Former JSU Tiger's patience pays off in HBCU Combine invite
Former JSU Tiger's patience pays off in HBCU Combine invite
Former Jackson State defensive lineman CJ Anderson received an invite to the first ever HBCU Combine this weekend.
The combine was originally supposed to happen last year but COVID-19 prevented that.
CJ wanted for a year with no word as to whether or not there would be another combine let alone getting an invite to one.
But his patience paid off and he'll finally get his chance to perform in front of pro scouts this weekend on the campus of UAB in Birmingham.
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CJ says it's just a blessing and credits his family and friends for keeping him motivated during his time of uncertainty.
PATIENT CAN BE SOMETHING THATCAN BE HARD TO DO SOMETIMESESPECIALLY WHEN THERE’S ANYAMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY INVOLVED,BUT FOR ONE FORMER JACKSON STATEFOOTBALL PLAYER BEING PATIENTCOULD BE HIS PATHWAY TO APOSSIBLE PRO FOOTBALL CAREER.WE CAN FORMER.JACKSON’S DEFENSIVE.LINEMAN CJ ANDERSON WILL PERFORMIN.OF PRO SCOUTS IN THE FIRST EVERHBCU COMBINE THIS EVENT WASSUPPOSED TO HAPPEN LAST YEAR,BUT DUE TO COVID IT WASCANCELED.THE FIRST TEAM ALL SWEAT PICKEDFROM HATTIESBURG.HAD TO WAIT A WHOLE YEAR ANDDURING THAT TIME.HE DIDN’T KNOW IF THERE WOULD BEANOTHER COMBINE AND HEQUESTIONED IF PLAYING PROFOOTBALL WAS STILL APOSSIBILITY.ANYWAY, AND PEOPLE THAT’S JUSTNO MY PANTS AND MY PLACE FOR THETEACHER AND IT’S NOT WORKINGOUT.NO, YOU LIKE.NOW ALREADY KNOW THAT YOU KNOW.GOING TO PROD YOU KNOW, I JUSTDON’T KNOW.IT THAT’S IT ALL CREATED TO MYFAMILY AND FRIENDS AND KEEP MEMOTIVATED AND KEEP ME GOING TOTHE GYM.CJ GOT THE INVITE TO THE COMBINEIN MARCH.HE’LL BE ONE OF 45 INVITEES FROMFOUR DIFFERENT HBCU CONFERENCESNOT ONLY WAS HE EXCITED THAT HISPATIENTS PAID OFF BUT HIS DREAMSOF PLAYING PRO BALL ARE STILLVERY MUCH ALIVE.ENJOY THE MOMENT BECAUSE YOU HECAME OUT NOWHERE.YOU JUST A BLESSING.NOW CJ WILL HAVE SOME FELLOWSWEAT PLAYERS AT THE COMBINE.ALL CORN STATE WILL HAVE THREEPLAYERS PARTICIPATING LINEBACKERSOLOMON MUHAMMAD RUNNING BACK TOSHAWN WALLER AND LONG SNAPPERCOLTON.MINGUS WILL ALSO PERFORM INFRONT OF SCOUTS.THE HBCU COMBINE IS FRIDAY ANDSATURDAY ON THE CAMPUS OF UAB INBIRMINGHAM AND THE NFL DRAFTSTARTS APRIL THE 2
