Zach Strief came off the field having played through to the final snap of the fourth preseason game, never secure in his spot on the roster.
That was his reality for the first few years of his 12-year playing career, one that ended with his 2018 move into the radio booth as the New Orleans Saints play-by-play announcer.
While speaking at the New Orleans Quarterback Club luncheon Tuesday (Aug. 28), Strief recalled the feeling that came with having an unsecured spot on the roster.
He joined the Saints as a seventh-round NFL Draft pick in 2006.