Does anyone remember the good old days of football when it was more about leaving your blood and guts on the field rather than your best TD celebration? Or how a player would go out and compete with broken bones or bruised ribs? Now-a-days a player may miss a game with an ingrown nail or residual flu like symptoms from “strep throat” (yes that’s a knock on former #40). Well if you’re a fan of the time when players were men and not “millionaire-children” then you will love the Cleveland Browns new offensive lineman Ryan Miller.

The 6-foot-7, 321 pound offensive lineman out of Colorado was a 5th round (160th overall) pick by the Cleveland Browns in this recent 2012 NFL Draft. Miller started a record 48 games at Colorado and was the only one out of 28 seniors at Colorado to get an invite to the NFL combine in February. One thing that makes Miller a coveted pick is his ability to play both inside and outside along the offensive line. But his real asset is his tenacious attitude.

Miller says he will do “ANYTHING” to help the Browns in this upcoming season. "I might not be the most physically sound, but I'll give you my all and bleed, bite, crawl and scratch to get the job done," Miller said in a conference call to Cleveland media shortly after his selection on the third and final day of the draft. He prides himself on being one of those “nasty” and “vicious” linemen that defensive players don’t enjoy facing.

Miller will fit in nicely as a valuable part of an offensive line group that was 16th in the NFL last season in sacks surrendered, and was at the bottom of the league in rushing. Miller was the second offensive lineman taken by Cleveland this year. California offensive tackle Mitchell Schwartz was picked in the second round as the Browns attempt to build up the line that will block for new running back and projected workhorse Trent Richardson (picked No. 3rd overall) and will help to protect new quarterback Brandon Weeden (22nd overall).

Offensive linemen are not the flashy, easily recognizable guys in the NFL like the skill position players, but they are just as important. And with the attitude that Miller brings to his game and into the trenches as a Cleveland Brown, you immediately got to love a guy like him on your team.