Kris Dielman Kristopher M . Dielman ( born February 3 , 1981 ) is a former American football guard who played for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League ( NFL ) for nine seasons . He played college football for Indiana University . The San Diego Chargers signed him as an undrafted free agent in 2003 , and he played his entire professional career for the Chargers . He was selected to the Pro Bowl four times , and was a member of the Chargers 50th Anniversary Team . High school and college career . A graduate of Troy High School in Troy , Ohio , Dielman was an all - state and all - conference linebacker and tight end . He also lettered in basketball . Off the field , Dielman was both homecoming and prom king at Troy High School . After graduating from high school , he enrolled at Indiana University where he played for the Indiana Hoosiers football team . Kris played tight end for Indiana under former San Diego Chargers offensive coordinator Cam Cameron and current Chargers offensive line coach Hal Hunter , and earned All - Big 10 honors his junior year . Dielman ' s blocking was a huge contribution to the success of then - IU quarterback Antwaan Randle El , who became the first player in the history of NCAA football with 8 , 000 pass yards and 3 , 000 rush yards in Dielman ' s junior season . Cameron was Dielman ' s head coach and Hunter was his offensive coordinator . Once Cameron got a job as the Charger offensive coordinator , Hunter left for North Carolina . Dielman ' s new coaching staff started playing him more at defensive line , a position he had experience throughout his college career and where he later became a team captain during his senior season . Professional career . San Diego Chargers . Dielman went undrafted out of college , but signed on with the San Diego Chargers . The Chargers converted him from a defensive tackle to an offensive lineman , and before long Dielman had established himself as a starter at left guard . Right away Dielman made a name for himself in large part due to his gritty , hard - nosed style of play on the offensive line . By his fourth year in the league , Dielman was a rising star and an integral part of LaDainian Tomlinson ' s record breaking 2006 season . Dielman ' s teammates referred to him as their " enforcer " and " battering ram " . Dielman was chosen as a 1st Alternate for the 2007 Pro Bowl . In the off - season the Seattle Seahawks offered him a large contract worth $ 48 . 2 million but he returned to San Diego to sign a six - year deal with the Chargers that guarantees him $ 17 million over the first two years and is potentially worth $ 39 million , becoming one of the highest paid guards in the NFL . In an interview with USA Today ' s Jim Corbett , Charger general manager AJ Smith remarked , " He ' s a special kid . The loyalty he showed is very , very rare . I knew if he could just be paid like a premier guard , he would stay with us because of who he is . Seattle was legitimate , and he didn ' t want any part of it . He said , ' I want to go home with my team . ' It ' s the best thing in the world to happen for us . He ' s a Pro Bowler waiting to happen . " In December 2010 , Dielman was selected as a Pro Bowl starter for the second time , his fourth Pro Bowl overall . Dielman suffered a concussion in the sixth game of the 2011 season against the New York Jets . He had a seizure on the team plane after the game , and he missed the remainder of the season . In February 2012 , Dielman announced his retirement from pro football due to the risk of further head injuries . On July 21 , 2012 , the San Diego Chargers released Dielman from the team ' s reserved - retired list by the request of his agent .