Pandemic gave Panthers’ Efe Obada a unique opportunity. Now he knows football like a pro

Efe Obada had a choice to make.The Panthers defensive end was spending his offseason with his family and friends in London, planning to return to Charlotte for the normal offseason training programs. But as the cases of COVID-19 spread around the world in March, talks of travel bans also increased. Then came the unknowns.Should Obada leave to make sure he was back in time for football, or risk getting stuck in England?“Things started to take a turn and the country started closing down borders,” Obada told The Observer. “In anticipation for that, I kind of made the decision to come early in mid…

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