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Zach Banner Reflects On NFL Journey As Steelers Beat The Team Who Drafted And Released Him

6’9” and well north of 300 pounds, Zach Banner is a load of a football player, a man who is hard to miss. The Indianapolis Colts, however, felt as though they missed on him after selecting him in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft. He was off the roster by the time they kicked off for the regular season opener.

Banner would go on to do the rounds a bit, claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns and getting a front row seat to their 0-16. The ride along and the misery of his circumstances killed his passion for football and he turned to food, blowing up to 420 pounds by the end of his rookie year.