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ARIAYANBADEJO—

Obafemi Ayanbadejo

Retired

Chicago Bears · RB

Obafemi Ayanbadejo recorded 82 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with ARZ, Arizona Cardinals, Miami Dolphins, Baltimore Ravens, Minnesota Vikings.

▶Best highlights

5.0

rush yds/gm

10.8

rec yds/gm

2

playoff games

82

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Obafemi Ayanbadejo's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2001
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
BALTIMORERAVENS
DEC 2, 2001

Indianapolis Colts vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Dec 2, 2001

9 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 4 rec

Regular Season
2000
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
BALTIMORERAVENS
SEP 10, 2000

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Sep 10, 2000

0 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 7 rec

Regular Season
2004
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 12, 2004

San Francisco 49ers vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 12, 2004

13 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 0 rec

Regular Season
2000
CINCINNATIBENGALS
BALTIMORERAVENS
SEP 24, 2000

Cincinnati Bengals vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Sep 24, 2000

9 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 3 rec

Regular Season
2001
BALTIMORERAVENS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
OCT 21, 2001

Baltimore Ravens vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Oct 21, 2001

48 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 5 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Obafemi Ayanbadejo's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 48 rushing yards · 9 carries

Regular Season
2001
BALTIMORERAVENS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
OCT 21, 2001

Baltimore Ravens vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Oct 21, 2001

48 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 5 rec

Career high: 2 rushing touchdowns

Regular Season
2004
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 12, 2004

San Francisco 49ers vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 12, 2004

13 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 0 rec

Career high: 53 receiving yards

Regular Season
2000
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
BALTIMORERAVENS
SEP 10, 2000

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Sep 10, 2000

0 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 7 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Obafemi Ayanbadejo's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1992–2000

01
MINAYANBADEJO—Obafemi Ayanbadejo
MINCARTER80Cris Carter
MINMOSS84Randy Moss

The league's most explosive offense

Minnesota Vikings · Carter, Moss and the 1998 heartbreak

Moss transformed the league as a rookie and the 15–1 Vikings set a scoring record before falling in overtime one game short of the Super Bowl.

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Franchise era

1996–1999

02
BALAYANBADEJO—Obafemi Ayanbadejo
BALLEWIS52Ray Lewis
BALOGDEN75Jonathan Ogden

A new franchise drafts its defensive spine

Baltimore Ravens · The Baltimore foundation

The Ravens used their first draft to select Lewis and Ogden, giving a young franchise two Hall of Fame pillars before the wins arrived.

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Franchise era

2000–2006

03
BALAYANBADEJO—Obafemi Ayanbadejo
BALLEWIS52Ray Lewis
BALREED20Ed Reed

A historic unit sets the franchise standard

Baltimore Ravens · Defense wins the first title

The 2000 defense overwhelmed the postseason and won Super Bowl XXXV; Reed and Jamal Lewis then helped Baltimore remain a yearly threat.

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Franchise era

2000–2015

04
MIAAYANBADEJO—Obafemi Ayanbadejo
MIATAYLOR99Jason Taylor
MIATHOMAS54Zach Thomas

Defense and the Wildcat fill a quarterback vacuum

Miami Dolphins · Life after Marino

Elite defenders and brief offensive revivals produced occasional playoff teams without a lasting answer at quarterback.

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Franchise era

2004–2012

05
ARIAYANBADEJO—Obafemi Ayanbadejo
ARIFITZGERALD11Larry Fitzgerald
ARIWARNER13Kurt Warner

A Hall of Fame receiver carries Arizona to the Super Bowl

Arizona Cardinals · Fitzgerald and the impossible run

Warner's revival and Fitzgerald's extraordinary 2008 postseason sent the Cardinals to their first Super Bowl and within one late drive of a championship.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 20008 NFL seasons101 career games413 career rushing yards5 career rushing touchdowns130 career receptions885 career receiving yards3 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 302 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 3, 1999Most recent: Dec 31, 2006

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history

Official regular-season games via NFL.com ↗. Indexed games are the box scores currently available in Athlore.