Pittsburgh Steelers fans were hoping to come out of the 2014 NFL Draft with a big man out of Notre Dame. They did, with the team drafting defensive end Stephon Tuitt in the second round, but the name that seemed to be on more people’s radar, especially in the aftermath of Casey Hampton’s retirement, was Louis Nix III.
Nix ended up being drafted in the third round by the Houston Texans, but in no small part due to injuries, he did not go on to carve out the sort of career that many believed. Nevertheless, he remained the lovable and loving person that his friends and family knew him to be.