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It was an exciting night for Penn State football on night one of the NFL draft. Two Penn Staters heard their names called when commissioner Roger Goodell stepped up to the podium in Cleveland, Thursday night.
Micah Parsons was selected No. 12 overall by the Dallas Cowboys and Jayson Oweh was taken No. 31 overall by the Baltimore Ravens.
Both players were ecstatic to hear each other’s names called and to represent Penn State in the NFL, but Oweh had more to say now that he’ll be a household name in the Ravens community.
Love you Brudda! #RavensFlock https://t.co/kL7VQVKpNm
— “OWEH” (@JaysonOweh) April 30, 2021
When Oweh spoke with the Ravens media after being drafted, he said that he wants to be called by his first name, Odafe (O-dah-FAY).
Oweh’s middle name, Jayson, is what he went with throughout his career at Penn State because he thought Odafe would be difficult to pronounce for fans, media and others that followed Penn State football.
Now, Oweh is embracing his first name and making sure the rest of the football world does the same.
“I don’t care anymore,” he said. “You’re going to have to learn how to pronounce it.”
New Ravens OLB Jayson Oweh wants to be called by his first name Odafe (O-dah-FAY).
Oweh had gone by his middle name because people had trouble pronouncing Odafe.
"I don’t care anymore," he said. "You’re going to have to learn how to pronounce it."
— Jamison Hensley (@jamisonhensley) April 30, 2021
Oweh goes to a Baltimore Ravens team that has had success at developing edge rushers in years past. Defensive coordinator Don Martindale has over 16 years of NFL experience coaching the defensive side of the ball and has led the Ravens for years as one of the better defensive teams in the NFL.
With the addition of Oweh, the Ravens are getting a freakishly athletic defensive end who has all the tools to make an impact for their franchise.
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