WNY native Joe Andreessen tuning out fanfare, hungry to make Bills roster

Published: Aug 23, 2024 Duration: 00:02:08 Category: News & Politics

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sports. >> The preseason isn't about stars. It's about stories and the bills have a good one brewing in linebacker Joe Andreessen, the Lancaster native went to the University of Buffalo. Didn't get drafted. Only received a rookie mini camp. Invite from the Bills. Then started last week's game and had a team high. A game-high 12 tackles now the western New York native is focused on not just being a one hit wonder. >> As you might imagine, it's been a busy week for Joe reasons a lot of time. Sunlight to reach to me. You know, people might not heard from for the White House and like that. Andreasen says the 12 tackle performance Saturday in Pittsburgh. happened because he got into what he called a flow state. He wasn't thinking he was just playing coming into training camp a new playbook. knew about my responsibility. Everything like that. >> You have to be able to do a at high speed and just and a certain certain time just you're not thinking and it's it's a good feeling. He showed some things in that game. You know, but it's one game. It's one game. You know, the true sign of pros consistency. Thanks to a few injuries at linebacker and the eye-opening preseason performance. Andreessen has a chance to go from rookie tryout to final roster. His teammates are enjoying it. This is his home. This is where he's from. He has a lot of pride and joy in this red and blue. >> And it's really cool to see him do that. And then to have him flourish be playing as well as he I know he takes a lot of pride in his work. So it's been really fun to watch him go all the people around here love him. And, you know, you can tell that it it means a lot just be here at the opportunity to be here. So >> it is really cool for him to, you know, doing to be doing doing the guys in the locker room are having a little fun with Andreessen and his sudden local celebrity. He has a locker next to a J up a NASA. >> But NASA says that shut out Lancaster is now a thing. The guys are preaching as for injuries and he's trying to downplay the situation a little focus on the game on Saturday. But he does admit it's been a cool feeling to be the hero of Buffalo for the week, adding, quote, I'm sure my parents and the ones close to me

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