Buffalo Bills undrafted free agent Joe Andreessen has reportedly made the team's initial 53-man roster.
There are likely more poetic ways to commence an article about an overlooked linebacker making his hometown NFL club just months after trying out as an undrafted free agent, but those three words go a long way in illustrating the surreality of what is now reality:, marking the culmination of what has been a storybook journey that has seen the 24-year-old transform himself from a roster long shot with a dream into an unequivocal fan favorite in just a few short months.
Andreessen, for lack of a better phrase, is simply not supposed to be here; undersized undrafted linebackers out of underperforming Mid-American Conference programs generally don’t crack active NFL rosters just months after trying out for them. The defender, however, never took the low expectations attributed to him as a burden; he instead consistently exceeded them, flashing throughout the summer to ultimately carve out a spot on the active unit.
He transferred home to UB for his sixth and final season of collegiate eligibility, starting 12 games for the Bulls and leading the team in both tackles and tackles for loss .
Andreessen’s spot on the 53-man roster, though reportedly a reality at the moment, may waver in the coming weeks as teams around the league adjust their own rosters and Buffalo reacts in kind. That said, nobody expected Andreessen to make it this far; how far his journey will go at this juncture is anyone’s guess.ESPN predicts one Bills player will be among NFL's Top 100 in 2024 season
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