His younger brother James Adeyanju was a defensive end for the 2014 Wisconsin Badgers football team.

Born in Chicago, Adeyanju moved to the United States at age seven after living a few years in Nigeria.

The Indiana coaching staff decided to redshirt Victor in 2001, allowing him more time for his leg injury to heal.

He started the final nine games of the 2002 season at left defensive end, producing 33 tackles (22 solos with a pair of sacks and four stops for losses.

In his rookie season he played in 12 games, recording 34 tackles and one sack and one pressure and scored his first NFL touchdown after recovering a fumble at the Seattle Seahawks on December 12.

[6] In 2008, he played in 16 games for first time and had a career-high 47 tackles including a personal best 2.0 sacks and 8 quarterback pressures.

[7] On March 30, 2010, Per the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Adeyanju signed a one-year tender contract for a non-guaranteed salary of $1.176 million.