After 13 seasons in the NFL, tackle Willie Anderson needed to let his body recover.
Now he wants back into the league.
ESPN’s Len Pasquarelli writes that Anderson hopes to get a job playing once again. If that doesn’t work out, he wants to mentor young players in some capacity.
“There’s no [camouflaging] that I would like to play again,” Anderson said. “But if not, I feel I owe it to the game and to players to help them prepare for things.”
There were hints that the 34-year-old wanted to return, but now he’s made it clear.
Anderson may not wind up in anyone’s training camp, but he would hardly be the youngest backup tackle in the league. We suspect he’ll get a call at some point when a young starter goes down to injury.