Joe Anderson, Ex-NFL Player Who Held Sign for job, Reportedly Signed by New York Jets

There's hunger, and then there's starvation. It's a fine line from 'I want that burger' to 'I need that double quarter pounder or else someone is going to have a really bad day.' Joe Anderson, former Chicago Bears wide reciever, is the latter. However, it's not food he's starving for--it's success. Early in November, Anderson stood outside the Houston Texans training facility, where he "begged" for a job. He was dressed in workout clothes, cleats, and receiver gloves, holding a sign that read, "Not homeless... but STARVING for success! Will run routes for food." Some six weeks later, and Anderson has reportedly signed with the New York Jets practice squad.

Anderson had entered the NFL draft in 2012, according to The Huffington Post. And while he went un-drafted, he did enjoy a short stint with the Bears. Unfortunately, an injury derailed his shot at pro-football before it really began. Ever since then he's been determined to do whatever it takes to earn another shot at his lifelong dream.

After word of what Anderson was doing caught wind, former teammate and current New York Jet, Brandon Marshall, took to Instagram in support of his former colleague, saying that he was "one of the hardest working guys he's ever had the pleasure of playing with."

"All I want is a shot to prove myself," Anderson said, via the National Football Post. "I'm hungry, I'm determined and I will do whatever it takes to succeed. I just want a chance. I will never give up. I love this game... I'm determined to show what I can do."

Now, a good month and a half after first holding up that sign that said he'll "do whatever it takes," it appears as though he's done just that, and will finally have the chance--which he so desperately craved--to show what he can do on a professional football field.

It's safe to say he earned it.