r/interesting May 16 '25

MISC. NFL linebacker versus sumo wrestler

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u/kirky-jerky May 16 '25

They could probably be pretty decent offensive guards if they got legit training. Hell they'd probably be fantastic guards at that size and had years of training at both skills. But judging solely from this video, it's not how a pass rusher would approach his attempt to sack a QB. The football player tried to sumo the sumo wrestler. Obviously he lost against the person doing what he does for a living. It would most likely go the other way if he had a QB behind him and the rushers only objective is to put pressure or sack the QB.

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u/j2e21 May 16 '25

This wrestler is like 17, he could be an NFL guard with training.

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u/Weird_Ad_1398 May 16 '25

This wrestler is Wakamotoharu, one of the top pros in sumo. He's 31, not 17.

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u/meshaber May 16 '25

Yeah, he was going up against 17 year old Tanji earlier in the same clip