ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) – Jordan Mudge isn’t sure what he would be doing had the Buffalo Bills not called out of the blue in March to invite the offensive lineman in for a tryout.
Maybe he’d be playing a fifth season in some arena league. Perhaps Mudge would be back working a side job in construction to help make ends meet for his wife and three girls.
More than likely, you’d find him milking goats on his farm in Arizona.
Much to Mudge’s surprise, he’s doing none of the above.
The 28-year-old rookie has instead made it through his first NFL training camp still in contention to win a roster spot or, at the very least, land on the Bills practice squad. The last chance to prove himself comes in Buffalo’s preseason finale against Detroit on Thursday, two days before teams make their final cuts.