Abandoned On The Street As A Child, Player Makes NFL Final Roster
"I've lost a lot to get here. I've had to sacrifice a lot. I've been through a lot," says Nigerian-born Efe Obada, who made the cut with the Carolina Panthers. "All the suffering paid off."
by Merrit Kennedy
Sep 04, 2018
2 minutes
It's a long shot for most any football player to make a final NFL roster. But Efe Obada, who found out Saturday that he made the Carolina Panthers' 53-man roster, has been through more obstacles than most.
As , the Nigerian-born defensive end was 10 when he was brought to London "by a stranger that was supposed to look after me and my sister" â then,
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