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Skoronski stands apart in NFL draft class of legacy players

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Published 7:16 am

By MICHAEL MAROT
AP Sports Writer

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Peter Skoronski looks like a custom-built NFL offensive lineman. He stands 6-foot-4, weighs 313 pounds and has 10-inch hands. He earned all-Big Ten honors three straight years at Northwestern. He was named the league’s top lineman last season. Yet he might not even be the best player in his football-playing family. That honor still belongs to his grandfather, Bob, the the offensive captain of Vince Lombardi’s five NFL championship teams. And in a draft class of family ties that run from Joey Porter Jr. to the Ojulari brothers, Skoronski and his stories stand apart.

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