 Eli Herring

Eli Herring (born 1969) is a former Brigham Young University (BYU) offensive tackle who decided not to play in the National Football League (NFL) for religious reasons involving working on the Sabbath and made his intention clear to all NFL teams prior to the 1995 NFL draft.Nonetheless, the devout member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was drafted in the 6th round by the Oakland Raiders.