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Lions LB Steve Longa Becomes USA Citizen to Fulfill Late Father's Dream

Twelve years after Steve Longa came to the United States as the son of a refugee, the Detroit Lions linebacker has officially become an American citizen.

According to Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, the Cameroon native was sworn in in April more than a year after first applying for citizenship and five years after beginning the naturalization process with a green card.

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