Credit: Mark Hoffman
Green Bay — There were times last fall when Green Bay Packers tight end Richard Rodgers' body took "a toll" even as he casually walked. His feet hurt. Back ached. The rigors of an NFL season beat him up.
Rodgers carried as much as 275 pounds, he said. Same weight as some defensive ends. He wasn't on the injury report. Didn't miss a game. But Rodgers' body took a pounding.
"The NFL season is a really long season," he said.
Even longer for a tight end tipping the scale over 270 pounds.