a youtube hit was offered a chance to play in the nfl. alex tanney was offered to go to the bills tfaining camp.
"I'm from a small school, and the only thing I've ever really wanted
was an opportunity to get into a camp," the 23-year-old Tanney told
SI.com about the chance. "And now I have that in Buffalo, so I'm anxious
to get out there and compete for a spot."
Tanney enjoys the notoriety from the video, but he's now focused on
making his next dream come true. "The success and the numbers I put up
speak for themselves rather than the YouTube video," Tanney said. "But
obviously, that's what people are going to talk about ... We really
didn't expect it to take off like it did. It kind of blew up. We had fun
with it. It was a good experience. But I kind of think that's past me.
I'm just looking forward to getting my shot in the NFL."
Of course, NFL teams aren't just going to call up any trick-shot guy;
Tanney does have some pretty impressive qualifications from a purely
football perspective. The 14,429 yards he passed for at Monmouth gave
him the all-time Division III record, and his 157 touchdown passes is
the all-time NCAA mark. Tanney worked with Chad Pennington at the TEST
Football Academy in Boca Raton, Fla. before the draft, and though he
suspected that he'd miss out on hearing his name called, Tanney wanted
to be as prepared as possible.
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