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The Lead

Former NFL Players’ Battle With Obesity: ‘It’s Like Trying To Get Off Drugs’

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🗓️ 7 October 2021

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

NFL players (and especially NFL linemen) have to be huge to make it in the league. But what does that mean for their lives and their bodies after they retire? The Athletic’s Jason Jones recently interviewed a number of retired players about the challenges they face after football -- including the difficulty of changing their diets and shedding pounds -- and a new program that is trying to help.

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https://theathletic.com/2843273/2021/09/27/you-have-to-retrain-your-brain-to-eat-more-vegetables-for-retired-nfl-lineman-battling-obesity-is-a-different-kind-of-fight/

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0:00.0

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0:07.0

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0:46.0

Now I looked in the mirror and I said, man, I'm 396 pounds and that's when I knew.

0:59.0

I said, you know what? It can't be like this.

1:02.0

NFL players and especially NFL linemen have to be huge to make it.

1:08.0

So what does that mean for their lives and their bodies after they retire?

1:12.0

Today, the Athletics Jason Jones on some of the health challenges Big Men face after football

1:17.0

and a new program that's aiming to help.

1:20.0

The NFL has been criticized for years for not taking care of their former players in.

1:24.0

This is not by any means a solution to everything but it's a starting the right direction of saying, you know what, they need our help.

1:31.0

From Wondry and the Athletic, I'm Otterskeltto.

1:34.0

It's Thursday, October 7th and this is The Lead.

1:38.0

So Jason, you normally cover the NBA and the Sacramento Kings and do some culture reporting.

1:45.0

So what makes you want to write about the lives and health issues of retired NFL players?

1:50.0

It's something that I've kind of dealt with in my life in terms of health and obesity.

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