Man stands outside NFL stadium hoping for a tryout with New England Patriots
Abiola Aborishade spends an average of seven hours a day standing outside the New England Patriots' Gillette Stadium with a handmade sign taped to a guardrail...
Abiola Aborishade spends an average of seven hours a day standing outside the New England Patriots’ Gillette Stadium with a handmade sign taped to a guardrail.
Aborishade has been there since April, and his sign says, “talented, hardworking athlete hoping for a chance.”
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He makes sure that he is outside the stadium before the players and coaches arrive and that he is present when they leave as well. he hopes that his continued patience and diligence will get him noticed and that, eventually, he will get the chance to prove himself. He even carries his cleats with him in the hopes that when he does one day get noticed, he will be as prepared as possible.
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Aborishade isn’t asking the players and coaches to take in an inexperienced athlete, either. He played at UMass Dartmouth, where he holds the school’s single-season catch record.
“Football is football no matter what level you play,” Aborishade said. “The speed does change, but understanding the game is definitely a big part of it.”
He says he’s willing to wait for months if he can just get the chance to prove himself.
“I believe I have what it takes to play at this level,” he said. “I’ve been working at it my whole life.”
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