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Former NFL Players’ Battle With Obesity: ‘It’s Like Trying To Get Off Drugs’
Category: Sports & Recreation
Duration: 00:13:20
Publish Date: 2021-10-07 09:19:52
Description:

NFL players (and especially NFL linemen) have to be huge to make it in the league. But what does that mean for their lives and their bodies after they retire? The Athletic’s Jason Jones recently interviewed a number of retired players about the challenges they face after football -- including the difficulty of changing their diets and shedding pounds -- and a new program that is trying to help.

Read Jason Jones's full story:

https://theathletic.com/2843273/2021/09/27/you-have-to-retrain-your-brain-to-eat-more-vegetables-for-retired-nfl-lineman-battling-obesity-is-a-different-kind-of-fight/

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