Chiefs linebacker Efe Obada, the Nigerian native who arrived in the United States two years ago from London where he played football for the first time, bristled at the notion that he’s a long shot to make an NFL roster.
“I don’t think it’s a long shot at all,” he said. “I’m not there yet, but I’m in a better position than I was last year.”
Or any previous year. Indeed, Obada’s path is that unusual. Why not an odds defying conclusion?
Obada, 24, was signed by the Chiefs in March, when he was waived by the Cowboys after a season with two stints on the practice squad.