And another huge step forward for social media. Wanna get an invite to Buffalo Bills camp this summer and have a chance to try out for the team? Put together a really impressive YouTube video and put it out there.
Alex Tanney did, becoming an internet sensation with the self-titled “Trick Shot Quarterback” video showing he can hit a receiver in a moving vehicle and throw footballs from across the court and swish them into basketball nets. He even banged a pass off the crossbar of an upright from 50 yards out – from his knees.
Watch it after the jump
From Sports Illustrated
Now the Division III Monmouth College (Ill.) product will provide the Buffalo Bills a firsthand look to see whether he has a future in the NFL. After being passed up in the draft last weekend, Tanney has accepted an invitation to take part in the Bills’ three-day rookie minicamp that opens May 11.
“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 said by phone this week. “And now I have that in Buffalo, so I’m anxious to get out there and compete for a spot.”
Turns out, the Bills weren’t the only team interested in the 6-foot-4, 220-pound quarterback who set an NCAA record with 157 touchdown passes over a five-year career with the Fighting Scots.
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