Anthony Abayoni Alabi (/əˈlɑːbi/; born February 16, 1981) is an American actor and former professional football offensive tackle.
[2] Alabi attended Antonian College Preparatory High School in San Antonio, where he was a four-year letterman in football, and also lettered in basketball and track and field (shot put and discus).
He earned all-district and all-state honors in football and led the team in sacks (13) and tackles (82) as a senior.
He started all 12 games at left tackle as a sophomore, as TCU led the Conference USA by averaging 203.2 yards rushing per outing.
He earned first-team All-Conference USA accolades each of his final two years, during which time he opened a combined 23 games.
Alabi was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the fifth round (162nd overall) of the 2005 NFL draft by former head coach Nick Saban.
[8] After spending the 2008 regular season out of football, Alabi was signed to a reserve/future contract by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on January 6, 2009.
[citation needed] He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice with a minor in business at Texas Christian and later, while in the NFL, a Master of Liberal Arts with a criminology focus.