Came into this world 20 years ago and I've been groovin' ever since.

As an only child, I spent a lot of time with my parents watching football, both college and the NFL. Some of the best and most fond memories I have are when my parents and I sat down in front of a warm fire and watched the Redskins.

Redskins football was imprinted into my DNA. My mother instilled in me the love of football at a young age, and I couldn't be more thankful. I am also a die-hard University of Alabama fan (not quite crazy enough to poison trees, but probably crazy enough to name my kid after The Bear).

As if I wasn't enough of a pre-destined football fan, my grandfather graduated from the University of Alabama, while my grandmother graduated from Auburn. The Iron Bowl was the one night a year my grandfather never ate, 'cause if Auburn won he wouldn't eat, and if Bama won my grandmother wouldn't cook.

It wasn't until my freshman year of college that I realized my dream job was to write about the NFL. As most kids do, I wanted to play in the NFL. Well, after finding out that I have terrible hand-eye coordination and sloppy hands for a lineman, I realized my calling was probably off of the field.

When I first started writing in May of 2012, I posted on my own blog. After a few months, I applied to B/R to be an intern and was rejected. I wasn't disheartened, just knew I had to work harder.

I joined a site called Football Nation as a weekly contributor for the NFL and college football and after a two months of working there, I decided I would apply to B/R once again. It wasn't really planned, I was in class and felt like giving it a shot, not expecting to be accepted since I had already been rejected once before. I heard back a few days later and found out I had been accepted as an interning writer.

I was lucky enough to be a part of the 2012 Winter internship for B/R and am now a featured columnist for the Redskins.

At the heart of everything, I'm just a big fan who's getting recognized to write for his favorite team in the world. I love what I do, and I hope I can do it for the rest of my days.

Wanna talk about anything football? Tweet me @Dilan_Ames and let's chat!