Stephen Adekolu should not be confused with Stephen Ademolu.
| Stephen Adekolu | |
| Import: | No |
| Position1: | Wide receiver |
| Birth Date: | 20 January 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Brampton, Ontario, Canada |
| Cis: | Bishop's |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 4 |
| Weight Lb: | 200 |
| Playing Years1: | – |
| Playing Team1: | BC Lions |
| Playing Years2: | – |
| Playing Team2: | Montreal Alouettes |
| Cfl: | stephen-adekolu/160225 |
Stephen Adekolu (born January 20, 1989) is a former Canadian football wide receiver for the BC Lions and Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
He played CIS football at Bishop's University.[1] Adekolu was signed by the BC Lions on February 27, 2014.[2] He played with the Lions in 42 games, until he was released during the 2017 season.
In August 2017, Adekolu signed with the Montreal Alouettes. He re-signed with Montreal in February 2019.[3] After pledging his first paycheque of 2019 towards a charity combating domestic violence, Adekolu was released once he played in his first game of the year.[4]
In 65 career games across 6 seasons in the CFL, Adekolu has caught 4 passes for 50 yards. He has more career catches in the postseason than the regular season, with 5 catches for 48 yards coming in one game against Winnipeg in 2016.
Adekolu was spotted by a talent agent following a playoff loss who approached him about becoming an actor; Adekolu has appeared in stage work such as Hamlet, as well as television appearances on Supernatural[5] and Lucifer.[6]
Adekolu is an ally to end violence against women, and pledged his first football paycheque of the 2019 season to Canadian nonprofit organization Shield of Athena Family Services.[7]