NFL Legend Frank Gore Hypes Video of Son Frank Gore Jr.’s Preseason Run with Bills

Adam WellsAugust 24, 2024

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As Frank Gore Jr. fights to earn a spot on the Buffalo Bills’ roster going into the regular season, his dad remains his biggest cheerleader.

Five-time Pro Bowler Frank Gore hyped his son after the younger Gore picked up 17 yards for the Bills in Saturday’s preseason contest against the Carolina Panthers.

Frank Gore @frankgoreThat’s my boy!!! #ForeverGrateful @NFL https://t.co/Zc2FyylBrZ

NFL @NFLFrank Gore Jr. gets a TD in Buffalo ‼️

📱: Stream #CARvsBUF on #NFLPlus pic.twitter.com/rubCi4ksJp

Frank Gore Jr. went undrafted in the 2024 NFL draft before signing with the Bills in April.

The elder Gore told NFL insider Josina Anderson after the draft that the league “slept on my son” and everyone “better be ready” for what he’s going to do as a pro.

JosinaAnderson @JosinaAndersonJust got off the phone with Frank Gore Sr. who was very emotional and happy about his son joining the #Bills as a UDFA:

“We’re good. We’re going to Buffalo man to do our thing. Tell them they better be ready-trust me. I know what I’m raising. Folks slept on my son; they slept… pic.twitter.com/DcHZyhPo8k

Speaking to reporters during his first media appearance with the Bills in May, Frank Gore Jr. said not getting drafted was a motivating factor for him.

“It pushed me a lot,” Gore told reporters. “I feel like there’s no way 257 people [were] 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 get on special teams.”

The scouting report for Gore coming into the NFL wasn’t that different from what his father heard coming out of Miami in 2005. NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein described him as a “compact every-down runner…with good contact balance and an ability to handle a more robust workload” but is lacking “the big burst and short-area twitch” to create big plays consistently.

Frank Gore Sr. was a third-round pick by the San Francisco 49ers in 2005 and turned into one of the best running backs of his era. He was named to the Pro Bowl five times, earned an All-Pro second-team selection in 2006 and was one of four running backs named to the All-Decade team for the 2010s.

Gore retired after the 2020 season with exactly 16,000 career rushing yards, third-most in NFL history.

The Bills have Gore listed as the fourth-string running back on their depth chart. James Cook is the starter, with Ty Johnson and Ray Davis as the primary backups.

Gore entered the day with 78 yards from scrimmage on 18 touches in Buffalo’s first two preseason games. Even if he happens to get cut by the Bills when they are finalizing their 53-man roster, he may have shown enough to earn a spot with another team.