Scotland’s David Ojabo told Sky Sports he believes he was destined for the Baltimore Ravens and says making it to the NFL is a dream come true.
David Ojabo’s path to the NFL is little ordinary or straight forward, and yet here he finds himself in perhaps the perfect place to land with the Baltimore Ravens.
Ojabo, who failed during his Michigan pro day, eventually fell out of the top 32 before being selected by the Ravens 45th overall.
In doing so, he teamed up with head coach John Harbaugh, Michigan head coach Ojabo’s brother Jim, as well as his former Michigan defensive coordinator Mike McDonald. As for him, it always had to be.
“I said, child of destiny, this is all God’s plan, I know that everything that happens in my life is not by mistake, landing here at the Ravens, meeting with coach Mac in Michigan, even going to Michigan and meeting with Harbaugh’s coach was no accident. “In the event of an accident, we see it go full circle,” Ojabo told Sky Sports.
Reunions continued on his arrival in Baltimore when he joined 2021 first-round linebacker Odafe Ove, with whom he attended Blair Academy High School in New Jersey after moving to the United States from Aberdeen as a teenager.
“This is my friend, we started playing football together, went to the same high school, we have a very strong bond, I know it will be something special, working with him is a pleasure and a blessing,” he added.
While those on the outside sympathized with the most severe setbacks, Ojabo refused to dwell on something he knew was out of his control.
He’s set to miss the start of the 2022 campaign, although the Ravens are hoping he can play some role later in the season.
“It wasn’t difficult at all, three days later I had surgery, that’s life, crying won’t heal the Achilles tendon and won’t make me walk again,” he said.
