Obada recorded a career-best 24 tackles in 2019, seeing action in all 16 games for the Panthers. He signed a one-year contract extension on January 6, 2020.

PRO CAREER

• Saw action in all 16 games for Carolina in 2019, recording 24 tackles, including two for loss, and four quarterback hurries
• Played in 10 games for Carolina in 2018, making eight tackles with two sacks, one interception and six quarterback hurries.
• In Week 3 vs. Cincinnati (9/23/18), earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors after tallying an interception, sack and quarterback pressure in first career game played.
• In 2017, was assigned to Carolina's practice squad as part of the International Pathway Program granting clubs a practice squad exemption...Spent entire season on practice squad.
• Spent time with Dallas, Kansas City and Atlanta prior to 2016 season.
• Spent seven weeks in two different stints on Dallas practice squad in 2015 season.

TRANSACTIONS
Signed as a free agent by Dallas (4/1/15)…Waived by Dallas (9/5/15)...Signed to practice squad by Dallas (9/23/15)...Terminated from practice squad by Dallas (10/7/15)...Signed to practice squad by Dallas (12/2/15)...Signed as a free agent by Dallas (1/4/16)...Waived by Dallas (3/2/16)...Signed as a free agent by Kansas City (3/9/16)…Waived by Kansas City (6/7/16)...Signed as a free agent by Atlanta (7/28/16)...Waived by Atlanta (8/27/16)...Assigned to Carolina practice squad as part of International Player Pathway Program by NFL (5/30/17)...Waived by Carolina (9/1/17)...Signed to Carolina practice squad (9/3/17)...Signed reserve future contract with Carolina (1/8/18)...Signed one-year contract with Carolina (1/23/19)...Signed one-year contract with Carolina (1/6/20).

GP/GS (26/0): 2019 (16/0); 2018 (10/0); 2017 (0/0); 2016 (0/0); 2015 (0/0)

PERSONAL
Born in Nigeria...worked as a part-time security guard in London while playing for the Warriors...moved to England from the Netherlands at age 10.