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oded off the corner Youth J.J. Jansen Jersey , bolted past Bengals tight end C.J. Ogbuehi and crashed into quarterback Andy Dalton for his first career sack and a 10-yard loss.He screamed to his teammates, "They don't know me! I'm from London! They don't know me!"The Bengals probably didn't ?or at least maybe they didn't know his incredible story, when he overcame being a victim of human trafficking as a 10-year-old in the United Kingdom to become an NFL player.The Nigerian-born Obada, the first player to make an NFL 53-man roster from the new International Pathways Program, had a huge performance in his first NFL game with an interception, sack and two quarterback pressures to help Carolina beat the Cincinnati Bengals 31-21 on Sunday.Obada is living a made-for-Hollywood movie, although he has kept most of the details of his painful past to himself because he has "deep trust issues" and is still working through the emotional impact being trafficked had on his life.What he has disclosed is that he and his older sister were abandoned in the streets of London after their mother arranged to have them sent to the United Kingdom ?with someone who turned out be a stranger ?so they could have a better life. The stranger who was supposed to take care of the children didn't carry through on the promise. Instead, they were left alone and homeless in a strange country.They learned to survive until they were discovered and placed in foster care, and they moved from home to home until old enough to be on their own."Some of the issues, I haven't dealt with Stitched J.J. Jansen Jersey ," Obada told The Associated Press earlier this month. "I haven't really taken time to understand. ... Right now I just want to focus on football and make the most of it."Obada briefly found solace in a gang before discovering football at age 22. He played for the London Monarchs, where he was eventually discovered by the Dallas Cowboys. But he couldn't make their roster.He was given another chance through the International Pathways Program, created in 2017 that sends four players to different teams. The Panthers happened to land Obada 鈥?and he made an impression right away on coach Ron Rivera."I'm telling you, Ron Rivera has talked about him since the first day of training camp," Panthers general manager Marty Hurney said. "He saw special qualities in him. He got his chance to play today and he did fantastic."Obada, now 26, learned earlier this week he was going to be activated for the game when he found his jersey on his chair in front of his locker. He was overcome with pride."He deserved the opportunity," Rivera said.On Sunday, Obada showed early on the stage wasn't too big, breaking past a blocker and tackling Dalton in the second quarter and stripping the ball. The Panthers recovered and his teammates celebrated wildly. But officials overturned the call to an incompletion after watching it on replay.He didn't let that affect him.With Carolina leading 21-14 in the third quarter Youth Mario Addison Jersey , Dalton threw short over the middle and cornerback James Bradberry deflected the ball into the air. Obada dived to make the interception 鈥?something he'd never done before in his life.The Panthers scored seven plays later to take a 14-point lead.He didn't stop there.With the Bengals trailing 28-21, the 6-foot-6, 265-pound Obada sacked Dalton at his 7-yard line with 4:21 left. On the next play, Dalton threw downfield and was intercepted by Donte Jackson, leading to Carolina's clinching field goal."You could see it in his eyes," Panthers linebacker Shaq Thompson said. "Right before the sack I told him, 'Big-time players make big-time plays.' And the next thing you know, he got a sack."Rivera rewarded Obada with the game ball for his effort."I'm over the moon," Obada said. "Words can't describe how I feel. I'm so happy."Teammates were thrilled for Obada 鈥?but not necessarily surprised."I'm so happy for him," safety Mike Adams said. "When he's yelling Stitched Mario Addison Jersey , 'They don't know me! I'm from London!,' I'm just laughing. This guy has worked so hard. He's worked his butt off to get here. And he made the most of his opportunity."Obada said he is determined to make sure this is only the beginning of his success in the NFL, and that before long everybody knows his name."I don't want to be a one-hit wonder," Obada said. "It's about creating that momentum and keep going and working hard. I'm going back in the lab and preparing for the next opponent." CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The NFL and the NFL Players Association say outspoken Eric Reid was not singled out with excessive drug tests.The joint statement released Wednesday said an independent administrator found Reid received the “normal” number of drug tests this season. The statement said, “there is no evidence of targeting or any other impropriety with respect to his selection for testing.”Reid has said he believes he was repeatedly tested because of his pending lawsuit against the league.The Carolina Panthers safety said in December he had been tested seven times by the NFL. Reid said the league was targeting him because of the ongoing collusion case against the NFL in which he alleged team owners conspired to keep him out of the league because of his decision to kneel alongside former 49ers teammate Colin Kaepernick during the national anthem to protest racial and social injustice.However, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Reid was not tested as many times as Reid said he was. The person did not say the exact number of times Reid was tested. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because of confidentiality of the case.“We take any claim questioning the integrity of our collectively bargained performance enhancing drug policy seriously,” the joint statement from the NFL and the Players Association read.The statement said an independent administrator was asked to review the policy and produce a report on Reid’s claims of targeting. A copy of this report, which contains personal and confidential testing information, was recently provided to Reid.“We will not breach any player’s confidentiality Youth Cameron Artis-Payne Jersey , but can confirm that the report documents the dates he was randomly selected for testing and the actual dates of the drug tests,” the statement said. “The report also demonstrates that Mr. Reid’s tests were randomly generated via computer algorithm and that his selection for testing was normal when compared with the number of tests players were randomly selected for throughout the league during the time that he was on an active roster.”Reid was not immediately available for comment.He joined the Panthers on Sept. 27 as a free agent.Because of when he joined the league he was immediately subject to two drugs tests — one for performance enhancing drugs and another for substance abuse, per league policy.However, Reid claimed he was tested an additional six times over the next 11 weeks, which would be high above the league norm. Most players say they are subject to testing about two or three times per year over the course of a 17-week regular season.While Reid said in December “I’m not surprised” by the number of the drug tests, his coaches and teammates began to grow a little skeptical of the amount of tests.Panthers coach Ron Rivera quipped at his news conference in December that “if my name came up that many times I would buy a lottery ticket.”And Panthers wide receiver Torrey Smith said the tests were “very excessive.”Reid continued to protest with the Panthers by kneeling during the national anthem this season.Reid was also fined four times by the NFL this season for illegal hits, costing him more than $50,000. He appealed all of the hits and one of them was overturned.