327 pounds—or somewhere in that general area—remains large for a NFL lineman; on the offensive or defensive side of the ball. As the game is getting faster and more horizontal, being lighter means being able to do more.
That’s the goal for Bengals’ defensive tackle D.J. Reader, who signed a four-year, $53 million contract this past March as a 6-3, 347 pound nose tackle. According to Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com, Reader is down 20 pounds since joining his new team over two months ago. The path to his weight loss could hardly be considered revolutionary, though.