Aborishade has found himself standing outside Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts just about every weekday since April 21. On a basis regular enough that he can now recognize passing cars owned by coach Bill Belichick, director of player personnel Nick Caserio and others as they arrive for work, Aborishade awaits his chance with a poster that reads, in part: “Talented, hard-working athlete hoping for a chance to prove myself”. “You have to put yourself out there – literally put yourself out there”.
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“I’m hoping that at some point they drive by and say OK we want to see what you can do”. “So they nearly give up, give into it, because I’m not giving in”.
Aborishade said he has received encouragement from Patriots players coming to the facility such as Rob Ninkovich, Jordan Richards and Malcolm Butler.
Aborishade stands outside the stadium for seven hours a day, every day. So they give in and they say, ‘OK, let’s see what this kid can do’.
“A lot of people have a Plan B”, he told the Republican.
This past Thursday, Patriots cornerback Malcom Butler posted a photo of Aborishade to his Facebook, writing, “This reminded me to always be thankful and never take your blessings for granted…” “I don’t really believe in Plan Bs”.
Abiola Aborishade doesn’t want a guarantee – he just wants a chance.
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You’re on the go! He played football for three years at UMass Dartmouth, where he holds the school’s single-season catch record, hauling 84 passes his senior year. “Once you’ve done everything you possibly can to reach that Plan A, even if it doesn’t work out the way you want it to, you move on to another Plan A”.
