Freedom Akinmoladun

Freedom Akinmoladun (born February 11, 1996) is an American football defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2019 following his college football career with the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Freedom Akinmoladun
No. 92 – Cincinnati Bengals
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1996-02-11) February 11, 1996
Grandview, Missouri
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:284 lb (129 kg)
Career information
High school:Grandview HS (Grandview, Missouri)
College:Nebraska
Undrafted:2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Reserve/Future
Career NFL statistics
Games played:4
Total tackles:2
Sacks:0
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Professional career

New York Giants

Akinmoladun signed with the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent following the 2019 NFL Draft on May 14, 2019.[1] He was waived during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019,[2] and signed to the team's practice squad the next day.[3] He was released on November 12, 2019.[4]

Cincinnati Bengals

Akinmoladun signed to the Cincinnati Bengals' practice squad on November 19, 2019.[5] He was promoted to the active roster on December 14, 2019.[6]

Akinmoladun was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020,[7] and signed to the team's practice squad the next day.[8] He was elevated to the team's active roster on September 17 for the team's week 2 game against the Cleveland Browns and reverted to the practice squad the next day.[9] He was elevated again to the team's active roster on October 3 for the week 4 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[10] He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on November 18, 2020,[11] and restored to the practice squad on December 2.[12] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 4, 2021.[13]

References
  1. Schwartz, Paul (May 14, 2019). "Giants shuffle roster, add Nebraska defensive end Freedom Akinmoladun". NYPost.com. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  2. Eisen, Michael (August 31, 2019). "New York Giants announce 53-man roster". Giants.com. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  3. Eisen, Michael (September 1, 2019). "Giants place CB Sam Beal on IR, sign TE Eric Tomlinson and 8 to practice squad". Giants.com. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  4. Eisen, Michael (November 12, 2019). "TE Scott Simonson re-joins Giants". Giants.com. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  5. "Bengals Sign Akinmoladun And Thompson To Practice Squad". Bengals.com. November 19, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  6. "Bengals Sign Akinmoladun To Roster, Place Wren On Reserve/Injured". Bengals.com. December 14, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  7. "Bengals Reduce 2020 Roster To 53 Players". Bengals.com. September 5, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  8. "Bengals Establish Practice Squad". Bengals.com. September 6, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  9. "Akinmoladun; Henderson Elevated To Active Roster". Bengals.com. September 17, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  10. "Bengals Make Four Player Moves Ahead Of Week 4 Matchup Versus Jacksonville". Bengals.com. October 3, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  11. "Bengals Make Midweek Player Moves". Bengals.com. November 18, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  12. Alper, Josh (December 2, 2020). "Bengals activate Xavier Su'a-Filo, put Auden Tate on IR". NBCSports.com. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  13. "Bengals Sign 10 Players To Reserve/Future Contracts". Bengals.com. January 4, 2021.
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