Hakeem Adeniji

Career Transactions

Originally drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL Draft...Waived by the Bengals on Aug. 29, 2023…Signed to the Minnesota Vikings' practice squad on Aug. 31, 2023…Signed to the Vikings' active roster on Oct. 5, 2023…Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Cleveland Browns on March 13, 2024.

Key Notes

• Began the 2023 season on the Vikings' practice squad before being signed to the active roster, appearing in four games.
• In 2022, appeared in 15 regular-season games with one start at RT and all three postseason contests at RT. Part of an offensive line that aided the Bengals' run game to record 172 rushing yards on 34 carries (5.1 average) in the Divisional Playoff at Buffalo.
• Played and started final nine regular season games at RG in 2021, helping the Bengals to a berth in Super Bowl LVI.
• Part of an offensive line that helped QB Joe Burrow set team records for passer rating (108.3) and passing yards (4,611), while also paving the way for HB Joe Mixon's 1,205 rushing yards and 16 total touchdowns in 2021.
• Appeared in 15 games with five starts as a rookie in 2020, making three starts at LT, one at RT and one as a TE.

Career Transactions

Originally drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL Draft...Waived by the Bengals on Aug. 29, 2023…Signed to the Minnesota Vikings' practice squad on Aug. 31, 2023…Signed to the Vikings' active roster on Oct. 5, 2023…Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Cleveland Browns on March 13, 2024.

Key Notes

• Began the 2023 season on the Vikings' practice squad before being signed to the active roster, appearing in four games.
• In 2022, appeared in 15 regular-season games with one start at RT and all three postseason contests at RT. Part of an offensive line that aided the Bengals' run game to record 172 rushing yards on 34 carries (5.1 average) in the Divisional Playoff at Buffalo.
• Played and started final nine regular season games at RG in 2021, helping the Bengals to a berth in Super Bowl LVI.
• Part of an offensive line that helped QB Joe Burrow set team records for passer rating (108.3) and passing yards (4,611), while also paving the way for HB Joe Mixon's 1,205 rushing yards and 16 total touchdowns in 2021.
• Appeared in 15 games with five starts as a rookie in 2020, making three starts at LT, one at RT and one as a TE.

Personal

• Name is pronounced hah-KEEM uh-DENN-ih-gee.
• Native of Garland, Texas and attended Garland High School where he played football, basketball and track and field (shot put and discus).
• Graduated from the University of Kansas in 2019 with a degree in management and leadership.
• His mother, Joke, was a television anchor in Nigeria before the family moved to the Dallas area.
• Enjoys cooking and coming up with his own recipes.