“He told me, ‘You’re not the biggest backer,'” Rodriguez recalled. “You’re going to have to work. It’s one of those things where you’re going to have to outwork people.
“At the end of he day, the film’s not going to lie. Just go out there, make plays and work your butt off.'”
Rodriguez had not heard of Spielman at the time. That’s understandable. Spielman was drafted by the Lions in the second round in 1988 after a storied career at Ohio State. Spielman played eight seasons with the Lions and two more with the Bills before retiring.
Rodriguez got film of Spielman’s career and was impressed with what he saw.
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