When future NFL draft prospect Mister Elias De'Angelo Philyor was about 6 years old, his father, Daniel, would put him in the back seat of his black 1999 Cadillac STS and drive over to the Burger King on Hillsborough Avenue in Tampa, Florida.
The fast-food meals were an easy choice for Daniel, who at the time was a freshly single dad in his 20s. He wasn't one to cook, and after he split with Mister's mother, Holley Mouling, after 13 years, the two shared Mister and their two daughters amicably. On his days, though, Daniel needed a go-to restaurant to feed his young kids, and since Burger King was his favorite place, the home of the Whopper became a regular stop.