Donnie Ernsberger is an undrafted rookie on a 90-man NFL roster that, within a few months, will be cut almost in half. He would seem like a bit of a long shot to be playing on Sundays this fall. In reality, though, Ernsberger is tantalizingly close to realizing a dream he's been nurturing since he was a little boy in Battle Creek, Michigan.
In that regard, Ernsberger is probably very much like almost all of his 89 current teammates with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. NFL aspirations are far from unique, and it takes an incredible amount of hard work and talent to make them come true.