It’s not easy to maintain the bodies NFL offensive linemen work with every day. Between constant workouts and diets that reel in 5,000 calories at a minimum, more and more players have started looking forward to retirement as a time to cut back and drop the excess muscle mass their jobs demand.
One example is longtime Cleveland Browns left tackle Joe Thomas, who transformed his body after retiring back in 2017. Prominent Baltimore Ravens guard Marshal Yanda lost 45 pounds in three months after hanging up his cleats earlier this offseason. And while he hasn’t documented his own weight loss journey on social media, retired New Orleans Saints center Max Unger has also worked his way down to 240 pounds from his 300-pound playing weight:
Unger spoke with the New Orleans media in a Monday teleconference call, where he talked about his adjustment to life after football.