No little boy dreams about growing up to be an NFL guard. Maybe a tight end or a linebacker, but not an offensive lineman. What players on the football field does such a boy look up to? What poster can he find that would grace the back of his bedroom door?
Randall McDaniel should fit that bill, along with a long line of others that came before him, but they don’t really get the chance. The National Football League doesn’t spend much time or money highlighting the men who don’t touch the football, and that’s not going to change anytime soon.