1. Shawn Michael Oakman was born on April 7,1992 and is an American professional football defensive lineman for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.
31 Facts About Shawn Oakman
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Shawn Oakman committed to play college football at Penn State University in July 2010.
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Shawn Oakman was redshirted as a true freshman at PSU in 2011.
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On February 27,2012, Penn State announced that Shawn Oakman had been dismissed from the Nittany Lions football team for an unspecified violation of team rules.
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Shawn Oakman played in 13 games as a backup defensive end in 2013.
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Shawn Oakman finished the season with 25.5 tackles for loss and 11.0 sacks.
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Shawn Oakman earned third-team All-America honors from the Associated Press and was a consensus All-Big 12 selection.
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Shawn Oakman was projected by some analysts and scouts to be a first round pick in the 2015 NFL draft.
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In 2015, Shawn Oakman was not able to match his successful 2014 season.
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Several early mock drafts projected Shawn Oakman to be a first round pick in the 2016 NFL draft.
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Shawn Oakman's production dropped in 2015 and his draft stock fell throughout the season.
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Some concerns about Shawn Oakman were his skinny lower body, lack of pass-rush technique, and "inconsistent motor chasing plays and inability to make plays against better competition".
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Zierlein believed the arrest would likely result in Shawn Oakman being removed from all NFL team boards.
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In November 2017, Shawn Oakman signed with the Triangle Torch of the American Arena League.
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Shawn Oakman helped lead the Triangle Torch to the AIF Championship but lost a close game to Cape Fear Heroes.
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On March 8,2018 Shawn Oakman signed with the Bismarck Bucks of Champions Indoor Football.
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Shawn Oakman helped lead the Austin Generals to win the 2019 TSL regular season title.
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In June 2019, Shawn Oakman signed with the West Virginia Roughriders of the American Arena League.
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On October 16,2019, Shawn Oakman was drafted to the Los Angeles Wildcats of the XFL.
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Shawn Oakman had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10,2020.
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Shawn Oakman played in Fan Controlled Football as a late addition to the roster in March 2021, appearing in the People's Championship with Wild Aces and won the championship.
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On February 15,2021, Shawn Oakman signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.
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Shawn Oakman played and started in the 109th Grey Cup where he had two defensive tackles and one sack as the Argonauts defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Oakman won his first championship.
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Shawn Oakman recorded 27 defensive tackles, six sacks, and one forced fumble that year.
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On July 7,2024, it was announced that Shawn Oakman had signed with the Edmonton Elks.
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Shawn Oakman played in 14 regular season games where he had 32 defensive tackles, three sacks, one interception, and one forced fumble.
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Shawn Oakman became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 11,2025.
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On February 11,2025, it was announced that Shawn Oakman had signed with the Montreal Alouettes.
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On February 25,2012, Shawn Oakman was involved in an incident at a Penn State dining hall, and was eventually charged by PSU police with disorderly conduct, harassment, and retail theft.
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Shawn Oakman was named in a January 2013 Waco police incident report alleging he physically assaulted a woman.
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The alleged incident was about six months after Shawn Oakman enrolled at Baylor after being kicked off the football team at Penn State University for physically assaulting a female cashier who reportedly tried to stop him from stealing food from a campus store.