Nigerian-Born Football Player tries to keep Pro Dreams Alive in Japan | NFL 360 | IKIGAI | 日本語字幕付き

A Nigerian-born cornerback from Southern California tries to keep his pro football dreams alive in Japan - and en route to winning championships, undergoes a transformational experience that goes far beyond football.
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[@xleague1996]

Thank you for coming to Japan for this interview!🇯🇵 We continue to grow with them 🏈

[@sulemanadeyemi5039]

Deep in Faith, Discipline in person; Football was just the icing. I couldn't have wished for a better Son. Proud Dad.🎉

[@InsideSportJapan]

A legend on and off the field. An incredible player and even better human being.

[@dn9597]

Nothing but respect for this ambitious young man and God bless the Japanese football team especially the head coach for giving him a chance to play football in Japan! Hope his dream of playing in NFL comes true someday!

[@quick2mack74]

Corny comment! 🌽🌽🌽🌽🌽🌽🌽

[@solosocool1227]

@@quick2mack74you’re weird dude

[@Sam-nz9yn]

oh man, we need more Japan content. This is awesome!

[@MickMIzuki]

He just gained a fan in Japan, rooting for you!

[@TomJones-ci6pe]

泣けてきます。Makes you cry. Ade wonderful parents.

[@user-vv5sd5sw9m]

あえて、日本語で書きます。 フロンティアーズ、ライスボウル優勝おめでとうございます！ アディアミ選手、日本に着てくれてありがとうございます！ 動画がアップされて、すぐに優勝なんて神様の思し召しとしか考えられません。 本当におめでとうございます‼

[@mnxn727]

さすが本家、すごいクォリティ。NFL JapanでもXリーグでも、すぐに日本語字幕を付けて公開させてもらわないと・・・

[@Hyokano]

字幕が完成したばかりなのでもう少しの辛抱です。DAZNにも放送予定です。

[@boost_jay]

As a Lions fan and someone who hopes to move to japan next year, what an awesome story

[@is1651]

3:47 Satoshi Fujita is one of the best coaches in Japan. (He played QB during his playing days.)🏈

[@tarutori]

シーガルズファンだけど、こんなの観せられたらフロンティアーズに傾きそうになるわ！ John Grisham should write about you, Ade.

[@The_Red_Off_Road]

I did not know that American football was played in Japan. We learn something new everyday! Awesome story about what seems like an awesome individual in an EXTREMELY awesome country. When I make a trip over there I’m def going to make sure it’s during the X League season. That’s so cool. I bet it’s better without all of the extra bravado. The Japanese are very respectful and reserved. It wouldn’t seem like football would fit over there, but now I see that it actually does.

[@user-ph3rf8zd6o]

Ade, you have brought a beautiful story to us. Thank you for coming to Japan.

[@davidmotu8056]

Amazing piece!! If any foreign player was to represent the league, it was Ade 100%. Love brother.

[@MrUHTiger]

Respect to that man..

[@katblue-mountain5722]

Good and heartwarming story. Decades or a century later, NFL may find a player like Nomo, and then, Ohtani in MBL.

[@xxxeien]

Respect his passion and love KAWAII Japanese family at the end❤

[@abubakaryakub1411]

This is beautiful ❤. The storytelling and everything in-between >>>>>

[@kimberleywoo5658]

Great story told by a brilliant director/writer/producer! Loved this one Lisa! 🎉❤

[@cm5174]

Loved this story👏 So inspirational!!

[@Mattch9]

NFL is all about the stories and this one was told well. This was really interesting!

[@04075692]

Wonderful story, thank you for sharing and inspiring me a lot. I will do my best for my IKIGAI!!

[@woopopop5353]

Adeの目線がまっすぐで素敵。 NFLでプレイすることを本当にできると 信じているのが伝わります。

[@jordanpax9735]

I respect the courage it to to stay loyal to your coach and team. When you got that call from the nfl. I love your story. I pray for that day the nfl and x league get a true partnership. I want to see football blossom like we all know it can in japan and i want to see more asian ppl play the game and enter the league. Also anyway we can get ufotable to remake and complete the eyeshield 21 series

[@Billylamar]

An eyeshield 21 remake would be awesome.

