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{{Infobox NFL player
|name=Wale Dada
|image=
|image_size=200
|caption=Dada with the Rhein Fire in 2007
|number=24
|position=[[Cornerback]]
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1983|5|31}}
|birth_place=[[Chicago, Illinois]]
|height_ft = 5
|height_in = 10
|weight_lbs = 201
|college=[[Washington State Cougars football|Washington State]]
|undraftedyear=2006
|pastteams=
* [[New York Jets]] ({{NFL Year|2006}})*
* [[Rhein Fire]] ({{RHE season|2007}})
* [[Seattle Seahawks]] ({{NFL Year|2007}}–{{NFL Year|2008}})*
* [[New Orleans Saints]] ({{NFL Year|2008}})*
* [[Denver Broncos]] ({{NFL Year|2008}})*
* [[Edmonton Eskimos]] ({{CFL Year|2008}})
* [[Las Vegas Locomotives]] ({{UFL Year|2009}}–{{UFL Year|2012}})
|pastteamsnote = yes
|highlights=
* 2× [[United Football League (2009)|UFL]] champion ([[2009 UFL Championship Game|2009]], [[2010 UFL Championship Game|2010]])
|nfl=DAD083057
}}
'''Omowale "Wale" Dada''' (born May 31, 1983) is a former [[American football]] [[cornerback]]. He was signed by the [[New York Jets]] as an [[undrafted free agent]] in 2006. He played [[college football]] at [[Washington State Cougars football|Washington State]].

Dada has also been a member of the [[Rhein Fire]], [[Seattle Seahawks]], [[New Orleans Saints]], [[Denver Broncos]] and [[Edmonton Eskimos]].

==Early years==
Dada attended [[Carl Sandburg High School|Sandburg High School]] in [[Orland Park, Illinois]].

==Professional career==

===Rhein Fire===
Dada was drafted by the [[Rhein Fire]] in the second round of the 2007 [[NFL Europa]] Free Agent Draft.<ref>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=
2007 NFL Europa Free Agent Draft |url=
http://www.nfleurope.com/news/story/10017350  |work= |publisher= |date=2007-02-23 |accessdate= |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070328033801/http://www.nfleurope.com/news/story/10017350 |archivedate = 2007-03-28}}</ref> He started all ten games at left cornerback and recorded 36 tackles and one interception.

===Las Vegas Locomotives===
Dada was drafted by the [[Las Vegas Locomotives]] on the [[UFL Premiere Season Draft]] in 2009 and signed with the team on August 31.<ref>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=
United Football League Signs 18 Players to Las Vegas Roster |url=
http://www.ufl-football.com/press/2009/08/31/united_football_league_signs_18_players_to_las_vegas_roster |work=UFL-Football.com |publisher= |date=2009-08-31 |accessdate= }}</ref>  He has played for three seasons with Las Vegas, making appearances in each UFL Championship game from 2009 through 2011.<ref>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=#24 Wale Dada, DB |url=http://www.lasvegaslocos.com/team/players/index.html?player_id=11 |work=LasVegasLocos.com |publisher= |date=  |accessdate=2011-11-20}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=dadawal001 Just Sports Stats]
* [http://wsucougars.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/dada_omowale00.html Washington State Cougars bio]

{{2009 Las Vegas Locomotives}}
{{2010 Las Vegas Locomotives}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dada, Wale}}
[[Category:1983 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Illinois]]
[[Category:American football cornerbacks]]
[[Category:Canadian football defensive backs]]
[[Category:Washington State Cougars football players]]
[[Category:Undrafted National Football League players]]
[[Category:New York Jets players]]
[[Category:Rhein Fire players]]
[[Category:Seattle Seahawks players]]
[[Category:New Orleans Saints players]]
[[Category:Denver Broncos players]]
[[Category:Edmonton Eskimos players]]
[[Category:Las Vegas Locomotives players]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Chicago]]