Emmanuel Sanders knows how to make it look it easy. He can make the leaping catches seem routine and the quick footwork appear natural. But on the sideline, in the weight room, even in his backyard where he has a Jugs machine, his craft is honed and honed some more.
It’s also honed in the kitchen, an aspect of his training regimen that became a focus when he was with the Pittsburgh Steelers and dealing with myriad injuries. Preventative measures are limited when you’re a 5-foot-11, 180-pound wide receiver in the NFL. But improving his diet, he says, was one.