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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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To: Obadiah

They called Sonny Jurgenson “Fat” when he played. He’s still around at 90.


37 posted on 04/16/2025 12:52:24 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Obadiah

And none of those players lasted very long, if you can get the job done, the NFL will give you a lot of leeway, when the production slows down, the NFL stands for NOT FOR LONG because you will be gone and their contracts are not guaranteed.


38 posted on 04/16/2025 12:56:31 PM PDT by srmanuel
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