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Against the grain; Unique moves expected in NFL Draft
Chiefs Drafting First Heal
Central Michigan offensive linesman Eric Fisher blocks against Western Kentucky during the second half of the Little Caesars Pizza Bow at Ford Field in Detroit, in this Dec. 26, 2012, file photo. Only twice since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970 has an offensive tackle been drafted first overall. On Thursday night, the Kansas City Chiefs could make it three. - photo by Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Playing on the offensive line is about as unglamorous as it gets in professional football. Nobody pays much attention to the guys in the trenches until flags are flying. They spend Sunday afternoons getting punched, kicked and thrown to the turf, their fingers smashed and their face masks twisted — not to mention whatever goes on at the bottom of those piles.