Allen Park — In football, guards are often background characters, underappreciated despite the important role they serve aiding the roster's playmakers, whether it's protecting the quarterback or opening up a lane for the running back.
The only time we tend to notice a guard is after he's made a mistake.
Not surprisingly, guards don't typically find themselves at the podium for media availability. Yet, that's where Detroit Lions' veteran lineman Kenny Wiggins found himself for 10 minutes on Tuesday afternoon.
It was Wiggins first time participating in the format, but like his on-field performance, you probably wouldn't have noticed had he not announced it when he stepped up to the microphone and that one, obvious mistake, a curse word that casually slipped out during an answer that would have naturally fit in a one-on-one chat at his locker.