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Hali among many African-born players drafted
"Good athletes come from all over," said Buffalo Bills third-round cornerback Ashton Youboty, the former Ohio State star who was born in Liberia and moved to Philadelphia when he was 4 years old. "I'm sure there are a lot of world-class athletes in Africa right now, people whose skills would allow them to play in the NFL if they just got the right break. I was lucky. I came [to America] when I was young. I got a chance to learn the game from the time I was just a little boy. How many other African kids do you think there are who could do the same thing if they learned the game? The truth is, a lot, I'm sure."