Adedayo Odeleye

TRANSACTIONS:Awarded to the Houston Texans as part of the 2022 NFL International Player Pathway Program on May 3, 2022...Waived by the Texans on Aug. 30, 2022...Signed to the Texans practice squad on Aug. 31, 2022...Signed a reserve/future contract with the Texans on Jan. 10, 2023.

TRANSACTIONS:Awarded to the Houston Texans as part of the 2022 NFL International Player Pathway Program on May 3, 2022...Waived by the Texans on Aug. 30, 2022...Signed to the Texans practice squad on Aug. 31, 2022...Signed a reserve/future contract with the Texans on Jan. 10, 2023.

2022 (Houston 0/0):

• Remained on the Texans practice squad throughout the season and did not see play time
• Awarded to the Texans as part of the pathway program. The program, which enters its sixth year in 2022, is part of the NFL's efforts to strengthen the pipeline of international players and aims to provide elite international athletes the opportunity to compete at the NFL level and improve their skills
• Eligible for an international player practice squad exemption, granting the team an extra practice squad member. Clubs have the opportunity to elevate the player to the active roster during the season. The AFC South was chosen to receive these players in a random draw and becomes the sixth division to participate in the program

2021 (Berlin Thunder):

• Played in eight games and recorded 34 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 7.0 sacks and one fumble recovery
• Earned a spot on the European League Football All-Star Team
• Attended the NFL International Combine in 2021

PERSONAL:

• Participated in the 2021 International Player Pathway training phase but was not allocated to a team
• Started playing football in 2017 at Loughborough (England) University, where he was a three-year defensive lineman
• Named team captain in his second year at Loughborough
• Born in Nigeria and raised in the UK since age 9