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For these foreign-born players, Super Bowl was out of this world

The Super Bowl has long been an indelible cultural icon of the United States. But each year, America's biggest game sparks more and more international interest as well. Sunday's Super Bowl LI in Houston will be televised in more than 170 nations around the world in more than 20 languages. With that in mind, we tapped four retired NFL players with international backgrounds to share their Super Bowl experiences.

Osi Umenyiora, Super Bowls XLII and XLVI

Umenyiora was born in London and lived there until age 7, when his family moved to his father's native Nigeria. Umenyiora was completely unfamiliar with American football until moving to the U.