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Super Bowl champion Umenyiora reveals why Adongo didn't 'go far' in NFL

Two-time Super Bowl champion Ositadimma Umenyiora (left) and a top African NFL player at Kasarani Stadium yesterday. [Courtesy]

Two-time Super Bowl champion Ositadimma Umenyiora believes former Indianapolis Colts outside linebacker Daniel Adongo and Seattle Seahawks offensive guard Rees Odhiambo could have made it far in American Football had they gotten moral support from the National Football League (NFL) Africa.

Adongo was forced out of the NFL (America) in December 2015 following an alleged domestic violence with an identified woman.

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