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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.
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.
The nfl is three years, 3.3 to be exact. so the fact that somebody who s come from his background, - come from the places - that he came from, not played the game for an extended period of time, has been in the nfl- for double the league average, is a testament to this guy s - character it s a testament to his athletic ability, - the testament to his will, his spirit. - and he s going to keep - on playing for quite a few more years, we expect. he s intelligent. he s very aggressive, very, very athletic, . his size, obviously. so all those things you combine into one person and you have a guy who s been in the league for. seven years now. as a seven year veteran of the nfl, 0bada has lived in various cities and states across the usa. american football has given him a life he could have only dreamed of, but he s never forgotten where he comes from. so back in london, is london still home for you? london is definitely still home for me. 100%, yes. how does life in the usa compare to lif
To the short career span at the top of the game. this makes obada s longevity, coupled with his unusual rise to the top, all the more impressive. the average career in. the nfl is three years, 3.3 to be exact. so the fact that somebody who s come from his background, i come from the places - that he came from, not played the game for an extended period of time, has been in the nfl- for double the league average, is a testament to this guy s i character it s a testament to his athletic ability, i the testament to his will, his spirit. i and he s going to keep - on playing for quite a few more years, we expect. he s intelligent. he s very aggressive, very, very athletic, i his size, obviously. so all those things you combine into one person and you have a guy who s been in the league for. seven years now. as a seven year veteran of the nfl, obada has lived in various cities and states across the usa. american football has given him a life he could have only dreamed of, but he s never f