It started as innocuously as possible.
Kyle Beckerman was getting ready for a match early in his time with Real Salt Lake when equipment manager Kevin Harter – K-Dog to most – handed him the captain’s armband. There was no meeting of the minds. No pomp and circumstance. No ceremony. From that day forward, though, the elastic captain’s armband has become as much a part of Beckerman’s matchday uniform as any part of his kit or cleats. It has become as synonymous with Beckerman as his signature dreadlocked haircut and Real Salt Lake had a new leader to take the club into a new era.