Christian Okoye, the ‘Nigerian Nightmare’ Joins Overtime

Former NFL running back Christian Okoye joined Jeff Thurn on Tuesday's edition of Overtime Live from Radio Row at the Super Bowl in Glendale, Arizona. 

Hear Okoye's interview with Thurn below:

Who gave Okoye his nicknamed, the 'Nigerian Nightmare?'

"One of my teammates in Kansas City, Irv Eatman, right tackle."

'It was from practice. I was going full speed every rep I got. Practice, watching some films, I was knocking some guys over. So he started calling me 'Nigerian nightmare.'

Jeff is Live from Radio Row at the Super Bowl in Glendale, Arizona all week on ESPN 99.1. Follow him on Twitter @jtespn991 and Sam @samtastad.