Cyril Obiozor has a lot to prove this season

Cyril Obiozor is a Texas A&M graduate and football player recently signed on by the Packers this past year. Obiozor has been a linebacker since he attended high school in his hometown of Pearland, Texas.

When Cyril graduated from Pearland, he signed on with the Texas A&M Aggies football team. With the Aggies, Obiozor was a stand out player and led his team in multiple areas around the field. Cyril Obiozor was a huge contributor to his team, which gained him a high level of recognition with the Green Bay Packers.

In May 2009, Obiozor signed on with the Pack as an undrafted free agent and remained on the team’s practice squad for the first 13 weeks of the 2009 regular season until being moved to the active roster. Obiozor has a lot to prove to him new teammates and will be sure to impress the fans this season.

Cyril Obiozor's Nigerian Heritage

Say it with me, people: SEER-uhl OH-bee-ah-ZER. Don't let the name be a hindrance to getting to know this new Green Bay Packers player. The NFL has a handful of players with Nigerian roots who are now instrumental members of top teams. For example, Adewale Ogunleye (Chicago Bears), Amobi Okoye (Houston Texans) and Osi Umenyiora (New York Giants) all have Nigerian ties and they are just three of the most well-known Nigerian NFL players.

As far as Cyril Obiozor is concerned, he never lived in Nigeria, but both of his parents were born in that country. The Green Bay Packers may seem to be a world removed from Nigeria. If it's been years since geography class, here's a handy map locating Nigeria. It's the home to world-famous author Chinua Achebe, the musician Seal, writer Wole Soyinka, and rapper Nas among others.

I'm not sure why Nigeria in particular keeps producing so many popular Western figures, but they're on to something. And the Green Bay Packers roster is better off because of it!