Joe Anderson Wants One Last Shot In The NFL, And He’s Going About It In A Unique Way

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#NothingWillStopMe Lord it's all in your hands, all I know is that I believe it by faith and see it all happening even when it looks like a joke before the eyes of man! I fill myself with humility and say let your Will be done and use me to allow others to believe in your power!!!! Im not looking at my situation with a worldly mindset and that's what's gonna seperate me my hunger can't be matched my heart can't be compared too, I'm outside the Houston Texans facility every morning, because I kno what type of gift God has blessed me with!!! A lot of people don't really live out the meaning #WhateverItTakes they just sayin it!!! You gotta really live that junk if you say it and believe in yourself and trust in the Lord, and living it don't just mean hold up a sign!! Oh there is much pain behind holding this sign an it's not from bein doubted or the underdog, like how bad do you really want it?? Forget a publicity stunt Boyz is Really HUNGRY out hur dawg to the point if the coach wanna line up I'll route him up too, to the point if it's special teams an the REF get in the way I'll hit him too!! It's something flickering in my head everyday with much Humility and WILL power to go the extra mile when it come to believing in myself and proven all doubters wrongI'm not just chasing greatness for myself/family but for all the people that lack faith and wanna quit and don't believe God still moves, DAWG if you gotta DREAM GO GET THAT!! Let ZERO What If's stand in the way go to the grave on E, not off what someone told you you can't do…Create and tell your testimony don't be ashamed of it, do it all for the glory of the kingdom take yourself outta the picture I'm out here on FAITH, it's bigger than just collecting a check to me straight up! The way I do what I do and why I do what I do isn't just to score touchdowns and gain fame that's far from the case I don't need all that cause I'm already famous in spirit an you can't get no famous than that, when I get my shot you'll see what the Lord is truly about to do in my life and I pray wit all my heart it inspires you to never Give up.When your purpose means more than your situation God will give you favor

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NFL free agent wide receiver Joe Anderson is doing whatever he possibly can to get one last shot in the league.

After playing his college ball at Texas Southern and signing with the Bears as a free agent in 2012, Anderson got a few opportunities to join the Chicago active roster mostly as a return man and special teams player, but injuries prevented him from making too much of an impact and he was released in 2013. In February of 2014, Anderson got another shot this time with the Eagles, but once again his career failed to gain any serious momentum and he was let go.

But Anderson is not willing to let his dream of making it in the NFL go just yet, as he is now waiting outside of the Houston Texans’ stadium begging them to give him an opportunity to tryout, holding up a cardboard sign that says:

Not homeless but STARVING for success!!! #JoeAnderson WillRunRoutes4Food #Whateverittakes #Underdog #Ibelieve #Hungry

If nothing else you have to admire his dedication, but I’m not sure how long he’s going to last before security gives him the boot.

Anderson attempted to give some further explanation in his Instagram caption, where he says he will be waiting outside of the stadium every day, it’s not a publicity stunt (if you say so), and that he’d be willing to hit a ref (??) if he had to.

#NothingWillStopMe Lord it’s all in your hands, all I know is that I believe it by faith and see it all happening even when it looks like a joke before the eyes of man! I fill myself with humility and say let your Will be done and use me to allow others to believe in your power!!!! Im not looking at my situation with a worldly mindset and that’s what’s gonna seperate me my hunger can’t be matched my heart can’t be compared too, I’m outside the Houston Texans facility every morning, because I kno what type of gift God has blessed me with!!! A lot of people don’t really live out the meaning #WhateverItTakes they just sayin it!!! You gotta really live that junk if you say it and believe in yourself and trust in the Lord, and living it don’t just mean hold up a sign!! Oh there is much pain behind holding this sign an it’s not from bein doubted or the underdog, like how bad do you really want it?? Forget a publicity stunt Boyz is Really HUNGRY out hur dawg to the point if the coach wanna line up I’ll route him up too, to the point if it’s special teams an the REF get in the way I’ll hit him too!! It’s something flickering in my head everyday with much Humility and WILL power to go the extra mile when it come to believing in myself and proven all doubters wrongI’m not just chasing greatness for myself/family but for all the people that lack faith and wanna quit and don’t believe God still moves, DAWG if you gotta DREAM GO GET THAT!! Let ZERO What If’s stand in the way go to the grave on E, not off what someone told you you can’t do…Create and tell your testimony don’t be ashamed of it, do it all for the glory of the kingdom take yourself outta the picture I’m out here on FAITH, it’s bigger than just collecting a check to me straight up! The way I do what I do and why I do what I do isn’t just to score touchdowns and gain fame that’s far from the case I don’t need all that cause I’m already famous in spirit an you can’t get no famous than that, when I get my shot you’ll see what the Lord is truly about to do in my life and I pray wit all my heart it inspires you to never Give up.When your purpose means more than your situation God will give you favor #TAGandREPOST

The reality of the situation is this is almost certainly not going to work out for Anderson, but you have to give him at least a little credit for trying. After watching Hard Knocks this year, if this kind of stunt was going to work on anyone, it would be Bill O’Brien, who absolutely seems like the kind of guy that would be really into this sort of thing as a sign of Anderson’s “win at all costs attitude” or whatever.

The Texans aren’t exactly deep at wideout behind DeAndre Hopkins anyway, so who knows, maybe it’ll actually work (it won’t).

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