Denmark is a football nation but not a football nation if you know what I mean. The country is well known for exporting footballers such as Christian Eriksen, Kasper Schmeichel, and Simon Kjaer, but not American footballers. Running back Anders Christiansen, who hails from Aalborg and previously played youth football for Aalborg BK before moving to the United States at the age of 14, is looking to be the first true Danish football star (but not european football, american football).
"I've always been a pretty fast and agile person," says the 18-year-old Christiansen. "When I played youth football I was always the fastest player on the team and my agility helped with dribbling, so I was pretty hard to catch." It's obvious that those attributes helped him make it in the football world. "When I moved to the United States, my new hometown of Butte, Montana, didn't have any football teams so I pivoted towards American football instead. All I asked the coach to do was put the ball in my hands at the first practice, and I absolutely shredded the defenders on my team. And I didn't even have any pads!"
Christiansen soon dominated Montana high school defenses while racking up over 6,000 rushing yards at Butte High School. He also moonlighted as a kicker, going a solid 47/50 on all field goals he attempted during his 4 years in high school. He was deemed a three-star recruit and went to Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, where he started as a freshman. "I chose Vandy not only because it was an SEC school, where I could compete with big schools like Alabama and LSU, but it's also a fantastic academic school and I pride myself on being a solid student as well." His lone season at Vandy went well; he rushed for 876 yards and scored 8 touchdowns while showcasing his borderline elite speed and agility.
He chose to declare for the DSFL draft fairly early as an 18-year-old. "It wasn't because I wasn't enjoying it in Nashville; I was. I loved my teammates and the city is really nice as whole. It was because I got my degree really, really early. I was going for a finance degree which I got by studying super hard, like 5 all-nighters in a row for a solid 2 months hard, and I got it after my freshman year so I decided, 'Why not go pro now? You've got your future sorted out so no need to worry.' I wasn't worried about the draft or anything because I didn't think I was going to go at all, and I was right when I realized that I declared so late that I ended up being a waiver claim."
Christiansen was picked up by the Portland Pythons, who already converted a tight end to running back in Darren Pama, and another running back was there as well in Buster Bawlls, both of whom are considered better players. "You know, I honestly didn't care that Portland had 2 running backs already and I didn't care how much I was going to play. I just wanted to play in the league and I'm getting that chance which is awesome. Buster and Darren have played longer than I have anyways so they deserve more touches."
He's only played in one game for the Pythons so far, and it was a pretty bad one. He rushed for 27 yards on 11 attempts and unfortunately fumbled as well. "I choke that one up to nerves. It was my first game in the league and I was both nervous and excited, and I guess nerves got the better of me in that specific play. My ball security has never really been the best and it's something I'm working on but nerves definitely played a big part in me fumbling." When asked about how he's adjusting to the league, Christiansen sounded happy. "Yeah, I enjoy it in Portland so far. I'm one of the more quiet guys in there cause I normally listen to music and stuff but everyone's been super nice and we're already pretty close as a team. I'm pretty close to Dave Batista, who's a total chad, and I'm friends with the rest of the guys as well. I don't expect to make the ISFL right out of the DSFL next season so I should be down in Portland again next season, but I'm focused on right now more and while the Pythons didn't really have a great season last year from what I heard I think this year will be different."
The Dashing Dane (not created by him, some dude online made it up and it stuck) has all the lookings of a future late-round steal in the ISFL. He's definitely a raw prospect and will likely need more time in the DSFL after he's drafted but this young man has speed for days and should become a true burner real soon.
"I've always been a pretty fast and agile person," says the 18-year-old Christiansen. "When I played youth football I was always the fastest player on the team and my agility helped with dribbling, so I was pretty hard to catch." It's obvious that those attributes helped him make it in the football world. "When I moved to the United States, my new hometown of Butte, Montana, didn't have any football teams so I pivoted towards American football instead. All I asked the coach to do was put the ball in my hands at the first practice, and I absolutely shredded the defenders on my team. And I didn't even have any pads!"
Christiansen soon dominated Montana high school defenses while racking up over 6,000 rushing yards at Butte High School. He also moonlighted as a kicker, going a solid 47/50 on all field goals he attempted during his 4 years in high school. He was deemed a three-star recruit and went to Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, where he started as a freshman. "I chose Vandy not only because it was an SEC school, where I could compete with big schools like Alabama and LSU, but it's also a fantastic academic school and I pride myself on being a solid student as well." His lone season at Vandy went well; he rushed for 876 yards and scored 8 touchdowns while showcasing his borderline elite speed and agility.
He chose to declare for the DSFL draft fairly early as an 18-year-old. "It wasn't because I wasn't enjoying it in Nashville; I was. I loved my teammates and the city is really nice as whole. It was because I got my degree really, really early. I was going for a finance degree which I got by studying super hard, like 5 all-nighters in a row for a solid 2 months hard, and I got it after my freshman year so I decided, 'Why not go pro now? You've got your future sorted out so no need to worry.' I wasn't worried about the draft or anything because I didn't think I was going to go at all, and I was right when I realized that I declared so late that I ended up being a waiver claim."
Christiansen was picked up by the Portland Pythons, who already converted a tight end to running back in Darren Pama, and another running back was there as well in Buster Bawlls, both of whom are considered better players. "You know, I honestly didn't care that Portland had 2 running backs already and I didn't care how much I was going to play. I just wanted to play in the league and I'm getting that chance which is awesome. Buster and Darren have played longer than I have anyways so they deserve more touches."
He's only played in one game for the Pythons so far, and it was a pretty bad one. He rushed for 27 yards on 11 attempts and unfortunately fumbled as well. "I choke that one up to nerves. It was my first game in the league and I was both nervous and excited, and I guess nerves got the better of me in that specific play. My ball security has never really been the best and it's something I'm working on but nerves definitely played a big part in me fumbling." When asked about how he's adjusting to the league, Christiansen sounded happy. "Yeah, I enjoy it in Portland so far. I'm one of the more quiet guys in there cause I normally listen to music and stuff but everyone's been super nice and we're already pretty close as a team. I'm pretty close to Dave Batista, who's a total chad, and I'm friends with the rest of the guys as well. I don't expect to make the ISFL right out of the DSFL next season so I should be down in Portland again next season, but I'm focused on right now more and while the Pythons didn't really have a great season last year from what I heard I think this year will be different."
The Dashing Dane (not created by him, some dude online made it up and it stuck) has all the lookings of a future late-round steal in the ISFL. He's definitely a raw prospect and will likely need more time in the DSFL after he's drafted but this young man has speed for days and should become a true burner real soon.
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