[@jjet318]

The meaning of the word "Ikigai" is just "what you live for," like "His Ikigai is playing football," but his explanation of the concept is well said. His love for football guided him to Japan, and we Japanese appriciate him with all love🤍❤

[@danielboals9602]

Having been to Japan many times on business, I can attest that it is a very difficult country to be a foreigner or gaijin in. Having said that, when you truly make friends with a person from Japan, the level of loyalty is hard to express. Satoshi Fujita is obviously a great coach, but the way he became friends with Ade is not unusual in my experience. Japan has a concept of giri or duty that we have forgotten in the last 7 or 8 decades in the West. We would be wise to try to regain it. Amazing video.

[@Coding_H17]

What a beautiful story!

[@Metrolil54]

Loved this video! Need more

[@user-cr2rq2ox9g]

Im one of the football fan in Japan, and happy to know coming yo Japan.

[@user-kd7we9lm1b]

We need more of this content!

[@alexmalchow1855]

Legend

[@azhar5912]

hoping for NFL : Japan one day could be seeing Eyeshield 21 matchup

[@shushivick]

Dang, that's some Yamato Spirit, not leaving the team for a better opportunity in the middle of season.

[@rufaimubarak9437]

This is beautiful! ❤️

[@Billylamar]

Would love to see the NFL work with The league in Mexico, European League of football, and the x-league more. Those are 3 solid leagues, and with the NFL exposure could really help grow. I think in the next decade we’re going to see a lot more foreign players in the NCAA.

[@user-ni6vm9zw2q]

You're simply amazing 👏

[@daneetheblkwidow9129]

God! I so enjoyed his story 🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@skrillawins2778]

Beautiful video

[@philippkuhnt2415]

What nice short video about the sport we all love, but we live in different places on earth :D

[@WolfHunner]

Got me crying in the club rn

[@nueat6]

He a real one

[@user-ge3un6pj6y]

アディ、ありがとう。来季は君の活躍する姿を見に行くよ

[@heldencape4359]

This is beautiful ❤

[@tjinkee]

He's definitely a Rilwan!

[@matten_zero]

Japan even has Football. Why am I still in the US?

[@grindPracticeBLESSED]

@5:02 so... did you get the all-you-can-eat??? You were raised so beautifully. 🇯🇵 is happy to have you

[@KingofCupZ]

素晴らし

[@azhar5912]

OHMGEE! A SHOHOKU! 😮

[@spen.g]

🔥

[@chriss729]

Loyalty ❤.

[@colinbballin.]

Great stuff! Now I feel like a badass because I climbed Fuji twice in a single day a few years ago LOL

[@freddieleslie4255]

Shout out to my guy Simba…bacc in the day he just wanted to play soccer & hoop. God works in mysterious ways

[@breathworkway]

🙏🏻💯💯

[@martinthomas2520]

🇯🇵 🏈

[@olatunbosunajenifujah2898]

This is my uncle

[@gilangsuryadharma8965]

My ikgai missed one billion dollar factor

[@TheAssLover]

Yo

[@bonyiep9627]

japan

[@jackyamazaki9072]

7:20 ojigi rei

[@ghea2232]

W story

[@garrettsafron]

X league 🐐

[@user-og3uv6dp6l]

He is amazing, but you're also amazing ‼ All-X League ‘‘Class of 2023’’ ！ ~X1sper~ QB of the year !! Congratulations! 👑 👍

[@judeberanek]

Second

[@Sam-nz9yn]

Definitely made the better decision to stay in Japan and getting to the championship game every year. Rather than to play for the Lions, lose half your games, and not even make it to playoffs... and if they did, they lost in the 1st game. lol

[@RileyandPaca]

First

[@TheRoute47]

何が起きている？😮

[@theoc007]

このビデオは富士通フロンティアーズ、彼らがどのようにして Adeyemi とともに競争力を高めたかについてのものです。

[@acehole7141]

2nd

[@yumitokushige8486]

Bizarre. 😅 No offense but is it some kind of Japan fad for sports or something in the US?

[@sulemanadeyemi5039]

Spirit.

[@JaysBlue]

I don’t care 😂😭🙏

[@Hyokano]

You did enough to comment

[@eafanboyssuck]

Rugby > Handegg

[@sulemanadeyemi5039]

Deep in Faith, Discipline in person; Football was just the icing. I couldn't have wished for a better Son. Proud Dad.🎉

[@Shmoney-vo7qy]

First