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Average weight of pro defensive linemen — big

NFL defensive players these days are like rhinos on methamphetamines and steroids. Or so it seems.In 1970, according to a recent survey conducted by The Associated Press, only one NFL player weighed as much as 300 pounds. In 2022, according to bleacherreport. com, it’s almost impossible for anyone who weighs less than 290 pounds to play either offensive or defensive linemen, no matter their level of skill.Consider the Green Bay Packers, for example. When Cheese Head fans lined up to watch their team play in Super Bowl I, their largest player weighed only 260 pounds. But in January 2011, when ...

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