PHILADELPHIA — Tyler Steen stood at attention in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. It was hours before the Philadelphia Eagles were honored at the White House in April 2025 for winning Super Bowl LIX. Away from the news cameras and political donors, the Eagles made a detour to the burial site for fallen veterans. The player who stepped forward to represent the team during the wreath-laying ceremony was Steen, an offensive lineman who became a full-time starter in 2025.“It was definitely an honor to go do that with the team,” Steen said in a conversation with The Athletic. “But it’s also like, it’s kind of weird, because I didn’t do anything. It was him.”“Him” is Sgt. Rodney M. Davis. Davis served in the 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division in Vietnam in September 1967 when an enemy grenade landed in a trench with his platoon. Davis jumped on top of the grenade. He sacrificed his life by shielding five fellow Marines from impact. Davis was posthumously awarded a Medal of Honor in March 1969 by Vice President Spiro T. Agnew.Back home in Georgia, Davis had two daughters. The youngest, Samantha, was 13 months old when Davis died. She later married Daris Steen, who served 11 years in the Marines. They have three children. The oldest is Tyler, who is entering his fourth season with the Eagles and started every game at right guard last season.“That really came full circle when I saw the photos of my son being there when they were laying the wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier,” Daris said in a telephone interview. “It was quite the honor.”