the road to the nfl is well travelled, but littered with pitfalls and broken dreams. typically, thatjourney begins age five or six and encompasses high school and college, before a select few reached the promised land. efe obada s route wasn t like many who ve gone before, but then again, his story is farfrom typical. hisjourney to america s biggest show began age 20. far from the glitz and glamour in south london. one of my friends, josh hastings, played american football for the warriors and he saw my size. we were similar built. we went to college together. and at the time, he was, he was very skinny. he s very modern. and when i saw him again, you know, he had some size on him. and he told me that he was playing american football and i would be a good fit. so i went down and i thought nothing of it. like, honestly, it was the first time seeing helmets and pads and all these things. it was very strange. like i never saw. i ve never seen anything like that in south london.
And communities and people that i can reach. you know, i don t see 0dell beckham, all these stars, reaching these south london kids just because there s just, you know, they might admire them and, you know, appreciate the accolades. but this is because of where they re from. you know, the connection, the accent, the, you know, the understanding of south london and even the uk in general. i m able to connect and also just the african background as well. you know, the immigrant lifestyle, the immigrant parents, the, you know, the journeys that i m able to connect with these kids. and i would be doing an injustice if i don t make the most of the platforms that i have and try and reach back, because i would have wished for someone to do that for me and show that it s possible. you do have nigerian roots. how do you stay in touch with them? music, food. you know, like, when i when i feel homesick, just because of the different cultures that i experienced going to america and having to, like
And there s a certain demographic of kids and communities and people that i can reach. you know, i don t see 0dell beckham, all these stars, reaching these south london kids just because there s just, you know, they might admire them and, you know, appreciate the accolades. but this is because of where they re from. you know, the connection, the accent, the, you know, the understanding of south london and even the uk in general. i m able to connect and also just the african background as well. you know, the immigrant lifestyle, the immigrant parents, the, you know, the journeys that i m able to connect with these kids. and i would be doing an injustice if i don t make the most of the platforms that i have and try and reach back, because i would have wished for someone to do that for me and show that it s possible. you do have nigerian roots. how do you stay in touch with them? music, food. you know, like, when i when i feel homesick, just because of the different cultures that i experi