Back Over 200lbs?

[JimmyinSD]

Not sure what that means, but I do emphatically believe that a 300 lb human weighs more than a 200 lb human.

Most all pro athletes carry more weight than they likely would otherwise.  They take supplements, extra calories,  etc.  Their weight isnt natural even for a QB as well as the 300# lineman.

[comet52]

Most all pro athletes carry more weight than they likely would otherwise.  They take supplements, extra calories,  etc.  Their weight isnt natural even for a QB as well as the 300# lineman.

I will never forget seeing Matt Birk maybe a year or so after he retired. It was shocking how much smaller he looked. He played at about 300lbs and looked like he'd dropped to around 220.

NFL players are on a training regimen that makes them abnormal and the return to normal is striking sometimes.

[Kentis]

This is only half the quote, after the back over 200lbs, was and approaching his 218lb playing weight.   

[JustInTime]

What I want to know is did he actually grow 2”

[purplefaithful]

I will never forget seeing Matt Birk maybe a year or so after he retired.  It was shocking how much smaller he looked.  He played at about 300lbs and looked like he'd dropped to around 220. 

NFL players are on a training regimen that makes them abnormal and the return to normal is striking sometimes.

I thought the exact same thing re: Birk

[StickierBuns]

This is only half the quote, after the back over 200lbs, was and approaching his 218lb playing weight.   

And he carries that weight well. I think it was PF who said when he saw McCarthy live at a preseason game before his injury that he's 'bigger looking in person than I thought' and he is. He's thicker, denser in real life. 218-220 lbs is his ideal NFL weight. As Jimmy mentions, I'm sure his normal, non-professional weight is less than that as it is with 90% of NFL Players.