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Efe Obada makes most of Panthers opportunity, awarded game ball

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Nigerian-born Efe Obada never had an NFL game jersey before Sunday.

Now the Carolina Panthers' 26-year-old defensive end has an interception, sack -- and game ball.

He also got a lot of postgame attention.

"As you can tell I'm not making eye contact,'' Obada said as he focused on taking tape off his fingers instead of looking into cameras following Carolina's 31-21 victory over Cincinnati. "So I don't think I'm ever going to get used to this.''

Obada became the first player from the NFL's International Pathway program to make a final roster.