Its the famous old saying: You can take the boy out of the tight end but you cant take the tight end out of the boy.
Right guard Lance Louis was a tight end into his college career before outgrowing the job and becoming an offensive lineman. Against the Tennessee Titans, Louis had a chance to show his hands when a Jay Cutler pass was batted into the air and grabbed by Louis.
He knew what to do with it. Louis rumbled four yards before a phalanx of Titans stopped him short of the goal line.
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Once you catch the rock, you always think you can do it and youre a tight end, Louis said. Im a lineman now, but when duty calls
Center Roberto Garza and left guard Chilo Rachal werent going to let that pass without a bit of commentary. Louis thought he might have scored with a little help.
I tried to juke one tackler, the 320-pound Louis deadpanned, but I was wondering where my blockers were.