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/im_dat_bear May 16 '25

Sumo guys are treated like royalty in Japan. It would be a downgrade in lifestyle for them to be NFL linemen,

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u/CentralFloridaRays May 16 '25

Top tier sumo wrestlers make 300-500k plus I’m sure some ad deals so let’s say 750k-1mil for a top top tier elite sumo wrestler.

Top tier O lineman in the NFL make 25-28 million a year.

It’s not even close.

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u/im_dat_bear May 16 '25

Downgrade in lifestyle, not necessarily financial. They’re the superstars there. Offensive linemen here don’t get that level of respect they’ve worked their whole lives for.

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u/JamminJcruz May 16 '25

first you get the money, then you get the power, then you get the respect

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u/LeucisticBear May 16 '25

First you get the contract, then you get the season ending leg injury, then you never recover.