Ciron Black is known by most people around LSU as the 6-foot-5-inch, 325-pound starting offensive tackle for the Tiger football team.But Cap Technologies President Edward Daigle gets to see a different side of the massive senior lineman.Black is a part-time employee of Cap Technologies, where he does odd jobs around the laboratory to aid the workers performing experiments. “[Black] is a very pleasant guy to be around at work,” Daigle said. “He is very polite, very courteous and very aware of the adults around him.”Daigle said of all Black’s great qualities, he is most impressed with the senior’s level head.”You don’t meet many college football players with his potential to be a multi-millionaire that aren’t pretentious about it,” Daigle said. “He’s just a nice guy and doesn’t have the big head at all.”Cap Technologies is one of many companies in the Baton Rouge area considered jobbers. A company that is a jobber hires LSU football players on a part-time basis during the summer. Daigle said Black is not the first Tiger football player to work for him. In the past he has employed many notable Tigers, including former defensive tackle Kyle Williams, former wide receiver Dwayne Bowe, former defensive back Mario Stevenson and current senior linebacker Harry Coleman.Black worked at Cap Technologies since his freshman year at LSU. During his time there, he formed a special bond with Daigle.”[Daigle] is just a really nice guy,” Black said. “He talks to me more as a person than just a football player.”LSU coach Les Miles said Black is a team leader in all aspects of the game.”The team respects [Black],” Miles said. “He always wants in. Whether it’s running sprints or a game, he wants to be in.”Black said he tries to lead the team in any way necessary, both on and off the field.”I try to do whatever I can to help the guys out, especially the younger guys,” Black said. “Whether it be getting on somebody to finish a drill or uplifting a younger guy. I try to be with the young guys off the field, too. I’ll play video games or cards with them anytime to help them adjust.”After a dominant junior season, the Tyler, Texas native decided to return for his senior season after testing the waters of the NFL draft.”[Coming back to LSU] was not a hard decision for me,” Black said. “I saw that I have a lot more to work on and I was not the player I wanted to be.” Miles said Black’s biggest strengths as a player are his mobility and strength along with his overall knowledge of the offensive scheme.Black finished his junior season with a second consecutive second-team All-Southeastern Conference selection. He also led the team in knockdowns with 68.This season, Black has already been selected as a preseason first-team All-SEC member by the SEC coaches and a first-team preseason All-American by Sports Illustrated.  The 23-year-old left tackle started 40 consecutive games for the Tigers and played in 2,654 snaps, the most for any LSU player during the past three seasons. The three-year letterman joins Andrew Whitworth as the only two Tigers to start at left tackle since the beginning of the 2002 season. Both linemen started as redshirt freshmen for LSU. As Black begins his senior season at LSU, he has the full support of his boss and co-workers at Cap Technologies.”I hope he stays healthy and can get to the next level,” Daigle said. “I hope he enjoys the fruits of his labor because he works hard. We just wish the best for him.”
 
 
 
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