When the New York Giants chosen Oregon guard Shane Lemieux within the fifth spherical of the 2021 NFL draft, they felt they have been getting a throwback to their championship days. The Giants have been well-known for locating gritty linemen within the mid-to-late rounds that changed into strong professionals.
Lemieux was mentioned to remind Giants’ scouts of Rich Seubert, who performed 10 seasons for Giants (2001-10) as an undrafted free agent out of Western Illinois. Seubert performed guard and a few heart and introduced a nastiness to the trenches.
NFL Network analyst and former NFL offensive lineman, Brian Baldinger, mentioned Lemieux reminds him of one other former Giants guard, Billy Ard.
Ard was a fifth-round decide again in 1981 out of Wake Forest who performed eight seasons for the Giants and was a starter on the 1986 Super Bowl XXI championship crew.
.@Giants Shane Lemieux makes this #BigBlue offensive line higher and an entire lot nastier. Reminds me of the legendary left guard from the Giants…Bill Ard. #BaldysBreakdowns pic.twitter.com/uOb3KFRoKG
— Brian Baldinger (@BaldyNFL) August 5, 2022
Ard was a constitution member of the group that head coach known as “The Suburbanites.” While many professional gamers have been pulling up to apply in flashy, costly sports activities vehicles, the Giants offensive line was touring in family-style autos full with automobile seats and occasional cup holders.
Baldinger discovered Ard on Twitter and despatched him this message:
Ard on Twitter?? Modern Miracle They have a combating probability up entrance Billy. Might want just a little needling from Coach Parcells
— Brian Baldinger (@BaldyNFL) August 5, 2022
Ard has not responded regardless of Baldinger and others reaching out to him. That apart, the purpose right here is that Lemieux is reminding lots of people of the dominant offensive traces of the previous, and that — in any case of those dropping seasons — is a blessing.
