Frank Gore Jr eventually signed with the Bills as an undrafted free agent
There were 257 players drafted in last month's NFL Draft, but Frank Gore Jr. was not one of those players.
The former Southern Miss running back later signed with the Buffalo Bills after going undrafted. His five-time Pro Bowl running back father, Frank Gore Sr. spent one season with the Bills. The younger Gore plans to use the fact that every NFL team passed up on him in the draft as fuel for his professional football career, saying his undrafted status helped push him.
"It pushed me a lot," Gore said of getting passed over in the 2024 Draft.
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Southern Mississippi running back Frank Gore Jr. answers questions from the media during the NFL Scouting Combine on March 1, 2024, at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, IN. (Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
A confident Gore also noted that from his point of view there was "no way" that so many prospects that were superior to him.
"There’s no way 257 people are better than me in this draft, but now that that process is over, I’m a Bill, I’m here to compete, and I’m here to push my teammates, and push the running back room and try to do it on special teams," Gore said.
The elder Gore believes his son is now in a good position to prove people wrong.
"Folks slept on my son; they slept on me, too — they'll see," Gore Sr. said.
San Francisco 49ers running back Frank Gore (21) rushes for a gain during the fourth quarter against the Arizona Cardinals at Levi's Stadium. The against the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Arizona Cardinals 20-17. (Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports)
The 22-year-old Gore said his father spoke highly of the Bills organization and expressed confidence that the coaching staff will help him be successful.
West Team running back Frank Gore Jr. (3) looks for a hole in the line of scrimmage during the East-West Shrine Bowl on Feb. 1, 2024 at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. (Matthew Pearce/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
"[Gore Sr.] said it's great people here," Gore Jr. said via the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. "He knows they'll take care of me and he knows that coach [Kelly Skipper] will push me to become my best. He just talks about the people in this organization and about [General Manager Brandon] Beane and everyone around the organization."
Gore Jr. earned First-team All-Sun Belt honors in 2022. He was also named the offensive MVP in this year's East-West Shrine Bowl. He finished his college football career with more than 4,000 rushing yards.
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Chantz Martin is a sports writer for Fox News Digital.
