TAMPA — For six days a week, Keith Tandy prepared for a job nobody wanted him to perform. He lifted weights, practiced hard and studied like he was taking the bar exam.
He did this for five years. But at 5-10, 205-pounds, Tandy was easy to overlook. The fact he had a spot on an NFL roster was remarkable achievement, considering he was the 174th player taken in the 2010 draft out of West Virginia where he studied forensic sciences.
The real crime?
Nobody discovered the guy can really impact a football game. Not Greg Schiano, Lovie Smith or Dirk Koetter.