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.
The start of spring practices at Illinois is on Monday, and it's weird to think that I won't be there this year. It was always one of the events I looked forward to as a player since it meant the end of all the winter conditioning drills.Training and conditioning, though, has made up most of the past two months for me out in Pennsylvania getting ready for my shot at the NFL.