I was born in Egypt and never watched Deion Sanders in the NFL – I can’t wait to play for him in Colorado

FOOTBALL prospect Yahya Attia never watched a Deion Sanders game as a kid – but he can’t wait to play for Coach Prime.

Attia is a 330-pound offensive lineman who was born in Egypt and moved to Europe when he was 3 years old.

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His family moved from the city of El Reyad in northern Egypt to Vienna, Austria, when he was a child.

And playing football wasn’t even on his radar until he got injured playing football.

Attia caught the attention of an NFL Academy scout in Loughborough, England, when he posted a clip on social media.

And now, he’s on his way to Boulder, Colorado, to join Sanders’ Colorado Buffaloes.

He told The Sun: “I was always one of the bigger guys. When I got injured, I had to stop playing football and I became even bigger and heavier.

“My friends convinced me to get back into sports and that’s when I started playing football for the Vienna Vikings two years ago.

“In Austria, I thought he was a good player because he was one of the bigger guys.

“A coach from the NFL Academy followed me and I posted my highlight – I didn’t even know he was a coach at the academy.

“When I got here, everyone was as big and strong as me!”

“I haven’t spoken to Coach Prime yet,” Attia continued.

“I didn’t know much, but I knew he was a two-sport pro and a Hall of Famer.

“I know his celebration and I know his children are playing there.

“I expect competition, I love competition and I expect wins.”

Attia will be under even more pressure to impress Coach Prime – as his job will primarily be to protect quarterback Shedeur Sanders.

When I’m on the field, I feel like a bulldozer.

Yahya Attia

His nickname – The Bulldozer – will help instill confidence in the central defender.

“Some of my friends gave me that name in Austria – only a few people call me that.

“It’s not even because of football – it’s because I was one of the bigger guys.

“When I’m on the field I feel like an excavator.

“People liked to call me a bulldozer because of my appearance.

“It came about before I started playing football, so I took the name with me into the football scene.”

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