Posted by ESPN.com's Matt Mosley
In case you missed it, ESPN.com's Jeff Chadiha has an excellent story today on how general managers across the league are starting to place more emphasis on drafting or signing centers. Chadiha says the the '09 draft marked the first time two centers had been chosen in the first round since 1983.
Giants center Shaun O'Hara's name came up quite a bit in the story. Here's an anecdote that Chadiha provides on the Pro Bowl center:
Some people forget that Andre Gurode was on the verge of getting cut before Bill Parcells moved him from guard to center in 2004. He's now a Pro Bowl player and the leader of the Cowboys' offensive line.
In case you missed it, ESPN.com's Jeff Chadiha has an excellent story today on how general managers across the league are starting to place more emphasis on drafting or signing centers. Chadiha says the the '09 draft marked the first time two centers had been chosen in the first round since 1983.
Giants center Shaun O'Hara's name came up quite a bit in the story. Here's an anecdote that Chadiha provides on the Pro Bowl center:
O'Hara actually played left tackle at Rutgers before moving to center for Cleveland in 2000. In the first start of his career, he faced a Ravens defense that eventually led that team to a Super Bowl victory months later. As O'Hara crouched down for his first snap and glanced up to see massive defensive tackles Sam Adams and Tony Siragusa in his face -- and menacing middle linebacker Ray Lewis behind them -- he wondered one thing: How am I going to get through this game?
Some people forget that Andre Gurode was on the verge of getting cut before Bill Parcells moved him from guard to center in 2004. He's now a Pro Bowl player and the leader of the Cowboys' offensive line.
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