Ian Beckles Ian Harold Beckles ( born July 20 , 1967 ) is a former American football Guard who played nine seasons in the NFL . Beckles , along with Ron Diaz is currently co - host of the highly rated The Ron & Ian Show on WDAE ( 620 AM and 95 . 3 FM ) in Tampa , Florida . Early Years to College . Beckles ' family emigrated to Canada in 1964 . His mother ( who passed in early 2009 ) was native of Guyana , while his father hails from Trinidad . Beckles grew up with his mother in a single - parent home in Montreal and played hockey and baseball as a youth ( among his friends was future NFL fullback and Buc teammate Alonzo Highsmith ) . However , after playing football in high school , Beckles excelled and went on to play junior college football at Waldorf College in Forest City , Iowa , earning all - conference honors as a sophomore . Beckles later transferred to Indiana , and became a standout guard during the 1989 season — his only as a starter . During Beckles ' senior year , Indiana produced one of nation ' s top rushing attacks ( 214 . 5 yards per game ) . Beckles blocked for future NFL quarterback Trent Green , running backs Vaughn Dunbar ( an NFL first - round pick ) and Anthony Thompson ( who won the Maxwell Award player of the year award in 1989 ) , and Ernie Thompson , and alongside standout center Ron Vargo , who played briefly for the Arena League ' s Columbus franchise in the early 1990s . < br > Beckles received attention from NFL scouts as a senior when they turned to film from Indiana to scout , primarily , Thompson . As the team ' s primary pulling lineman , Beckles stood out on film . Beckles graduated from IU with a BS in business . Professional Football . Following Indiana , Beckles was drafted in the fifth round of the 1990 NFL draft and started immediately for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at right guard . The rookie was a bright addition to an interior line that had struggled with guards Tom McHale , John Bruhin and Carl Bax . Beckles became a mainstay during his seven seasons with the Bucs , along with left tackle Paul Gruber and center Tony Mayberry , while the left guard and right tackle positions were in flux from season to season . During his time , the Bucs had 1 , 000 yard rushers and Reggie Cobb ( 1992 ) and Errict Rhett ( 1994 , 1995 ) . < br > Beckles , who wore jersey no . 62 , departed as a free agent after the 1996 season , inking a deal with Philadelphia . The Bucs went bigger without Beckles . Second year guard Jorge Diaz ( 6 - 4 , 315 ) took Beckles spot at right guard for the Bucs in 1997 , and was moved to left guard the following season to replace the undersized Jim Pyne ( who was exposed to Cleveland in the expansion draft ) . The spot then went to Frank Middleton ( 6 - 3 , 330 ) in 1998 . Beckles started two seasons for the Eagles at right guard alongside players such as right tackle Richard Cooper , centers Steve Everitt and Bubba Miller and swingmen Jermaine Mayberry and Jerry Crafts , before signing with the Jets in 1999 . Ricky Watters had 1 , 000 yard seasons in each of Beckles ' seasons as a starter with Philadelphia under offensive coordinator Jon Gruden . His time with the Jets was brief , however , as he was released prior to the season as the Jets elected to go with young guards Randy Thomas ( right side , a rookie ) and Kerry Jenkins ( left side , who moved inside from tackle ) and David Loverne ( rc ) . Head coach Bill Parcells criticized Beckles ' conditioning during his time in New York . Parcells , however , told Beckles he would keep him as a veteran backup to the young guards . Beckles told Parcells , at that point in his career , his heart was not in the game enough to be a reserve . After being out of football in 1999 , Beckles was in camp with the Broncos for approximately one month as a backup to left guard Mark Schlereth in 2000 . Beckles had not played any position in the NFL , except right guard , and retired after suffering severe cramping due to dehydration after filling in for Schlereth in practice . Publishing . In addition to his other charitable and private ventures , Beckles is the publisher and editor - in - chief of What ' s Hot Tampa Bay Magazine , formerly As . I . Be Magazine .