Music -- and football -- have shaped right tackle Joe Barksdale's life through the years in a significant way.
Joe Barksdale stood on a Point Loma stage, a blue light bouncing off his black dreadlocks and white Fender guitar. He struck it and crooned like Gary Clark Jr., singing the same lyrics with which he serenaded his wife on their wedding day.
You came along and you saved me, you saved me …
Teammates sat and watched.
On this Monday, Corey Liuget, King Dunlap and Tyreek Burwell were in the audience.