Oluseyi Ajirotutu (born June 12, 1987) is a former

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wide receiver and

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. He was signed by the

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as an

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in 2010. He played

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. He is of Nigerian origin. Ajirotutu has also played for the

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and

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Early years

Ajirotutu attended Oak Ridge High School in

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from 2001 to 2005. As a junior, Ajirotutu was selected to the First-Team All-League as a defensive back after making 70 tackles and picking off five passes. As a senior during the 2004-2005 season, he caught 77 passes for 1,205 yards and 17 touchdowns, leading all divisions in the Sac-Joaquin section. Ajirotutu had a monster game in the section championship against Del Oro with six receptions for 194 yards and three touchdowns, and at safety he made 15 tackles, eight of them solo. At season's end, he was selected as the Most Valuable Player on the Sacramento Bee All-Metro team after leading Oak Ridge to the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II championship. Additionally, Ajirotutu was selected as the Sierra Conference co-Defensive Player of the Year after tallying 95 tackles, five interceptions and a blocked punt. Ajirotutu was a two-year varsity letter winner and was selected to both the Cal-Hi Sports second-team all-state and the first-team All-NorCal.

College career

In 2005, he

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as a freshman. In 2009, he was selected Second Team All-Western Athletic Conference as voted on by the WAC head coaches. Ajirotutu led the Bulldogs with 48 receptions for 671 yards and seven touchdowns.

Professional career

San Diego Chargers (2010)

Ajirotutu was not selected in the

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but joined the team shortly after as an

. Ajirotutu received playing time due to the many injuries. He had a breakout game during week 9 on November 7, 2010 when he caught 4 catches for 111 yards and two touchdowns in the Chargers win over the

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. He ended the season with 13 catches for 262 yards and two touchdowns, and he was waived on September 3, 2011.

Carolina Panthers (2011)

On September 4, 2011, he was claimed off waivers by the

. On August 31, 2012, the day directly following their final preseason game in 2012, he was cut by the Panthers.

San Diego Chargers (2012−2014)

On October 29, 2012, Ajirotutu was again signed by the Chargers after Richard Goodman was put on

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for the remainder of the season. Ajirotutu would later be placed on injured reserve for the remainder of the 2012 season. On August 16, 2013, Ajirotutu was re-signed by the

. On November 24, he caught a game-winning touchdown pass with 24 seconds left on the clock against the

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. In

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, he was voted by his teammates as the Chargers' Special Teams Player of the Year

Philadelphia Eagles (2015)

On April 7, 2015, the

signed Ajirotutu to a one-year deal.

Career Statistics

Personal life

Seyi has been married to Autumn Ajirotutu since 2012, who appeared on the E! reality show ''

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'' for 3 seasons. They are the parents to twin girls Londyn and Laiyah. The couple divorced in 2020 and it was finalized in 2021. His father, Leke, was born in

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References

External links

Fresno State Bulldogs football bioSan Diego Chargers biocbssports.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ajirotutu, Seyi 1987 births Living people American football wide receivers Fresno State Bulldogs football players San Diego Chargers players Sportspeople from Greater Sacramento Carolina Panthers players Philadelphia Eagles players Players of American football from California People from El Dorado Hills, California American sportspeople of Nigerian descent