COSTA MESA, Calif. -- They say arms are important. They hold up your hands, embrace people in hugs, push off and push back. For months -- maybe a year -- so many were concerned about Rashawn Slater's arms.
It didn't matter than the rookie offensive tackle was third team All-Big Ten as a sophomore at Northwestern and honorable mention as a junior, or that he made the preseason watch list for the Outland Trophy and was preseason first-team All-Big Ten prior to his senior season. He had shorter than normal arms for his 6-foot-4 ¼, 304-pound frame.