“They Talked About Cutting My Foot Off”: Keylan “Big Red” Rutledge’s Road to the NFL

Southern Fried Sports with The Refrigerator Mover · Oct 29, 2026 · 52m

They talked about cutting his foot off. Now he’s starting on the Houston Texans’ offensive line. Keylan “Big Red” Rutledge joins John “The Refrigerator Mover” Davis to talk about his road from Franklin County to Middle Tennessee and Georgia Tech, the car wreck that nearly ended his career, and his welcome-to-the-NFL moments as a 2026 first-round pick. Then the first-rounder and the 11th-rounder compare notes, from 30 straight days of two-a-days to John’s $9,500 signing bonus. Southern Fried Sports, from Georgia Tech to Houston, 39 years apart.

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