Miami Dolphins wide receiver Danny Amendola is set to play his tenth season in the NFL, but the start of his well-established career wasn't so smooth.
Before he earned a sizable payday in Miami, or became a trusted target of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, the Texas Tech product was struggling to catch on with an NFL team.
Amendola, an undrafted free agent coming out of the 2008 NFL Draft, wrote an open letter in The Player's Tribune to the current crop of NFL undrafted free-agents detailing his road to NFL success.