Saturday was an exciting day at the NFL Combine. Texas recipient Xavier Commendable set the all-time Combine record with a blasting 4.21 40-yard sprint, whereas a few quarterback prospects wowed with their arm quality in Indianapolis. But, strangely, Detroit Lions protective conclusion Romeo Okwara was unwittingly pulled into the occasion, much obliged to a misunderstanding in Twitter accounts.
Washington collector Rome Odunze—one of the most excellent prospects within the the 2024 NFL Draft class—ran an noteworthy 4.47 40-yard sprint, but when the official NFL Africa Twitter account posted a congrats to Odunze for his strong time, they inadvertently labeled Okwara.
It’s a safe botch. Both players come from Nigerian plunge, subsequently the consideration from the NFL Africa account. And Okwara was a great don approximately it, as well. In reality, he had a extraordinary reaction to the tweet:
Without a doubt, it would be crazy for Okwara—a 6-foot-4, 255-pound cautious lineman—to run a 4.47. In case you’re pondering, Okwara ran a 4.9 in his 40-yard sprint back in 2016
Okwara marked a three-year, $39 million bargain with the Lions back in 2021. With those three seasons presently lapsed, the ingenious protective lineman is set to ended up an unlimited free operator in fair over a week (Walk 13) ought to he not sign an expansion with the Lions some time recently at that point.
