normaljob. and then in the nfl, i m some nfl player, i m an nfl player, you know, i m a star! so, yeah, it s definitely different. how do you feel whenever you come back home? i feel grounded. i feel humbled. the nfl is such this. it s this all consuming thing, you know, and it s this. we re all in this echo chamber of football then, these large amounts of wages and, you know, and salaries and, you know, and just having, being around the best of the best of everything. and then you come back home and it sjust, you know, you get to see just the disparity and, you know, and it s just different. it s just different. do you still head back to your old haunts or do you try to avoid that? oh, no, no, istill do. yeah, listen, i ll go back. i ll go back around. yeah. especially i do some work with the big kids foundation and they re based in south london. they re doing a lot of stuff
oh, no, no, istill do. yeah, listen, i ll go back. i ll go back around. yeah. especially i do some work with the big kids foundation and they re based in south london. they re doing a lot of stuff across london as well. so i try to go and spend time with the kids and interact with them. efe s a fantastic story. you know, he s been through so much to get to where he is and train so hard to play at the level he s now playing at. and he s really, you know, someone for the young people to look up to. he came from london and they re from london, too, and he can do it. it allows those young people to believe that they can as well. what s it been like getting to meet efe? 0h, he s been quite loud, hasn t he?! . has it changed much from when you first got here and you were growing up there? in terms of american football, yeah, definitely. like, the sport s grown immensely. like, it s honestlyjust taken over and it s becoming a part of the english culture. does it help remind you of how far you
yeah, listen, i ll go back. i ll go back around. yeah. especially i do some work with the big kids foundation and they re based in south london. they re doing a lot of stuff across london as well. so i try to go and spend time with the kids and interact with them. efe s a fantastic story. you know, he s been through so much to get to where he is and train so hard to play at the level he s now playing at. and he s really, you know, someone for the young people to look up to. he came from london and they re from london too. if he can do it, it allows those young people to believe that they can as well. what s it been like getting to meet efe? 0h, he s been quite loud, hasn t he?! has it changed much from when you first got here and you were growing up there? in terms of american football, yeah, definitely. like, the sport s grown immensely. like, it s honestlyjust taken over and it s becoming a part of the english culture. does it help remind you of how far you ve come yourself? it doe
i went through the traditional school system and working, normaljob. and then in the nfl, i m some nfl player, i m an nfl player, you know, i m a star! so, yeah, it s definitely different. how do you feel whenever you come back home? i feel grounded. i feel humbled. the nfl is such this. it s this all consuming thing, you know, and it s this. we re all in this echo chamber of football then, these large amounts of wages and, you know, and salaries and, you know, and just having, being around the best of the best and everything. and then you come back home and it sjust, you know, you get to see just the disparity and, you know, and it s just different. it s just different. do you still head back to your old haunts or do you try to avoid that? oh, no, no, istill do. yeah, listen, i ll go back. i ll go back around. yeah. especially i do some work with the big kids foundation and they re based in south london. they re doing a lot of stuff
how do you feel whenever you come back home? i feel grounded. i feel humbled. the nfl is such this. it s this all consuming thing, you know, and it s this. we re all in this echo chamber of football then, these large amounts of wages and, you know, and salaries and, you know, and just having, being around the best of the best and everything. and then you come back home and it sjust, you know, you get to see just the disparity and, you know, and it s just different. it s just different. do you still head back to your old haunts or do you try to avoid that? oh, no, no, istill do. yeah, listen, i ll go back. i ll go back around. yeah. especially i do some work with the big kids foundation and they re based in south london. they re doing a lot of stuff across london as well. so i try to go and spend time with the kids and interact with them. efe s a fantastic story.