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Joe Alt had the perfect role model growing up in Minnesota
By MICHAEL MAROT
Published - Mar 03, 2024, 10:44 AM ET
Last Updated - Mar 03, 2024, 10:44 AM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Joe Alt had the perfect role model.
He grew up in Minnesota, became a big-time recruit and joined a major college football program. He made the same seamless transition from tight end to dominant left tackle. And now, he could be eight weeks away from becoming a first-round pick in the NFL draft.
Just like his father.
Sure, the All-American from Notre Dame seems to be following the same blueprint his father, John, used to carve out during a 13-year NFL career with the Kansas City Chiefs.
