Former Texas Southern receiver signs with New York Jets

FLORHAM PARK, New Jersey –  Former Texas Southern receiver Joe Anderson gets another shot in the NFL.

Tuesday, Joe Anderson's outside-the-box thinking finally paid off. The wide receiver was signed to the New York Jets' practice squad Tuesday, about six weeks after he stood outside the Houston Texans' stadium for a few days with a sign asking for an NFL job.

He practiced with the Jets on Tuesday, rejoining former Chicago teammate and fellow wide receiver Brandon Marshall.

Anderson, 27, was signed by the Bears as an undrafted free agent out of Texas Southern in 2012 and played in nine games, mostly on special teams, for parts of two seasons. His 2013 season ended with an abdominal and groin injury that landed him on injured reserve, and he was later waived.

He was with Philadelphia in the 2014 offseason and spent time in the Canadian Football League but had been out of a job in football this season.

Anderson, a Texas native, took a desperate and creative approach in looking for a new employer by hitting the streets. He stood outside the Texans' facility at NRG Stadium in Houston and held up his sign for everyone to see.

Anderson played at Louisiana Tech before transferring to Texas Southern and playing for three years there while recording 154 catches for 2,010 yards and 13 touchdowns. As a rookie with the Bears in 2012, he had three special-teams tackles in the final three games of the season. He had another special-teams tackle the next season in six games, and returned five kicks for 82 yards.

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