A few days back, I wrote about Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman Ramon Foster, the oldest starter along the line at the age of 29, who is heading into the final year of a three-year contract.
Now a six-year veteran after joining the team as an undrafted free agent out of Tennessee following the 2009 NFL Draft, Foster has started 71 of 86 career games, including 59 starts over the span of the past four seasons.
Despite his wealth of playing experience, he was never viewed as a starting offensive lineman heading into a season until 2013, having always simply found himself eventually in the lineup due to injuries or ineffectiveness ahead of him.