Washington Commanders defensive end Efe Obada underwent surgery to repair multiple leg fractures Sunday night, hours after being carted off the field in a loss to the New York Giants, The Athletic reported Monday.

Obada suffered the injury in the first quarter of Washington’s 31-19 defeat in Landover, Md.

Obada, 31, was playing in just his fifth game of the season after spending time on injured reserve with a knee injury. He had two tackles. He’ll be a free agent after the season.

Obada recorded 24 tackles and four sacks in 17 games (one start) last season.

He has totaled 88 tackles, 15 sacks, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble in 69 career games (three starts) with the Carolina Panthers (2018-20), Buffalo Bills (2021) and Commanders.

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The Washington Commanders activated defensive end Efe Obada off injured reserve on Saturday.

Obada, who had been sidelined by a knee injury, was a full participant in practice all three days this week. His questionable designation was removed by the Commanders (2-3) and he is expected to make his season debut in Sunday’s game against the host Atlanta Falcons (3-2).

Obada, 31, recorded 24 tackles and four sacks in 17 games (one start) last season.

He has totaled 86 tackles, 15 sacks, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble in 69 career games (three starts) with the Carolina Panthers (2018-20), Buffalo Bills (2021) and Commanders.

Also on Saturday, Washington released defensive tackle Abdullah Anderson and elevated cornerback Tariq Castro-Fields from the practice squad to the active roster.

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The Washington Commanders announced Wednesday they have signed pass rusher Efe Obada to a free-agent contract.

The Commanders did not disclose terms of the agreement, though news broke nearly one year after his previous team, the Buffalo Bills, agreed to sign him to a one-year deal.

Obada, who turns 30 next month, posted 3 1/2 sacks and 12 tackles in 10 games (one start) last season in Buffalo and has accumulated nine sacks over his past two seasons.

The Nigeria native was trafficked into London and abandoned as a youth before growing up in foster care. He later hooked on with the London Warriors of the British American Football Association National Leagues.

After attracting NFL attention with the Dallas Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs and Atlanta Falcons, Obada became the first player to make a 53-man roster out of the league’s International Player Pathway Program with the Carolina Panthers in 2018.

In his four NFL seasons, three with Carolina (2018-20) and one with Buffalo, Obada has 11 career sacks with 62 tackles in 52 games played (two starts).

–Field Level Media