Linebackers coach Ben Boulware knows that wearing a weight vest during workouts led to a stellar senior season, and now that he’s coaching, he is once again wearing the vest as an example to his players.
New defensive coordinator Tom Allen is all for it as long as he doesn’t have to wear one.
Boulware moved from a volunteer position to coaching the linebackers during the offseason, coaching alongside Allen’s son, Thomas Allen. Boulware and Tom Allen appeared on a recent episode of the Two Right Turns podcast with Ross Taylor, and Boulware said that when his group started mat drills he wanted them to understand the importance of powering through when times get tough and thought about the weight vest.