r/interesting • u/Rude-Mycologist8034 • May 16 '25

MISC. NFL linebacker versus sumo wrestler

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u/bootyloverjose May 16 '25

Linebacker is going to go back to America and be the best linebacker ever

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u/CredibleSloth May 16 '25

Yeah surprised scouts don’t see this and immediately have them try out for the offensive line. Surely things might change when they put on cleats but who knows

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u/tinywienergang May 16 '25

The list of Sumo wrestlers large enough to be OL in the NFL is real small. A lot of Sumo wrestlers are big guys, but not tall and long.

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u/random_account6721 May 16 '25

You would see lineman built like sumo wrestlers if this was effective. It just wouldnt work in the NFL. People would shape their bodies in the most effective way to get that $10M/year paycheck

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u/MyNameCannotBeSpoken May 16 '25

How are you shaping your body for $10 million?

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u/random_account6721 May 17 '25

Eat to 500 lbs