Alex Kube knows the odds are not in his favor. But he continues to work toward his dream of reaching the NFL.

He played at a minicamp last summer with the Minnesota Vikings but did not make the roster. So, after working on his speed and agility to prove he can make it as an NFL defensive back, the former Cary-Grove and Northern Illinois linebacker signed with the Arena Football League’s Chicago Rush on Monday,

“I still feel like I was a player who was missed (by NFL scouts),” Kube said Tuesday. “[The Rush] know they’re going to get everything out of me because they know my ultimate goal to play in the National Football League.