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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||
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| Born: | (1982-10-08)October 8, 1982 (age 42) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Papillion-La Vista(Papillion, Nebraska) | ||||
| College: | Nebraska–Omaha | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2007 | ||||
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Olayiwola Kehinde "Kenny" Onatolu (born October 8, 1982) is a formerAmerican footballlinebacker who played in theCanadian Football League andNational Football League. He was signed by theEdmonton Eskimos as anundrafted free agent in 2007. He playedcollege football atNebraska-Omaha.
Onatolu also played for theMinnesota Vikings andCarolina Panthers.
Onatolu earned a bachelor's degree in communications at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, and aspires to have a career in broadcasting. He has anidentical twin brother namedTaiwo, who was his teammate at Nebraska-Omaha and now is a graduate assistant on the Mavericks’ staff. Onatolu was born in Chicago, but spent 3 years as a child in his parents' home country of Nigeria. His father is a business professor.
Kenny earned Division II All-America honors as a junior and senior by Collegesportsreport.com, and recorded 324 career total tackles in his collegiate career, 5th in school history. He was named All-North Central Conference after each of his 4 seasons (2nd team his sophomore year), and captured team's Outstanding LB award in 2005 and Defensive MVP award in 2006. Kenny was also a member of the Super 6 comedy team.
After going undrafted in 2007, Onatolu attended anEdmonton Eskimos minicamp after his twin brother Taiwo had a similar experience. He was invited to training camp and eventually made the team.
During his rookie season in theCFL, Onatolu recorded eight tackles and a sack. The following season in 2008, he recorded 59 tackles, three sacks and two fumble recoveries.
Onatolu was signed to a future contract by theMinnesota Vikings on December 31, 2008. He made the team as a backup linebacker and was one of the leaders on special teams for the Vikings.
Onatolu was signed to a three-year contract by theCarolina Panthers on March 16, 2012. After playing in just four games in the 2012 season, Onatolu was released by the Panthers on April 16, 2013.[1]
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