In 2017, roughly 3% of active players were born outside the US. In recent NFL Drafts, teams have made efforts to search internationally for prospects. A record 12 international players were drafted in the 2015 NFL Draft.
During his stint in the Big Apple, Umenyiora played 97 matches and won two Super Bowl titles: XLII and XLVI – making him one of five British-born players to win a ring. Umenyiora is the official NFL ambassador for 888sport and he can be seen alongside Jason Bell on the BBC's NFL Show.
He became the NFL's first Soviet-born player. In his rookie season in 2004, he started all 16 of the team's games. Olshansky was ejected from a game against the Denver Broncos on 19 November 2006.
Just consider this list of Arab American NFL players, coaches, and owners: Abe Gibron, Bill George, Joe Robbie, Rich Kotite, John Elway, Doug Flutie, Brian Habib, Drew Haddad, Robert Saleh, Gibran Hamdan, Ryan Kalil, Matt Kalil, and Oday Aboushi.
Jevon Holland, Benjamin St-Juste, Josh Palmer and Chuba Hubbard were selected in the 2021 NFL Draft and each enjoyed successful rookie campaigns. It was also just the second time four Canadians were selected in the NFL Draft after Brent Urban, John Urschel, T.J. Jones and Laurent Duvernay-Tardif were selected in 2014.
Despite a nearly 50-50 split along the offensive line, at center more than 81 percent of the players are white. Conversely, cornerback is the blackest position on the field: 99.4 percent of players are African-American.
He played for the Washington Redskins before being traded to Pittsburgh in August 1999 for a conditional seventh-round selection in the 2000 draft. He is the only Iranian-born football player in NFL history and has over 80 professional starts in his career.
Abdelnaby is of Egyptian origin, was born in Egypt, and raised in the US. He became a professional basketball player whose career lasted from 1990 to 2000. During his professional career in the NBA, he played for the Sacramento Kings, the Portland Trail Blazers, the Idaho Stampede, and much more.
In January, Robert Saleh, the son of immigrants from Lebanon, made history, becoming the first Arab American and Muslim head coach in the National Football League's (NFL) one-hundred-year history. Signing for the New York Jets, Saleh finds himself in for an exciting ride.
(AP) _ As only the second Swedish player in NFL history, Washington Redskins kicker Ola Kimrin hears a few unusual questions in the locker room. ASHBURN, Va. (AP) _ As only the second Swedish player in NFL history, Washington Redskins kicker Ola Kimrin hears a few unusual questions in the locker room.
There are more than 45 Russian players in the league, and many more in the minors. Hockey fans are conflicted as they watch the Russians on NHL teams play, while other Russians at war in Ukraine have bombed civilian targets and have been accused of genocide.
Nigeria has been home to many top sports professionals over the years across sports such as soccer, athletics, and basketball. Nigeria has been home to many top sports professionals over the years across sports such as soccer, athletics, and basketball.
Haddadi was the first Iranian to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA) when he debuted with the Memphis Grizzlies in 2008. He played with the Grizzlies until 2013 before bouncing around the league with the Toronto Raptors and the Phoenix Suns. In 2013, he returned home to Iran before playing in China.
In total, 83 players have come from the former Yugoslavia (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia) and 55 players have come from the former Soviet Union (Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, and Ukraine). Contents: A. B.
Find out more about the Iran national team below... There will be a first for England this year, as these two nations have never met at senior level previously. Iran are no strangers to the World Cup Finals though, having qualified on six occasions in total and for the last two competitions in 2014 and 2018.
At the start of the 2014 season, NFL surveys revealed that the league was 68.7% African-American and 28.6% non-Hispanic white, with the remaining 2.7% comprising Asian/Pacific Islander, non-white Hispanics, and those preferring an other category.
The Whitest Team in the NFL Isn't What You Would Expect (Or Maybe It Is) The Philadelphia Eagles — and by a huge margin. The team's roster consists of 25 white dudes. According to "Unofficial 2014 Player Census" compiled by the Best Tickets blog, the Texans are the only other team that has even 20.
The research was done by Sidelines, a sports technology and digital media company, which also found that Texas has produced the most NFL players (2,515) of any state. But the Texas total computes to only 8.5 players per 100,000, about one-third of what Mississippi has produced.
Are there any Canadians on the Cincinnati Bengals?
Beyond that, the Bengals boast no Canadian players or other major CFL connections, while the Rams have two contributors from north of the 49th on their roster.
