Thorian Skarsgard faced the difficult prospect of being drafted to an NSFL team that didn't have a need at linebacker when that was all he had ever played. As a matter of fact, they had a future Hall of Famer at the position, and so it seemed that Skarsgard may have been looking at a situation where he was going to be traded. It was then that his general manager approached him about position switching to play defensive line, as their all-pro defensive tackle was retiring. Thorian didn't much know what to make of this, as he was a 250 pound linebacker, and simply not built to take on the rigors of playing the middle of the line. He was given a new diet and workout regimen to bulk up as much as possible over the offseason before training camp. He ended up tipping the scales at 310 pounds, and went on to be the Otters primary defensive tackle for numerous seasons. He even recently cemented himself as one of the greatest defensive linemen of all time by notching his one hundredth sack this season. Doing something new can definitely be scary or sound undesirable, but it can also be the start of something awesome, and I think Skarsgard's story proves that.
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