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Former Michigan center Cesar Ruiz dedicates NFL dream to late father: 'He'd be mind-blown'

Former Michigan center Cesar Ruiz said his late father "still lives through me" as he prepares for the NFL Combine. The Detroit News

Indianapolis — During his Michigan career, Cesar Ruiz often wore a chain with a dog tag. Upon a closer look, it was laser image of a photograph that featured his father giving him a haircut when Ruiz was a toddler.

Now, all these years later, Ruiz, who played center the last two seasons at Michigan, is at the NFL Combine projected to be a possible late first-round selection in the April draft.