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Charles Curtis

A Nigerian player for the Chargers got a sack in the first football game he’s ever played in

The name CJ Okoye may not be familiar to you, and with good reason.

He’s an athlete from Nigeria who joined the Los Angeles Chargers in the preseason thanks to the NFL’s International Player Pathway program, which has given us alums like Jordan Mailata and Efe Obada.

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