Mark Schlereth Mark Frederick Schlereth ( ; born January 25 , 1966 ) is a former professional football player and current television sportscaster . Schlereth played guard in the NFL for 12 seasons ( 1989 - 2000 ) with the Washington Redskins and Denver Broncos . He is currently a football analyst for ESPN on " NFL Live " , " Sportscenter " , and other programs . He also co - hosts " Hill and Schlereth " with Mike Hill from 7 - 10ET on ESPN Radio and is a frequent guest and occasional fill - in host on ESPN Radio ' s " Mike and Mike in the Morning " . He has begun a career in acting , appearing on the soap opera " Guiding Light " , and had a role in the 2012 " Red Dawn " remake . His nickname is " Stink " . Early life and college . Schlereth was born and grew up in Anchorage , Alaska , and struggled with dyslexia as a youth — he did not learn to read until he was seven . He graduated from Robert Service High School in 1984 . Growing up in Alaska , Schlereth did not receive much attention as a college football prospect ; the only current FBS schools that offered him a scholarship were Idaho ( I - AA at the time ) and Hawaii . He accepted the scholarship offer from the University of Idaho from head coach Dennis Erickson . Erickson departed following the 1985 season , and Schlereth started at left guard on the Vandals ' offensive line for new head coach Keith Gilbertson , blocking for quarterback s Scott Linehan and John Friesz . He was inducted into the University of Idaho Vandal Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008 . Professional career . Schlereth was selected in the tenth round ( # 263 overall ) of the 1989 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins . He played twelve NFL seasons ; six with Washington ( 1989 – 1994 ) , and six with the Denver Broncos ( 1995 – 2000 ) . He was a member of three Super Bowl championship teams ( one with the Redskins and two with the Broncos ) and was selected to the Pro Bowl for his performances in the 1991 and 1998 seasons . Before ending his playing career Schlereth endured 29 surgeries . Twenty of those surgeries were performed on his knees ( 15 left , 5 right ) . After the 13th procedure on his left knee on July 24 , 2000 , Denver Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan stated , " He has a great pain threshold . I think the doctors said that it was the worst knee that they ' ve ever seen . " Schlereth would have two more procedures on his left knee during the 2000 season , his last in the NFL . His injuries are documented on Athlete 360 , the new sports medicine television show hosted by Schlereth ' s former Redskins teammate , Dr . Mark Adickes . On April 18 , 2001 , Schlereth announced his retirement . " The reason I came out here today was to announce that I have just signed a six - year , $ 42 million contract to extend my career with the Denver Broncos . The truth of the matter is , after going through my 15th operation on my left knee last November , it became painfully obvious that I couldn ' t sign a six - year contract for $ 42 worth of Tupperware . I started to realize in the last three months of free agency that there is not a lot of market for a 6 ' 3 " , 245 - pound guard that is 35 years old and beat to a pulp . " He landed a job with ESPN soon after . Television career . After retirement , Schlereth hosted an afternoon sports talk radio show on Denver AM radio 760 The Zone with fellow former Broncos lineman David " Doc " Diaz - Infante . The show was frequently referred to as the " Stink and Doc " show . Schlereth was a part time analyst with ESPN for a time , commuting from Denver to Connecticut , before leaving 760 to go full time with ESPN in 2004 . Besides regularly hosting NFL Live , Schlereth is a frequent guest and fill - in host for Mike Golic on " Mike and Mike in the Morning " , as well as an analyst on " NFL Live " and " Sportscenter " . He has also filled in for Jim Rome on " Jim Rome is Burning " . Schlereth revealed on the " Mike and Mike in the Morning " show that he was considering a career in acting , mainly on soap operas , under the name Roc Hoover . Schlereth originally chose the name Rock Hoover , however after cybersquatters took several domain names pertaining to that name he dropped the k from Rock and became Roc Hoover . He announced on May 4 , 2007 , that he was cast as Detective Roc Hoover , a recurring role , on the soap opera , " Guiding Light " . Schlereth is also a featured athlete on Athlete 360 , a new sports medicine television show . Schlereth is still on the radio in Denver on 104 . 3FM the Fan . The show features former Broncos teammate Alfred Williams . After the 2011 NFC Championship Game , Schlereth was one of the critics of Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler , writing " As a guy who had 20 knee surgeries you ' d have to drag me out on a stretcher to leave a championship game ! " In 2012 Schlereth appeared on the Discovery Channel show American Guns . He worked with the staff at Gunsmoke gun shop to find a suitable firearm he could use on a hunting trip with his son . Personal life . Mark is the father of three children , Alexandria , Avery , and Daniel . Mark ' s daughter , Alexandria , was an actress featured on the MyNetworkTV series " Desire " . Mark ' s son Daniel was selected in the 2008 Major League Baseball ' s first year player draft . A relief pitcher at the University of Arizona , Daniel was drafted in the first round by the Arizona Diamondbacks with the 26th overall selection and currently plays for the Baltimore Orioles .