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The Skins Signed a 400-Pound Lineman
By Jamie Mottram | April 29, 2009
As DMVed Monday morning, the Skins signed ex-Bills draft bust/mammoth offensive lineman Mike Williams. What we didn’t know at the time is just how mammoth Williams is. Take it away, @TWTSports:
This just in from Redskins Park: Mike Williams is down to 404 pounds. Seriously.
Down to 404. That’s fantastic. That’s a big man. That’s …
- … 74 pounds more than the listed weight of his biggest teammate.
- … 104 pounds more than Dmitri Young’s listed weight.
- … 125 pounds more than the average Hog from the ’80s.
- … more than the brothers Mottram put together (I think).
- … the combined weight of two baby beluga whales (same thing).
- … 157 pounds overweight for a 6′6″ gentleman with a “large frame”.
So, yeah, big to the tune of 44 pounds over his listed weight of 360. That’s what happens when you’re out of the league for four years, eating. Nothing a few (and I mean very few, leisurely) wind sprints won’t cure, right?
I hope so, because, after ignoring the glaring need with the few draft picks they did have, the Skins can use all the line help they can get. Considering they’re signing 400-pounders, that kinda goes without saying.
Update: The Times posted their story, revealing that Williams has lost 40-plus pounds since February, meaning he was pushing 450.
Update No. 2: Redskins Blog has pics from today’s headshot photoshoot, including one of Williams (keep in mind that he’s that thick/fat and 6′6″):
Topics: Redskins | 4 Comments »
April 29th, 2009 at 8:03 PM
what Fred Smoot wants, Fred Smoot gets
April 29th, 2009 at 8:17 PM
Ha. Well played. And for those that don’t get it, read this.
April 29th, 2009 at 11:51 PM
The under-reporting of o-lineman weight is a tradition in football. My roommate and I tutored football players when we were at ND and one of our guys reported for his freshman year at a cool 393, while his official weight was reported to be 363 (he is still the biggest dude I have ever seen in real life).
We used to bring the guys suckers to win their love and trust (and it totally worked) but since he could only eat fruit and lean protein to get his weight down, he got clementines instead.
April 30th, 2009 at 12:26 PM
I am eager to learn Julián Tavárez’s position on Mike Williams.