By Joel Gasson

Levy Adcock finally gets shot along Riders offensive line

Jun 18, 2015 | 8:50 AM

The 2015 CFL season has been a long time coming for Saskatchewan Roughriders offensive lineman Levy Adcock.

For the first time, Adcock is set to become a starting offensive lineman in professional football.

“It feels a lot better than it did last year, where everything was kind of guessing whether you would be here the first week or not. There’s definitely mind set going into the first week,” said Adcock.

Adcock will get his chance to start this season after Ben Heenan left the Riders for the Indianapolis Colts of the NFL. 

The move marks the first time Adcock will get to be a regular starter since he was a stand-out with Oklahoma State. 

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During his time in the NCAA, Adcock was considered one of the best linemen along a very good offensive line. During his three seasons, there were years when Adcock didn’t give up a single sack. 

Despite that, he didn’t get drafted into the NFL. Adcock signed with the Dallas Cowboys in 2012 but was released after a couple of pre-season games.

“Staying healthy is the main thing (I learned). If I could have stayed healthy, who knows what could have happened,” said Adcock.

“But, that’s all behind me now.”

Adcock joined the Riders last season playing in a hand full of games for Xavier Fulton. Adcock was actually on the 46-man roster for most of the season but was often one of the team’s two scratches. 

At six-foot-six and 320 pounds, Adcock is both the tallest and largest man along the Riders offensive line. Despite his massive size, Adcock is viewed by his teammates as more than just a big man. 

“Levy is a big guy but he can cover a lot of ground in a couple of kicks out at the edge,” said Brendon LaBatte.

“I think that’s one of the things he has going for him is his footwork. For his size, he moves well, he moves crisp. A lot of times those bigger guys will just want to be maulers out there but he’s a technician out there too.”

Perhaps Adcock’s interest in other sports helped him get to where he is today athletically. At Sequoyah High School in Claremore, Oklahoma, Adcock not only played football, but baseball and basketball as well. Even though Adcock described his play at the other sports as “on par” he was the first player in history to be named “all-county” in all three sports. 

Adcock’s calling was football though, thanks in part to genetics.

“Football, obviously just the size. Obviously, I wasn’t fast enough or quick enough for baseball or basketball,” he said.

“It kind of caught up with me after high school.”

Good thing it did, as Adcock’s career is now back on track. 

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