For the second time in a three-year span, Zach Strief would find himself preparing to train his eventual replacement, with 2017’s version being Ryan Ramczyk. He reached out to the Saints 32nd pick in the draft and invited him and a few other offensive lineman to come and train with him.
”I think them coming once is great,” Strief said. “It’ll be a better sign if they come next year because it is not for the faint of heart, but it’s kind of what’s necessary.
This and other acts of leadership had become common place for Strief as one of the players who was consistently voted as a captain among his peers.