Marcell Dareus knocked heads with NFL offensive linemen for nine seasons. He did it well enough to earn two Pro Bowl invitations, first-team All-Pro recognition in 2014 and a six-year, $96.574 million contract.

But the former Huffman High School star and Alabama standout said of Dr. Sandra Lee, the dermatologist who stars on the TLC reality series “Dr. Pimple Popper,” “That little woman scares me.”

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Dareus’ visit to Skin Physicians and Surgeons in Upland, Calif., was chronicled in Wednesday’s episode.

Dareus sought help from Dr. Pimple Popper with a lump above his left eye. The former defensive tackle said it had appeared after a particularly good hit while he was playing for the Buffalo Bills in 2016.

Dareus said the team doctor told him the lump was nothing to be concerned about, but he was.

“I worried about it rupturing,” Dareus said. “I’m thinking this is going to burst, and I’m going to have blood going down my jersey. My eyes going to be gone.”

Dareus said he had gotten to the point where he felt as though people were looking at his lump rather than at him.

Lee diagnosed Dareus’ lump as a lipoma, a benign tumor made of fatty tissue.

The physician removed the lipoma, much to Dareus’ satisfaction.

“That is crazy,” Dareus said upon looking at himself in a mirror after the procedure. “I feel amazing. I haven’t seen that guy since I was 25 years old, 26 years old. …

“I just can’t stop smiling.”

Dareus was the Defensive MVP of Alabama’s 37-21 victory over Texas in the BCS national-championship game on Jan. 7, 2010.

Dareus entered the NFL as the third player picked in the 2011 draft. In his best seasons, Dareus had 71 tackles and 7.5 sacks in 2013 and 10 sacks and 12 tackles for loss in 2014 for the Bills.

During the 2017 season, Buffalo traded Dareus to the Jacksonville Jaguars.

A core-muscle injury caused Dareus to miss the final nine games of the 2019 season. After that campaign, the Jaguars declined to pick up their option for the 2020 season on his contract, and Dareus has not played since.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.