jersey, sure

jersey, sure

A photo essay on discarded & donated NFL jerseys and the people that (re)purchased them. Photographs were taken in Ghana in 2012. The aim is to capture people representing all 32 teams of the NFL.

By Brendan Rigby & Lee Davelarr.

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#11 Lukeman, in primary school grade 6, from Tamale. He also plays on the right-wing for his school’s football team.

#11 Dante Culpepper, Minnesota Vikings’ Quarterback 1999-2005.

#11 Lukeman, in primary school grade 6, from Tamale. He also plays on the right-wing for his school’s football team.
#11 Dante Culpepper, Minnesota Vikings’ Quarterback 1999-2005.

#14 James is 10 years old and in grade 2, learning to read and write in English and Dagbani.

#14 Brad Johnson, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Quarterback 2001-2004.

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#14 James is 10 years old and in grade 2, learning to read and write in English and Dagbani.
#14 Brad Johnson, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Quarterback 2001-2004.

#20 Ziblim is 6 years old and attending Kindergarten in Tamale.

#20 Barry Sanders, Detroit Lions Running Back 1989-1998.

#20 Ziblim is 6 years old and attending Kindergarten in Tamale.
#20 Barry Sanders, Detroit Lions Running Back 1989-1998.

#28 Suka is a taxi driver in Tamale, who plans to travel the world and visit Australia, China, Germany, and New York.

#28 Marshall Faulk, St. Louis Rams Running Back 1999-2006.

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#28 Suka is a taxi driver in Tamale, who plans to travel the world and visit Australia, China, Germany, and New York.
#28 Marshall Faulk, St. Louis Rams Running Back 1999-2006.

#34 Seidu is the senior brother at a second hand clothing shop in Tamale. Large bags of second-hand/donated clothing ships from Los Angeles (U.S) to Kumasi (Ghana). Seidu buys the bags from his ‘sister’ in Kumasi for 800 Cedi ($400).

#34 DeAngelo Williams, Carolina Panthers Running Back 2006-present.

#34 Seidu is the senior brother at a second hand clothing shop in Tamale. Large bags of second-hand/donated clothing ships from Los Angeles (U.S) to Kumasi (Ghana). Seidu buys the bags from his ‘sister’ in Kumasi for 800 Cedi ($400).
#34 DeAngelo Williams, Carolina Panthers Running Back 2006-present.

#81 Omar sells watches in Tamale’s Aboabo Market. He is from Tamale.

#81 Anquan Boldin, Baltimore Ravens Wide Receiver 2010-present.

#81 Omar sells watches in Tamale’s Aboabo Market. He is from Tamale.
#81 Anquan Boldin, Baltimore Ravens Wide Receiver 2010-present.

#21 Nash sells fuel on the roadside and is from Tamale, northern Ghana

#21 Deion Sanders, Atlanta Falcons Cornerback 1989-1993.

#21 Nash sells fuel on the roadside and is from Tamale, northern Ghana
#21 Deion Sanders, Atlanta Falcons Cornerback 1989-1993.

#87 Dee Jenkins works at UNICEF Ghana in Tamale, but is from Australia.

#87 Muhsin Muhammad, Chicago Bears Wide Receiver 2005-2007.

#87 Dee Jenkins works at UNICEF Ghana in Tamale, but is from Australia.
#87 Muhsin Muhammad, Chicago Bears Wide Receiver 2005-2007.

#8 JB is a young taxi driver in Tamale, who recently brought a new car and is very reliable.

#8 Mark Brunell, Washington Redskins Quarterback 2004-2007.

#8 JB is a young taxi driver in Tamale, who recently brought a new car and is very reliable.
#8 Mark Brunell, Washington Redskins Quarterback 2004-2007.

#88 Waylers has already featured on jersey, sure and here can be seen with his wife in the first photograph.

#88 Jeremy Shockey, New Orleans Saints Tightend, 2008-2010.

#88 Waylers has already featured on jersey, sure and here can be seen with his wife in the first photograph.
#88 Jeremy Shockey, New Orleans Saints Tightend, 2008-2010.

#15 Mohammed Saani has worked at Tamale Airport for one year as a baggage handler.

#15 Brandon Marshall, Denver Broncos Wide Receiver 2006-2009.

#15 Mohammed Saani has worked at Tamale Airport for one year as a baggage handler.
#15 Brandon Marshall, Denver Broncos Wide Receiver 2006-2009.

#11 Abbas is a driver based in Accra, but from Tamale, watching Spain v. Portugal for Euro 2012.

#11 Drew Bledsoe, Buffalo Bills Quarterback 2002-2004.

#11 Abbas is a driver based in Accra, but from Tamale, watching Spain v. Portugal for Euro 2012.
#11 Drew Bledsoe, Buffalo Bills Quarterback 2002-2004.