks in a season since Richard Dent in 1993… Earned first Pro Bowl appearance in 2003 by leading AFC with career-high 15 sacks… Became sixth Dolphins DE voted to Pro Bowl after recording the 5th-highest single-season sack total in franchise history… Notched 9.5 sacks in 2002 while starting all 16 contests including 4.5 sacks over a 4-game streak (12/1-12/21)… Two-time AFC Defensive Player of the Week (11/17/02, 9/21/03).

CAREER TRANSACTIONS
Entered NFL as an undrafted rookie free agent, signing with Miami (4/25/00)… Acquired by Chicago (8/21/04) via trade with Miami for Marty Booker and a conditional 2005 draft pick… Signed 6-year contract with Bears (8/21/04). SIGNED through 2009

2006 SEASON
Ranked 3rd on the Bears roster with 6.5 sacks while leading the team with 12 QB hits and 3 defensive fumble recoveries, including 1 in the 4th quarter at MIN (9/24) that led to the go-ahead score for Chicago… Started all 14 regular season appearances recording 2 multi-sack games while adding 58 tackles, 1 PBU, 1 TFL and 1 forced fumble… Started all 3 postseason contests and led team with 2 sacks, including 1 in the NFC Championship game vs. NO (1/21) in which he stripped and recovered the football from Saints QB Drew Brees all in the same motion... Started Games 1-4, 7-16 and all 3 postseason contests at LDE; Inactive Games 4-5 with a hamstring injury.
GAMES PLAYED-STARTED: 14-14

PREVIOUS SEASONS
2005 -- Started all 15 games played while leading Chicago with 10 sacks, becoming first Bears DE to record double-digit sacks in a season since Richard Dent in 1993… Ranked 6th in NFC and tied for 15th in NFL in sacks… Finished 5th on team while pacing the D-line with career-high 77 tackles including 8 TFLs and added 4 PBUs, 2 forced fumbles and 1 fumble recovery… Combined with Alex Brown to record 16 sacks, 2nd-most in the NFC (7th-most in NFL)… Named 2nd-alternate for the Pro Bowl… Started Games 1-15 at LDE; Inactive Game 16.
2004 -- Acquired by Bears via trade during the preseason and ranked 3rd on team with 5 sacks among 51 tackles, 3 forced fumbles and 1 fumble recovery while starting all 12 games played at LDE before being placed on injured reserve on 12/28… Started Games 1-5 and 8-14 at LDE; Inactive Games 6-7 and 15 due to a leg injury… Recorded 4 sacks during 5-game stretch from 11/7 (at NYG) through 12/5 (vs. MIN) during which the team posted a 3-2 record… Recorded first sack with Bears at MIN (9/26); forced 2 fumbles, 1 on the sack and 1 that he ripped from Onterrio Smith's arms and returned 7 yards… Tallied 1.5 sacks at TEN (11/14); forced fumble on half-sack with Alex Brown in overtime, then scored game-winning safety by landing on then-Titans tackle Fred Miller who recovered the fumble in the end zone.
2003 -- Started first career Pro Bowl after leading AFC (2nd in NFL) and Dolphins with 15 sacks… Started all 16 games at LDE for Miami, registering 73 tackles, 6 TFLs, team-high 40 QB hurries, 2 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery and 6 PBUs… First-team All-AFC by Pro Football Weekly and tabbed team MVP in a vote of South Florida media… Posted 5 multi-sack games in which Dolphins went 4-1… Ranked 6th on team and 1st on D-line in tackles… Notched 7 tackles with 2 sacks vs. BUF (9/21) to earn 2nd career AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors… Notched 4 tackles with 2 sacks on Thanksgiving Day at DAL (11/27), one of which was fumbled and returned 34 yards for a TD by Jason Taylor.
2002 -- Stepped into starting role with Miami and opened all 16 contests at LDE to team with Jason Taylor to form the NFL's most potent sack tandem… Ranked 8th on team and 2nd on D-line with 59 tackles, including 9.5 sacks, 26 QB hurries, 2 fumble recoveries, 3 forced fumbles and 3 PBUs… Sack total was 2nd on club, 6th in AFC and 17th in NFL… Established Dolphins preseason record with 8 sacks… Notched sack in 4 straight contests over Games 12-15 that ended in season finale against New England; equaling fourth-longest in Dolphins history… Earned first career AFC Defensive Player of the Week award after setting career-high with 3 sacks vs. BALT (11/17); totaled 7 tackles in his first career multi-sack game while also forcing a fumble… On Monday Night Football vs. CHI (12/9) recorded sack, forced fumble and fumble recovery on same play.
2001 -- Played in 7 games with Miami, finishing with 5 total tackles and a half-sack… Inactive Games 1-3 and for Divisional Playoff vs. BALT (1/13/02).
2000 -- Spent rookie season on Dolphins reserve/non-football injury list (8/22/00) while recovering from knee injury sustained during his senior season of college.

COLLEGE
Four-year letterman and starter (1996-99) at Indiana, starting 37 of 39 games played… Finished with 167 total tackles, including 64 TFLs, 34 sacks and 3 fumble recoveries… Finished career 5th on Big Ten all-time sack chart… Started each of the first 6 games of his senior season before sustaining a torn ACL in his knee in the sixth game of the season vs. Northwestern (10/9/99)… Prior to the injury, had tallied 22 tackles, including 11 TFLs and 7.5 sacks… Second-team all-Big Ten as a junior, starting all 11 games and registering 56 tackles, with 17 TFLs and 8 sacks… First-team all-Big Ten as a sophomore when he started all 11 contests and recorded 42 tackles with career highs of 21 TFLs and 10 sacks… Notched career-high 4 sacks vs. Ohio State… Started 9 of the 11 games in which he played as a redshirt freshman in 1996 and tallied 47 tackles, including team-high figures of 15 TFLs and 8.5 sacks… Earned degree in English and was enrolled in post-graduate work during the 1999 season.

PERSONAL
An all-city selection as a senior at Tottenville H.S. in Staten Island, N.Y… Has done work with the Muscular Dystrophy Association and Read Across America… Has assisted in building houses for Habitat for Humanity… Often spends his off days speaking in schools, visiting hospitals or attending other charity events… Goes by the nickname “Wale.”