Meet Tennessee State OT Robert Myers: 6-foot-5 ... 6-9 with the afro

MOBILE, Ala. — With hundreds of coaches and scouts in attendance, the Senior Bowl is a great place to get noticed. For good reasons and for bad.

For Tennessee State OT Robert Myers, we're not sure which category to put him in.

On the one hand, his on-field performance in a decent group of tackle has been somewhat up and down. A mixed-bag first day was followed by a very strong Wednesday practice and then, disappointingly, an ankle injury that kept him out of the Thursday practice — the final session before Saturday's game.

But this much we know: His hair game is strong. Very strong. Check out the locks on young Mr. Myers.

"My coaches in college thought I should cut it down," he said with a smile that suggested Myers never seriously considered the possibility. "I get a little buzz about it."

Nice pun, son.

Myers made quite the entrance on Tuesday morning at the weigh-in, striding confidently across the stage with his bi-colored hair and a nice physique. The man in charge of measuring heights made sure, Myers said, to measure from his skull — and not on top of the afro. He said he's had this style of hair for about a year and a half, and Myers hasn't had it cut in about 10 months.

"Not everyone can wear it like this, so I am just trying it out for a while," he said.

Scouts might come for the hair, but they stay for his play. At least that is Myers' hope.

Myers said one thing that has allowed him to play well this week before getting hurt is that a lot of the offensive concepts of the Tennessee Titans, who are coaching Myers' North squad this week, are very similar to the Tigers' system, with slightly different verbiage.

"The Titans' offense is very similar," he said. "Different words for the same things, basically. Just learning a new vocabulary.

"Even hurt [Thursday] I am trying to help out with the guys, getting them in the right spots."

All in all, even with the injury, Myers likes what he has done in a few short days.

"I think I made a mark," Myers said. "I think I got some attention with my play. I think I've done enough to change the minds of people."

And maybe changing minds on a different kind of 'do, too.

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