Babatunde Aiyegbusi signed by Minnesota Vikings

The NFL club Minnesota Vikings have signed Babatunde Aiyegbusi, a Polish offensive player, who goes by the nickname "Babs". Aiyegbusi most recently spent time in the Polish American Football League and the German Football League. He also plays on the Polish national team. "Babs", who weights 160 kilograms and measures 206 centimeters, caught the eye of Minnesota's scouts during a Pro Day workout at the University of Texas-San Antonio. He was invited to Minnesota for further evaluation and was signed the next day. "It's just surprising to me. I'm just so grateful of the opportunity the Vikings gave me. I'm aware that this is the real deal, that I have to prove myself," said Aiyegbusi "I'm ready to do it. I was dreaming [of this moment], and actually practicing back in Poland going every day to the gym, I was thinking 'If I would have been born in the States, I would have an easier opportunity to get there.' But I'm not. They told me [the NFL] would never happen, but it did. I'm very happy," he added. Aiyegbusi was born in Oleśnica , his mother is Polish and father is Nigerian. He is the sixth Polish-born player with NFL contractm but first who never played in the NCAA and was trained in Poland.