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Adewale Ojomo

After missing '09 because of a locker-room fight, Ojomo says he'll be better for Miami

Adewale Ojomo leaned back in his seat and smiled.Silly as it sounds, that represents progress for the Miami defensive lineman. Such a gesture was impossible for him a year ago.Ojomo missed Miami's entire 2009 season after a locker-room fight before the season left him with a broken jaw that needed to be wired shut for nearly two months. He lost 40 pounds during that ordeal, unable to regain the size and strength in time to get back on the field with the Hurricanes .So when Miami opens this season against Florida A&M on Sept. 2, more than 20 months will have passed since Ojomo played."I wouldn't call it anger. I would call it motivation," said Ojomo, who grew up in the Miami suburb of Hialeah. "I work harder than ever now and am more determined. I look at things totally different. Sometimes in life, you take things for granted. I don't take anything for granted. Not one practice, not one weight-room lift, because I don't have to be there."That's a lesson he learned the hard way.Miami co...

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