Tony Boselli Don Anthony Boselli , Jr . ( born April 17 , 1972 ) is a former American college and professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League ( NFL ) for seven seasons . He played college football for the University of Southern California ( USC ) , and was honored as an All - American . He was drafted by the newly formed Jacksonville Jaguars as the second overall pick in the 1995 NFL Draft , becoming the team ' s first - ever draft pick . He played with the Jaguars until 2002 , proving to be one of the franchise ' s most successful and popular players . Early years . Boselli was born in Modesto , California . He attended Fairview High School in Boulder , Colorado , and was a member of the Fairview Knights high school football team . College career . He accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Southern California , where he played for the USC Trojans football team from 1991 to 1994 . He was a first - team All - Pac - 10 selection and a first - team All - American in 1992 , 1993 and 1994 . In 1994 , he also won the Morris Trophy . While he was an undergraduate , he was initiated as a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity . Professional career . Boselli was selected as the second pick of the 1995 NFL Draft , the first - ever draft pick of the new Jacksonville Jaguars franchise . As a result of his professional success and local popularity , Jacksonville - area McDonald ' s restaurants offered the " Boselli Burger " in his honor for a period of time . He was selected by the Houston Texans in the 2002 expansion draft , but injuries prevented him from playing and he retired after the season . As a sign of his success in Jacksonville , on October 8 , 2006 he was the first player inducted into the Pride of the Jaguars ( the team ' s Hall of Fame ) and signed a symbolic one - day contract allowing him to retire officially as a Jaguar . Boselli has been listed on the Pro Football Hall of Fame Preliminary Nominees list every year since 2009 . Life after football . During and after his professional football career he participated in numerous business ventures . Boselli plus former teammates Mark Brunell and Bryan Schwartz started the " Mattress Firm " , a retail bedding store in Jacksonville that expanded to seven locations . By the time Boselli left for Texas in 2002 , he had sold his interest in the company . Boselli and friend and former teammate Mark Brunell own all Whataburger franchise locations in the Jacksonville area . Boselli is also a founding partner in " IF Marketing " with friends and former Jaguar teammates Jeff Novak and Will Furrer . The marketing and advertising firm , with offices in Georgetown , Texas and Jacksonville , Florida , was originally called " Intra Focus marketing & advertising " . Since 2005 , Boselli has lived in Ponte Vedra with his wife , Angi and their four children : Andrew , Adam , Ashli , and Alexis . Boselli has lost a significant amount of weight and now participates in triathlons . He also coaches his sons in baseball . In 2009 , there was talk that he would run for mayor of Jacksonville , Florida in 2011 when John Peyton must leave because of term limits . However , he lives in St . Johns County , so running for mayor of Jacksonville would require moving to Duval County . Sports broadcasting . In 2007 , Boselli was hired as a color commentator on regional NFL telecasts for Fox , teaming with Ron Pitts . In his rookie season as a televised commentator , Boselli drew praise as one of the best in the business . From 2009 - 2012 , he worked as a game analyst and sideline reporter for Westwood One ' s coverage of the NFL . Beginning in 2013 , he joined the Jacksonville Jaguars radio play by play team . Boselli was a former co - host on 1010 XL with Dan Hicken and Jeff Prosser each morning from 6 - 10 am on " Sports Final Radio " . Boselli was interviewed for an episode of " NFL ' s Greatest Games " which aired on ESPN2 . Charity . Tony and his wife , Angi ( the former Miss California Teen USA 1987 ) , created the Boselli Foundation during 1995 in Jacksonville to work with at - risk youth and help them to cultivate high self - esteem and to succeed at home , at school and at play . Beginning in 2007 , Tony has spent substantial time working on projects with the foundation . He overcame opposition from local politicians when the Boselli Foundation proposed renovating and reopening a closed community center and has significant support . Boselli and Mark Brunell helped found an Every Nation church in Jacksonville , " Southpoint Community Church " , and both are active in Champions for Christ .