When he first met Damien Lewis, Lloyd Cushenberry struggled to get a read on his new teammate.
Cushenberry could see the massive frame, the bulging biceps and muscular chest that allows Lewis to crank out 80 push-ups in a row and throw nearly 500 pounds skyward on the bench press. He could see the physical tools that would, eventually, transform Lewis into an All-SEC guard who spent his junior season next to Cushenberry on the Tiger offensive line mauling defenders.
But he couldn’t see his eyes, and he couldn’t hear what he was saying.
“He always walked around with his dreads in front of his eyes,” Cushenberry laughs.