LeShun Daniels Sr.

LeShun Darnell Daniels Sr. (born May 30, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Minnesota Vikings. He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes and was selected second-team All-Big Ten Conference in 1995. After going unselected in the 1997 NFL draft, Daniels signed with the Vikings and appeared in one game for them that year. He later was a member of the Amsterdam Admirals and Rhein Fire in NFL Europe and the Jacksonville Jaguars in the NFL.

Personal life Daniels was born on May 30, 1974, in Warren, Ohio. Daniels attended Western Reserve High School and then Warren G. Harding High School after a merger with Western Reserve. In high school, Daniels played football as a defensive tackle, helping Warren G. Harding to the state championship in 1990 while posting 37 tackles and 10 tackles-for-loss. After his senior year, Daniels and Stringer both committed to play college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Daniels and his wife, Alicia, have two sons: LeShun Jr. and James, both of whom later played in the NFL. After his football career, he lived in Chaska, Minnesota, before moving to DeKalb, Illinois. He won a starting role in 1994, helping the Buckeyes to a 9–4 record with a Citrus Bowl appearance that year. The following year, Daniels was named second-team All-Big Ten Conference while Ohio State compiled a record of 11–2 and played in the 1996 Florida Citrus Bowl. In his last year in college, 1996, he helped Ohio State to a record of 11–1 with a shared Big Ten title. During his college career, he played alongside future Pro Football Hall of Famer Orlando Pace on the offensive line.

Professional career After going unselected in the 1997 NFL draft, Daniels signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an offensive guard. He did not appear in any other games that year for the Vikings, as the team went 9–7 and lost in the divisional round of the playoffs. He was released by the Vikings on August 24, 1998. Following the NFL Europe season, he returned to the NFL and signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars on July 3, 2001, although he was released on September 2. The Jaguars were the last team of his career, and he finished with one NFL game played.