Larry Warford, who played collegiate football at the University of Kentucky, won the starting position with the Detroit Lions after training camp in 2013. He had an impressive rookie year, finishing third in Offensive Rookie of the Year voting. Warford played for the Lions for four years before joining the New Orleans Saints in 2017. He became a three-time Pro Bowler in 2017, 2018 and 2019. However, Warford chose to opt out of the 2020 season due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and was later released by the Saints. Despite being a talented player, he was not signed by any other team and ultimately retired from the NFL. Over the course of his career, Warford played in 101 games, starting all of them.