(1/7). After being named 1st Team All Pac-10, finishing top 5 in the country with a 45.4 yard average, being named honorable mention on several All-America teams & absolutely smashing my pro-day workout with a NFL special teams coach... I did not hear my name on #Draft weekend...

(2/7) and did not receive any free-agent calls the third night. I went to bed that night disappointed, depressed and questioning my hard work! However, I woke up the next day with a missed called from the New England Patriots. They were flying me out to Rookie Mini-Camp 3 days...

(3/7) Later for a “tryout.” I missed my initial flight due to a ticket issue. Showed up 1am to Foxborough, then had to punt in front of Bill Belichick 6 hours later in the pouring rain, heavy wind and 45 degrees outside. I did not perform well the first day at all, yet they gave

(4/7) me a second day look due to what I went through travel wise. The second day I crushed it and earned a professional contract for about a month. It was the craziest, most frustrating and trying time in my life leading up to it. Yet it was the most amazing and rewarding...

(5/7) experience getting to be a #NFL punter for those few weeks. I got to compete, dress in the same room as guys like Brady, Edelman and Gostkowski. It made every sacrifice worth it. And I wish the same for all the punters out there this weekend. Remember that no path is...

(6/7) linear or the way you envisioned it. Nothing is guranteed. Nothing is what you think it will be! However, it’s the memories of the training, the grind. The perseverance. The few “yes” answers you may get over the next days/weeks/months you will get that you remember!

(7/7) my advice to any guy out there going through this weekend would be to expect nothing but be ready for anything! This league is cutthroat and unforgiving. Control what you can, stay ready for any call coming your way, and enjoy the moment. Cheers boys.