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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Robby Anderson remembers leaning over his birthday cake, closing his eyes and making a wish.More than anything, the wide receiver just wanted to play football again. So, he blew out the candles on May 9, 2015, celebrated his 22nd birthday and hoped for good news.I knew football would never be over, said Anderson, who made a strong claim for a roster spot on the Jets with six catches for 131 yards and a touchdown in New Yorks 22-18 loss to Washington last Friday night.I never gave up on it.It wasnt easy, though.After a standout season as a redshirt sophomore at Temple University with 44 catches for 791 yards and nine touchdowns, Anderson was ruled academically ineligible. He was forced to sit out a year and needed to get his grades up, but until then, football was out.It was just a lack of me applying myself, he said. I was young. I was immature. I wasnt really too into school at the time and I really made some mistakes. I paid for those mistakes.Born in Teaneck, New Jersey, and raised in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Anderson has had NFL dreams for as far back as he can remember, and they seemed to be a possibility as he starred as a receiver and defensive back for Plantation High School in Florida.After redshirting as a freshman at Temple, Anderson played in six games in 2012, mostly on special teams. He was working with the second-team defense as a cornerback in 2013, but quit in the spring. Anderson reconsidered his decision and asked Temple coach Matt Rhule if he could come back.Rhule allowed Anderson to return -- as a non-scholarship athlete and as a wide receiver. Anderson thrived, working his way to the starting offense by the fifth game. He went on to have a big year, but then got hit with the ruling that he was academically ineligible for the 2014 season and his football career was suddenly uncertain.Those thoughts went through my mind, but I have always believed in God and I knew that he delivers, no matter what, Anderson said. Sometimes it doesnt happen exactly when you want, but every lesson is a blessing. I knew that I had to be patient and I had to overcome it and go through some things and earn it back.Anderson took summer classes and earned his associate degree, applying himself in the classroom while waiting to hear about his athletic future. He did so well, hes just six classes away from getting his degree in criminal justice.Im almost there, he said with a big smile.Two days after Anderson made that birthday wish, Rhule called him to let him know that he would be eligible to play again for the football team.It was a relief, Anderson said, shaking his head. It was a blessing that I was able to go back and put myself in this position.He was a force for the Owls, finishing with 70 catches for 939 yards -- both ranking second on the schools single-season list -- and seven touchdown catches.Anderson, selected to play in the East-West Shrine Game, went undrafted in April, but the Jets signed him as a free agent shortly after the draft was completed. The 6-foot-3, 190-pound receiver has been solid throughout the offseason and training camp, impressing with his speed and ability to get up in the air to snatch passes.Hes just got soft hands, he brings everything in, quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick said. Hes got a good, little swagger to him that I hadnt really seen that you see in games come out a little bit. And hes raw. He just hasnt played a lot of receiver.Anderson is making up for lost time, though. He looked every bit a seasoned wide receiver when he outleaped a defender along the sideline, then scooted out of a would-be tackle for a 42-yard touchdown against the Redskins.He showed up and made some catches, said coach Todd Bowles, who also played at Temple. But again, its everything that he has to do, whether he runs the right route, depth and everything else is what we have to look at.Trying to make the roster will be a tough task with three spots at the positon set with Brandon Marshall, Eric Decker and Quincy Enunwa. Veterans Kenbrell Thompkins, Jeremy Ross and Kyle Williams are competing with Anderson and fellow impressive rookies Jalin Marshall, Charone Peake and Chandler Worthy for three, maybe four spots.After all the twists and turns to get to this point, though, Anderson is intent on sticking around.I just hope that throughout my NFL career, and hopefully I have a long NFL career, that people can look at my journey and just be inspired by it, he said.Sometimes you go through things, you make mistakes and things dont work out the way you want them to. If you have a dream, though, you just cant ever give up on it because you really can control your destiny if you work hard and do what it takes. You cant ever give up.You can really lose it all, but you can get it back.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/AP-NFLCheap Jordan 6 . 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During the athletes parade, the 23-strong Ukrainian team was represented by a lone flagbearer in an apparent protest at the presence of Russian troops in Ukraines Crimean peninsula.North Melbourne are dangling off the cliff, just a month after standing at the top of the mountain.Saturdays 28-point AFL loss to resurgent Port Adelaide at Etihad Stadium means they have dropped five straight matches and six of their past seven.It is far removed from their 9-0 start to the season.As late as June 17, the Kangaroos were still top before they lost a fierce clash to Hawthorn.Now they are eighth, only two games ahead of the Power.Saturday was the classic eight-point match - had North won, it would have just about settled the top eight - but the Kangaroos went down 16.9 (105) to 10.17 (77).Asked if the dramatic slump could kill their confidence, coach Brad Scott conceded: it has the potential to, no doubt.We cant shy away from the fact that were not the team that was 9-0.But thats what coaches are for and thats what leadership groups are for.North took the unusual step of holding Scotts post-game media conference in front of their top-level Shinboners coterie group.He used the occasion to make a call to arms.Anyone can do it when youre 9-0 and cruising - nows the time we have to stand up and right the ship, get back on course, he said.I still have great faith and confidence in us as a football club.The scene was set in the opening minute when umpire Justin Schmitt paid a contentious free kick against Kangaroos defender Michael Firrrito for a deliberate rushed behind.dddddddddddd.Ports Jay Schulz kicked an easy goal.Asked about that free, in the wake of his $30,000 AFL fine, Scott simply smiled.Thats my answer, he said.Scott was even more irked by Ports second goal moments later, when North lost a ruck contest in defence and the ball landed in Chad Wingards lap.You set up a lot of things to make sure that doesnt happen, he said.Those two goals unleashed an avalanche.With part-time ruckman Jackson Trengove belting North star Todd Goldstein in the first term, Port walloped the Roos 6.3 to 0.5.The centre clearances in the opening term were 7-0 Ports way.North rallied and were in still in the game at halftime.But they sprayed 2.9 in the third term as Port kicked 3.0.Injuries certainly have hurt North - Daniel Wells and Jarrad Waite returned on Saturday and needed the run.But they also played as badly on Saturday as Port were outstanding.It was the first time this season the Power had beaten a top-eight team.Today, I thought there was some real growth in the way we did it and I was pleased with that, said Port coach Ken Hinkley.Port forward Charlie Dixon rolled an ankle in the last quarter, but Hinkley expects he will only miss one game at most. 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