Texas guy Matthew McConaughey with a ringing endorsement for Texas safety and now Philadelphia Eagle Andrew Mukuba:

Dunno why, but this gets me irrationally excited. Obviously he’s supporting a Texas guy, so in other words the sky is blue and the grass is green. But someone with a “hard ass hat” is going to lay the wood on a poor fool in 2025. Nobody will appreciate a hard-hitting safety more than Philadelphia Eagles fans. Even if this guy is 50% of Brian Dawkins or Chauncey Gardner-Johnson then we’re in for a treat. BTA! BTA!

Interestingly enough, Mukuba was born in Zimbabwe and moved to the United States at age nine. There really are not a ton of African-born NFL players, certainly more now than there were 20-30 years ago. Christian Okoye is probably the most famous. The Nigerian Nightmare. He was great in Tecmo Bowl. Eagles Moro Ojomo and Nelson Agholor also immigrated from Nigeria. There’s 6x Pro Bowler Tamba Hali of Liberia and 1x Pro Bowler Ziggy Ansah from Ghana. Kwity Paye was born in Guinea while Rams LB Nate Landman was born in Harare and moved here at age four.