N.D. Kalu entering San Antonio Sports Hall of Fame after long NFL career
NFL player N.D. Kalu speaks after he is announced as part of the San Antonio Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2022 during a press conference at the Alamodome, Monday, Dec. 13, 2021. Kalu played at Marshall High School.Ndukwe Dike “N.D.” Kalu never once took his lengthy NFL career for granted.
A Marshall graduate who helped lead the Rams to the 1991 Class 5A Division II state title game before becoming a record-setting pass rusher at Rice, Kalu played 12 years in the NFL for Philadelphia, Washington and Houston in one of the longest pro careers for a San Antonian. Houston Texans defensive end N.D. Kalu runs through a pass rush drill against Texans guard Mike Brisiel during Texans training camp Tuesday, July 29, 2008, in Houston. The son of Nigerian immigrants, Kalu grew up eager to play football, but he recalled his parents initially said no because they viewed it as a “barbaric sport.” But after a neighbor explained it better to his mother, he finally got permission to play when he was a sixth grader at Pat Neff Middle School.
“Each sport helps with the other,” said Kalu, who also played soccer growing up. “I hate the fact that now the parents, the coaches, the trainers feel you have to focus on one sport. We forget you are supposed to be having fun.”
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