His second offered fact: "I learned how to use chopsticks before a fork."
A quick deduction proves that one true as well. This is a multifaceted person born in Asia and raised in multiple cultures.
"It was fun because that's all you know," he explained. "It's just change, and it's exciting because you're just adapting to different environments, different ways of being. Going from Africa and coming to North America was a big change. Lots of things were different, but it was exciting."
Metchie is the two-time John Cornish Trophy winner, an annual award given to the top Canadian player in NCAA football, and one of only two players to win twice. His new teammate, Chuba Hubbard, won after the 2019 season. Knowing he'll soon step into a locker room with another proud ambassador for his home country gave the receiver a moment of pause, considering the responsibility they shared.
"It's huge," he answered. "It's huge, just the impact it has on kids that were like us, that are going to school in the area, or just the community back home. But, it's a huge thing and very prideful about that."