Buffalo Bills rookie linebacker ‘Buffalo Joe’ Andreessen was overcome with emotion after making the 53-man roster and receiving an iPad loaded with recordings from friends, family, and prior coaches congratulating him on accomplishing his lifetime dream of playing in the NFL.
‘Buffalo Joe’ is a Buffalo native who grew up and played high school ball for Lancaster HS. He started college at Bryant University before transferring to the University of Buffalo (SUNY Buffalo) as a graduate transfer. At Bryant, he set a school record with 112 tackles and was awarded an All-American, which helped him become a starter in all 12 Buffalo games.
Joe Andreessen went undrafted in the 2024 NFL Draft, but was signed by the Buffalo Bills on May 11th after a rookie minicamp trial. From there, he faced an exceedingly difficult goal of making the 53-man roster, which he accomplished against all odds.
Is someone cutting onions near Buffalo Joe Andreessen’s, or what?!
After making the club, the Buffalo Bills gave ‘Buffalo Joe’ Andreessen with an iPad loaded with videos of his old coaches, family, and friends congratulating him on fulfilling his lifetime dream of joining the NFL.
When his mother says, “Joseph, what an incredible adventure you’ve had. But let me ask you something: where else would you rather be than right here, right now?” The waterworks commenced. You enjoy seeing it. Someone putting up the effort to realize their ideal.
My main takeaway from all of this is ‘THANK YOU, NFL’ since they are now allowing their videos to be embedded. Previously, all of their YouTube videos, regardless of whether they contained game footage, were barred from being embedded. So I was handcuffed while attempting to share heartwarming films like this one with the millions of monthly BroBible readers.
Hopefully, the NFL has learned that having their YouTube films embeddable on every big media website and mid-major website is beneficial to business, and they will continue to do so as the season progresses, because I adore clips like these (!!) and like sharing them with you fellas!
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