Will Shields Will Herthie Shields ( born September 15 , 1971 ) is a former American college and professional football player who was an offensive guard in the National Football League ( NFL ) for fourteen seasons . He played college football for the University of Nebraska , earning All - American honors and the 1992 Outland Trophy . He played his entire professional career with the NFL ' s Kansas City Chiefs , and never missed a game in fourteen seasons . Early years . Shields was born in Fort Riley , Kansas . He graduated from Lawton High School in Lawton , Oklahoma , where he played for the Lawton Wolverines high school football team . College career . While attending the University of Nebraska - Lincoln , Shields played for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team from 1989 through 1992 . Shields was a consensus first - team All - American and Outland Trophy winner during his final year at Nebraska . He is one of eight Cornhuskers players to win the Outland Trophy . In 1999 he was selected to the Nebraska All - Century Football Team via fan poll and to the All - Century Nebraska football team by Gannett News Service . In 2002 he was named to the Athlon Sports Nebraska All - Time Team . He is one of only sixteen Cornhuskers to have his jersey retired by the team . In 1999 Shields was selected as an offensive guard to the Walter Camp Football Foundation College Football All Century Team . The other offensive guards selected were John Hannah of Alabama , Aaron Taylor of Nebraska , Brad Budde of USC , Dean Steinkuhler of Nebraska and Jim Parker of Ohio State . Shields was one of six Nebraska Cornhuskers selected to this team ; the others being Johnny Rodgers , Dave Rimington , Steinkuhler , Tommie Frazier and Taylor . Professional career . Shields was the third - round ( 74th overall ) pick of the Kansas City Chiefs in the 1993 NFL Draft , and he played for the Chiefs from to . Beginning with a September 12 , 1993 game against the Houston Oilers , he was in the Chiefs ' starting lineup for every game , a team record and at the time , the second longest active consecutive starting streak in the NFL behind Brett Favre of the Minnesota Vikings . He started 231 straight games including playoff games . He went to the Pro Bowl every year from to , a total of 12 , a Chiefs team record , and having played in all of them , he is tied with Champ Bailey and Randall McDaniel for most Pro Bowls played . He was an important part in the Kansas City Chiefs offensive line that consistently led the team to a top 5 finish in rushing offense . Shields blocked for Marcus Allen , Priest Holmes and Larry Johnson during his career . He had blocked for 1 , 000 - yard rushers for five seasons . He blocked for 4 , 000 - yard passers for five seasons while Elvis Grbac did it in 2000 and Trent Green in 2003 , 2004 , and 2005 . In fourteen seasons , Shields never missed a game , and he failed to start only one contest , his first regular - season outing , as a rookie in 1993 . On April 15 , 2007 , following 14 seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs , he announced his retirement from football . Life after football . Shields currently owns and operates 68 Inside Sports , a gymnasium and sports facility , in Overland Park , Kansas . Shields is married with his wife Senia , they have one daughter , Sanayika ( 18 ) , and two sons , Shavon ( 17 ) and Soloman ( 14 ) . The Shields family resides in Overland Park , Kansas .