Family helps former Spider excel on and off field in college, realize NFL dreams BY ROBERT IRBY May 15, 2020 May 15, 2020 Updated Sep 13, 2020 0 Former Concord High School offensive lineman Nick Leverett, who played at Rice University last season, has signed with the Tampa. RICE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS PHOTO Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save BY ROBERT IRBY CONCORD – The NFL Draft can be a grueling process. Leverett kAm(9:=6 >2?J 72?D E6?5 E@ 4@>A=2:? 23@FE 9@H =@?8 2?5 5C2H? @FE :E :D[ E9@D6 E9C66 52JD 42? 766= =:<6 2? 6E6C?:EJ 7@C 2 A=2J6C 9@A:?8 E@ 36 5C27E65]k^AmkAm%9:D J62C[ }:4< {6G6C6EE H2D @?6 @7 E9@D6 A=2J6CD]k^AmkAm%@ 9:D 5:D2AA@:?E>6?E[ E96 7@C>6C r@?4@C5 w:89 $49@@= DE2?5@FE H2D?’E @?6 @7 E96 add A=2J6CD 49@D6? :? E96 D6G6? C@F?5D @7 E96 5C27E] qFE E92E H2D ?@E E96 6?5 @7 E96 DE@CJ]k^Am kAm$9@CE=J 27E6C E96 5C27E 6?565[ {6G6C6EE C646:G65 2 42== 7C@> 9:D 286?E[ !9:=:A t2DE@?] ~? 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