Dallas Cowboys Hegamin was selected by the
Dallas Cowboys in the third-round (102nd overall) of the
1994 NFL draft, and was the largest player picked in the draft. As a rookie, he was de-activated for the first seven games of the season. He appeared in three contests, before being de-activated for the rest of the regular season and the playoffs. The next year, he appeared in the season opener, before being declared inactive for the next 12 games. With injuries along the
offensive line, he was active but didn't play in the final three contests of the regular season. He was a part of the
Super Bowl XXX championship team. In
1996, he was allocated to the
Frankfurt Galaxy of the
World League of American Football, where he was a starter at
right tackle and earned All-World honors. With the departure of
Ron Stone in
free agency, he was used as the Cowboys top backup for the
offensive line. He had his first start, while filling-in for an injured
Mark Tuinei in the season finale against the
Washington Redskins. In his first years in the league, he saw little action as a backup of arguably some of the best
offensive lines in
NFL history. In
1997, with the
offensive line beginning to show its age, he started a total of nine games while replacing injured starters. Seven starts in place of
Mark Tuinei at
left tackle and two at
left guard in place of
Nate Newton. Although he was solid at run blocking, he didn't have the agility needed for pass blocking, so the Cowboys replaced him at
left tackle with
Larry Allen in passing downs situations.
Philadelphia Eagles On February 19,
1998, he signed a four-year contract as a
free agent with the
Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles used him at
right guard, where he started six games. The next year, with the arrival of new head coach
Andy Reid, he walked out of
training camp for one day, after being told of his demotion in favor of rookie
Doug Brzezinski. When he came back, Reid made him push a
blocking sled the length of a practice field under the heat, in front of some players, coaches, executives and the media. He eventually was cut on September 4,
1999.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers On November 10,
1999, he signed with the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers and backed up both
offensive tackle positions for two seasons. He made two starts during his time with the team, including the
2000 Wild-Card playoff loss against the
Philadelphia Eagles, where he was overmatched at
left tackle playing against
Pro Bowler
Hugh Douglas. He was released on September 2,
2001. ==Personal life==