Daily News | Philly native Asim Richards’ position switch after high school is paying dividends for his NFL future
Before the third day of Senior Bowl practice began, Asim Richards spent his last free minutes honing his blocking technique. Utilizingthe North Carolina standout was refining what he would later showcase against some of the best senior defensive linemen.
After spending the majority of his time at the Haverford School as a tight end and defensive end, Richards played and started at tackle for four games as a senior. It was an introduction to a position that would become a mainstay for the then 6-foot-4, 270-pound athlete.“The change to protect a quarterback, it wasn’t that big of a deal, because I knew it might be coming because someone [else] got hurt,” Richards recalls. “I just stepped in and did it.
“He would work hard at both — even during the football season, he would come in the morning and take foul shots to do some boards work, [grab] some rebounds. And then he’d go out to football practice, and after football practice, he’s in the weight room,” Martin said. “Being a lineman, you have to put yourself in unnatural positions, doing unnatural movements, so there’s always going to be a challenge for anything,” Richards said. “Honestly, you just had to get used to it, and repetition helps with getting used to [playing tackle]. So repetition helps with getting used to things and then you just go on from there, try to get better to try to use technique.
At 6-4, 307 pounds with 34⅛-inch arms, Richards had more than enough size to stick outside at tackle for the entire week, but he opted for an opportunity to diversify his potential NFL portfolio.
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