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'All I need is a chance to achieve my dream’

Christian DiLauro is trying to reach the NFL. And the 23-year-old former Illinois offensive lineman is giving The News-Gazette a weekly look into his journey. Here’s his eighth entry (catch the whole series at IlliniHQ.com):

The combine is almost here, and even though I'm not invited to take part in the event in Indianapolis, I'm still out here in Pennsylvania training hard.Waking up to go work out for two months straight can definitely get stale if you let it. Finding the perfect balance between making it fun and keeping it serious is the key to enjoying my time throughout this process.