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Get to know the NFL's newest Canadian player Nathan Shepherd


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Every player takes a different path to the draft. Some have it a little easier, while some have to battle through all sorts of adversity just to hear their name get called over the three-day period.

The second and third rounds of the draft took place on Friday night and the 72nd overall pick in this year’s draft the New York Jets selected 24-year-old defensive tackle Nathan Shepherd, an Ajax, Ontario native.
 

 
 
 

Great night for Nathan Shepherd of Ajax, Ont. who goes 72nd overall to the @nyjets. #NFLDraft

 
 

The Fort Hays State senior has come a very long way to get to this point in his career, as just four years ago he wasn’t even playing football and was working 12-hour shifts in a Toronto-area box factory. In between shifts the aspiring football player would work out and took online courses to maintain his eligibility to return to school, and he also surrounded himself with a great group of positive influences who helped him achieve his ultimate goal, including TTC driver and former powerlifter Paul Watkins.
 

 

This is Nathan Shepherd with Paul Watkins, the TTC bus driver who trained him when he was out of football, out of money and a looooong way from his NFL dream. #NFLDraft

 
 
 

J-E-T-S! JETS! JETS! JETS! ✈️

Ajax's @NathanDShepherd (and many more!) check in with a special message for the @nyjets! ?? #NFLDraft

 
 

Although he’s one of the oldest players in this year’s class, that didn’t stop the Jets from putting some faith in him and selecting him in the third round. Not only does the front office believe in his talents, but his newest teammates and analysts do as well as they were pretty pumped up the second his name was said into the microphone to make it official.
 


Incredible moment for the young man and for football fans across Canada, as this marks the eighth straight year a Canadian player was selected in the NFL Draft.
 

 

OOOKKKKK @Canada REPRESENTING AT THE @NFL Draft! Welcome to the show Nathan Shepherd! #NFLDraft
???????????????????? @NFLCanada

 
 

(H/T Twitter/TSNDaveNaylor)

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