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Mike Clare, a star for Rutherford High School who had only recently grown into his elephant frame, came to Cambridge and was greeted by 6'4, 285-lb. left tackle Matt Birk '98. Birk was in the midst of a breakout season, a quantum leap in development that ultimately left him over 300 lbs. and the starting center for the Minnesota Vikings. But on that day his assignment was Clare...
...showed from a very early age to get to this point. He is a success as much for his personal story as for his football exploits. Now, he has a very good chance to become the second active Harvard NFL player, along with Minnesota Vikings offensive lineman Matt Birk...
...Football Weekly listed as one of Kacyvenski's negatives--as it did for the last Harvard draftee, offensive lineman Matt Birk, a sixth-round pick two years ago--that Kacyvenski "has excellent off-the-field options." Yet he was able to shake the Ivy League stereotypes and now will be competing at the highest level of football...