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wonder where 128 is with the PS news? Joe Anderson.
Aparently Marshall approves. Dude is ripped for a WR
Aparently Marshall approves. Dude is ripped for a WR
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Six weeks after holding a sign at the Texans practice facility, Joe Anderson has a job
By: Nina Mandell | December 22, 2015 12:54 pm
With two kids and a wife to support and an NFL career that he wasn’t ready to end, Joe Anderson had to do something.
So he picked up a piece of cardboard and wrote a message.
“Not homeless,” he wrote. “But starving for success.”
And then he put on his sneakers, drove over to the Houston Texans practice facility, stood outside and waited.
“Most people won’t do something like that because they don’t want to be talked about,” he told For The Win earlier this month. “What will people back home say? ‘Oh he was in the league, now he’s not.’ You shouldn’t be worried about what people think.”
Weeks later, he was still unsigned, but convinced that the move was worth it. He said Damarius Bilbo, a retired NFL player-turned-agent who had been advising him, had been in conversations with the New England Patriots (which apparently never came to fruition.) Other teams also took notice, though no one called to make him an offer for weeks.
But on Tuesday, Bilbo and Anderson confirmed reports that something incredible happened: The New York Jets called and signed Anderson to a spot on their practice squad. The team has not released any transactions from Tuesday.
“Glory to God!” wrote Anderson in a text message. “God is amazing.”
The measure may have been desperate, but in a league where careers last less than 3 years, it’s not the most insane thing he could have done. And he’s not the only one to use social media — or anything other than the traditional channels of agents, networks and phone calls that usually get players signed — to grab a spot back on an NFL squad.
Defensive back Shiloh Keo was unemployed for much of the season, but also couldn’t just sit idly by while at home. Instead, when the Denver Broncos picked up a player that wasn’t him, he sent a tweet to Wade Phillips. “Didn’t want to pick me up huh?” wrote the former Houston Texans player.
Phillips responded with an explanation why he looked elsewhere, but a week later, when there was an opening made the call to Keo who has since played in 2 games for the Broncos. In late July, LaVance Taylor was signed to the Chiefs after tweeting over a highlight reel — though he was cut a few days later.
By: Nina Mandell | December 22, 2015 12:54 pm
With two kids and a wife to support and an NFL career that he wasn’t ready to end, Joe Anderson had to do something.
So he picked up a piece of cardboard and wrote a message.
“Not homeless,” he wrote. “But starving for success.”
And then he put on his sneakers, drove over to the Houston Texans practice facility, stood outside and waited.
“Most people won’t do something like that because they don’t want to be talked about,” he told For The Win earlier this month. “What will people back home say? ‘Oh he was in the league, now he’s not.’ You shouldn’t be worried about what people think.”
Weeks later, he was still unsigned, but convinced that the move was worth it. He said Damarius Bilbo, a retired NFL player-turned-agent who had been advising him, had been in conversations with the New England Patriots (which apparently never came to fruition.) Other teams also took notice, though no one called to make him an offer for weeks.
But on Tuesday, Bilbo and Anderson confirmed reports that something incredible happened: The New York Jets called and signed Anderson to a spot on their practice squad. The team has not released any transactions from Tuesday.
“Glory to God!” wrote Anderson in a text message. “God is amazing.”
The measure may have been desperate, but in a league where careers last less than 3 years, it’s not the most insane thing he could have done. And he’s not the only one to use social media — or anything other than the traditional channels of agents, networks and phone calls that usually get players signed — to grab a spot back on an NFL squad.
Defensive back Shiloh Keo was unemployed for much of the season, but also couldn’t just sit idly by while at home. Instead, when the Denver Broncos picked up a player that wasn’t him, he sent a tweet to Wade Phillips. “Didn’t want to pick me up huh?” wrote the former Houston Texans player.
Phillips responded with an explanation why he looked elsewhere, but a week later, when there was an opening made the call to Keo who has since played in 2 games for the Broncos. In late July, LaVance Taylor was signed to the Chiefs after tweeting over a highlight reel — though he was cut a few days later.
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New York Jets @nyjets 17m17 minutes ago
We have signed WR Joe Anderson to the practice squad.
We have signed WR Joe Anderson to the practice squad.
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Good for him! Hopefully, good for us too!
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well you know he has a huge fan in brandon marshall I could def see him mentoring him.
I absolutley love this signing. Petty is going to have a blast throwing to this guys once Marshall is done mentoring him.
Is it me, or is anyone else excited on how Macc is building this team beyond just this year? Future seems bright.
Is it me, or is anyone else excited on how Macc is building this team beyond just this year? Future seems bright.
nope D, i think you have plenty of company here at JFU with that line of thinking..
mac has been awesome..
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Geno's looking for a new roommate since BM "DUMPED" him. ;- }
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i didn't went right over my head lol