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Osi Umenyiora says an NFL game in Africa is ‘not far-fetched’
CAPE TOWN – Former New York Giants star and Super Bowl winner Osi Umenyiora told ESPN that Africa hosting an NFL game is no longer a distant dream. Speaking at the NFL Experience event, which he attended with fellow former NFL players Kenny Stills, Gary Anderson and Steven Jackson, the Nigerian talent developer said when […]
Continue readingNFL cuts tracker 2023: Live roster updates for all 32 teams
More Teams. More Games. Stephen A. Smith breaks down why the Cowboys trading for Christian Kirksey. There have also been multiple trades this week — including the deal that sent quarterback Trey Lance to the Dallas Cowboys for a fourth-round pick in the 2024 draft. In trading Lance, San Francisco admitted it made a colossal […]
Continue readingDavid Njoku says Cleveland Browns have tools to achieve NFL greatness this season
More Teams. More Games. Cleveland Browns TE David Njoku told ESPN that the team is on the verge of ‘greatness’, and that this NFL season will see them possess all the tools necessary to win the Super Bowl. (2:47) The Cleveland Browns have never appeared in the Super Bowl and have only made the playoffs […]
Continue readingFrom Nigeria to the NFL inside two years – The rapid rise of OT Roy Mbaeteka
Nigerian OT Roy Mbaeteka grew up playing basketball, and when he was scouted for his athletic ability by former New York Giants star Osi Umenyiora, the only thing he knew about American football was the name ‘Tom Brady‘. Mbaeteka, who lives in Benin City when home in Nigeria, only started playing football as an adult […]
Continue readingMeet Nigeria’s NFL Combine hopefuls, most of whom gave up hoops for gridiron
As Nigerians bear the brunt of blackouts, floods and high crime rates at home, 12 young men, most of whom only recently took up football, will have the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of their compatriot — New York Giants’ Roy Mbaeteka — by impressing at the NFL International Combine in London (October 3-4). […]
Continue readingNFL cuts tracker 2022: Roster updates for all 32 teams
The 2022 NFL season will kick off a week from Thursday as the Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams host the Buffalo Bills (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC) — which means teams are cutting their rosters in preparation. Teams were required to cut to 53 players by 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Cuts came earlier as […]
Continue readingNew York Giants legend Osi Umenyiora on a quest to find future NFL stars in Africa
When two-time Super Bowl champion Osi Umenyiora sent scouts to Nigeria, South Africa, and Ghana on a quest to find the next wave of African talent for the NFL, knowing anything about football of the American kind was not a prerequisite for his recruits. Umenyiora sought only to find the best young athletes in Africa […]
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