Last week, we told you the story about 26-year-old free agent wide receiver Joe Anderson, who was standing outside of the Houston Texans’ stadium with a sign in hopes of getting the team’s attention for a roster spot. Well, another guy is following Anderson’s lead and doing the exact same thing, hoping for the Cleveland Browns to notice him.
According to Deadspin, 23-year-old linebacker Monte Gaddis has been spotted outside the Browns practice facility in recent days with a sign around his neck, too, desperately wishing for a big break.
Gaddis, who played college ball at Towson and is a native of Cleveland, is probably well aware of how much the Browns rush defense sucks, so, who knows, maybe he could help turn them around?
Here’s what Gaddis’ Instagram looked like during his attempts this week:
The plan paid off, too, with Browns GM Ray Farmer actually meeting with Gaddis for a chat, relaying this, per Cleveland.com:
Gaddis explained his reason for standing outside of the Browns’ building. Farmer, the team’s general manager, told him he could have chosen a different way to get his message across to the organization.
“I told him I felt this was the best route I had since I didn’t have an agent or anything,” Gaddis said. “I told him, ‘Hey, it got you to come across the street to talk to me. I think I did a good job.’ He chuckled, so it was a good feeling.”
The two chatted for a few minutes. Farmer asked Gaddis to submit some game tape. He advised the former Maryland walk-on and Towson standout to bring the film on Thursday, but Gaddis went home, retrieved the necessary tape and returned to Berea to deliver it to the team’s personnel department.
Who knows how this will all turn out for the kid, but props for being so bold and chasing down his NFL dreams.