Michael Ola

Michael Ola
No. 74 Buffalo Bills
Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Date of birth: (1988-04-19) April 19, 1988
Place of birth: Riverdale, Georgia
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight: 312 lb (142 kg)
Career information
High school: Riverdale (GA)
College: Hampton
Undrafted: 2011
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Practice squad
Career NFL statistics as of 2015
Games played: 23
Games started: 19
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Michael Ola (born April 19, 1988) is an American football offensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Hampton University and attended Riverdale High School in Riverdale, Georgia.[1] He has also been a member of the Jacksonville Sharks, Montreal Alouettes, Miami Dolphins, Chicago Bears, San Diego Chargers, Detroit Lions, Seattle Seahawks and New York Giants.

Professional career

Jacksonville Sharks

Ola was signed by the Jacksonville Sharks on March 3, 2012. He was released on June 11, 2012.[2]

Montreal Alouettes

Ola signed with the Montreal Alouettes on June 10, 2012.[3] He played for the Alouettes during the 2012 and 2013 CFL seasons.

Miami Dolphins

Ola was signed to a futures contract by the Miami Dolphins on February 7, 2014. He was released by the Dolphins on May 25, 2014.[4]

Chicago Bears

Ola signed with the Chicago Bears on May 28, 2014.[4] He made his NFL debut on September 7 against the Buffalo Bills,[5] and made his first career start the following week against the San Francisco 49ers, replacing the injured Matt Slauson.[6] In the 2014 season, he started at four of the five offensive line positions.[7] Ola was released by the Bears on September 5, 2015.[8]

San Diego Chargers

Ola was signed to the San Diego Chargers' practice squad on September 7, 2015.[9] He was signed to the active roster on October 3, following the Chargers release of running back Donald Brown.[10]

Detroit Lions

Ola was signed by the Detroit Lions on October 20, 2015.[11] On September 3, 2016, he was waived by the Lions.[12]

Seattle Seahawks

On September 13, 2016, Ola was signed to the Seahawks' practice squad.[13] He was released on September 21, 2016.[14]

New York Giants

On September 21, 2016, Ola was signed to the Giants' practice squad.[15]

Buffalo Bills

On September 28, 2016, Ola was signed by the Bills off the Giants' practice squad.[16] He was released by the Bills on October 25, 2016 and wa re-signed to the practice squad two days later.[17][18]

References

  1. ↑ "Michael Ola - 2010 Football". hamptonpirates.com. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Transactions - June 2012". cfl.ca. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Michael Ola". kffl.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Michael Ola". nfl.com. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  6. ↑ Mayer, Larry (September 13, 2014). "Bears backups ready to face 49ers". Chicago Bears. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  7. ↑ Mayer, Larry (January 14, 2015). "What's likelihood of Ola returning?". Chicago Bears. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Chicago Bears Trim Roster Down To 53". chicago.cbslocal.com. September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  9. ↑ Gehlken , Michael (September 7, 2015). "Chargers sign Michael Ola, fill practice squad". sandiegouniontribune.com. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
  10. ↑ Patra, Kevin (October 3, 2015). "Chargers cut RB Donald Brown, sign G Michael Ola". NFL.com. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  11. ↑ Birkett, Dave (October 20, 2015). "Lions' Joique Bell says return to the field is near". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Lions establish 53-man roster". DetroitLions.com.
  13. ↑ Boyle, John. "Seahawks Sign Fullback Will Tukuafu And Cornerback Neiko Thorpe". Seahawks.com.
  14. ↑ "Seahawks Release Fullback Will Tukuafu, Make Changes To Practice Squad". Seahawks.com.
  15. ↑ "Giants Sign OT Laurence Gibson & Michael Ola To Practice Squad, Cut C Shane McDermott".
  16. ↑ Brown, Chris. "Bills sign OT Michael Ola". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  17. ↑ Brown, Chris (October 25, 2016). "Bills elevate practice squad WR Eagan to active roster". BuffaloBills.com.
  18. ↑ "Bills sign OT Ola to practice squad". Blogs.BuffaloBills.com. October 27, 2016.
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