Tumbo Abanikanda

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Tumbo Abanikanda
Born: (1986-12-25) December 25, 1986 (age 37)
Edmonton Eskimos
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*Offseason and/or practice roster member only
Career stats
  • Playing stats at CFL.ca (archive)

Tokumbo "Tumbo" Abanikanda (pronounced: A-banna-conda)

street free agent in 2009. He played college football for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles
.

Early years

Abanikanda attended

forty yard dash, benched 330 pounds, with 20 repetitions.[2] Abanikanda was headed to Illinois until a final push from Southern Miss changed his mind.[3]

College career

In 2008, as a senior at the

fumbles, two sacks, a pass broken up and one interception.[4]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

2009 NFL Draft, Abanikanda was invited to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie camp, but was not signed.[5]

Following his backup plan,

practice roster.[10]
He was re-signed to the practice roster on June 29, 2009, only to be released again on July 12.

Scouting career

Abanikanda has spent time as a scout for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League.[11]

References

  1. Edmonton Eskimos. esks.com. Archived from the original
    on July 7, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Tumbo Abanikanda". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 24, 2009.
  3. ^ Cooper, Mark (November 23, 2004). "Georgia ATH Commits to Southern Miss". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 24, 2009.
  4. ^ a b "Eskimos sign trio". TSN.ca. May 26, 2009. Retrieved June 24, 2009.
  5. ^ a b Munz, Jason (June 23, 2009). "Former Eagles given a shot in CFL". Hattiesburg American. Retrieved June 24, 2009. [dead link]
  6. ^ a b Moddejonge, Gerry (June 11, 2009). "Doggett gone". The Edmonton Sun. Retrieved June 24, 2009.
  7. ^ Annicchiarico, Mario (June 18, 2009). "Rookie QBs may be keepers". The Edmonton Journal. Archived from the original on June 21, 2009. Retrieved June 24, 2009.
  8. ^ Annicchiarico, Mario (June 17, 2009). "'Tired of beating up on each other'". The Edmonton Journal. Retrieved June 24, 2009.
  9. ^ a b Moddejonge, Gerry (June 21, 2009). "Strong battle on weak side". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved June 24, 2009.
  10. ^ MacKinnon, John (June 26, 2009). "Eskimos' front office has depth". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved June 27, 2009. [dead link]
  11. ^ Adams, Jay (February 11, 2013). "FALCONS PROMOTE TUKUNBO ABANIKANDA TO AREA SCOUT". atlantafalcons.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
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