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'I'm confident there is a place for me'

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

I feel like every kid growing up who plays sports has that dream of playing at the professional level. With that you have to set goals for yourself from as early as making the varsity team in high school, then getting a chance to play in college and so on.Without those goals in place, I definitely wouldn't be in the situation I am in now.