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Bryant Young revelas how he got 200-pound dumbbells in 49ers weight room

Throughout his 14-year NFL career, defensive tackle Bryant Young was known as one of the strongest players in the league.

He did not get there by accident.

At one point as a senior member of the team, he convinced the organization to expand the weight room inside the 49ers’ Santa Clara headquarters. A wall was knocked down that separated the weight room from the press room. The media was moved to the parking lot, where their new workspace was a trailer with no ventilation and leaky plumbing.

Young on Tuesday was announced as the 29th member of the Edward J.