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To: pnz1

Actually, he’s a very good athlete who would be a great athlete if he were 100 pounds or more lighter.

At UF’s NFL Pro Day workouts, the bench pressed 225lbs 36 times, which is nearly at the top of all NFL prospects.

He ran the 40-yard dash in 5.93 seconds, for 464lbs that is impressive.

Some NFL team will probably draft him late in the draft, if he gets his weight under control, he will have a productive NFL career otherwise he’s looking at real health problems in a few years.


12 posted on 04/16/2025 10:50:43 AM PDT by srmanuel
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To: srmanuel

Maybe they’ll let him run the ball, like “The Fridge”.


14 posted on 04/16/2025 11:02:40 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: srmanuel

If he can’t keep his weight down in Florida with all that money staring him in the face there’s no hope. He could end up like a circus geek. Make one play and it’s a big deal. The NFL loves that stuff. Think The Refrigerator. Died at age 47.


15 posted on 04/16/2025 11:04:05 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: srmanuel

“He ran the 40-yard dash in 5.93 seconds”

And survived!


22 posted on 04/16/2025 11:12:26 AM PDT by Rennes Templar (President Trump is back.)
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To: srmanuel

I just read that Refrigerator Perry was 390 lb in college.


25 posted on 04/16/2025 11:22:16 AM PDT by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: srmanuel

Yes, I thought I’d seen on one of the Gator pages he did well.


26 posted on 04/16/2025 11:25:20 AM PDT by pnz1 ("These people have gone stone-cold crazy")
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To: srmanuel
... if he gets his weight under control...

The NFL is littered with players who had weight issues and despite all the vast NFL resources and incentives pushing these guys almost all of them succumbed to the fork.

Witness, Eddie Lacy of the Packers. William "Refrigerator" Perry of the Bears. Jared "Hefty Lefty" Lorenzen of the Giants. And many more.

35 posted on 04/16/2025 12:50:44 PM PDT by Obadiah
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