Pat Mcafee has this dawg on after his Olympic gold and asked the nfl question but Crouser appeared to be content sticking with shot put. Being an nfl lineman is easiest if you have the heoght/weight combo down pat because you have less competition. An athletic, strong and quick/fast 300 pound man should exhaust all their resources into football.
Is there a lot of money in throws? I cant imagine there is.
Why wouldnt a 6 foot 7 300 pound super athlete just become an olineman? I see no reason why Ryan couldn't have made the NFL with his size and athleticism.
One reason: Track and field is fun, football is not.
Is there a lot of money in throws? I cant imagine there is.
Why wouldnt a 6 foot 7 300 pound super athlete just become an olineman? I see no reason why Ryan couldn't have made the NFL with his size and athleticism.
Maybe he likes being a legend in a sport he loves instead of playing a sport he might not like, where he might not be as good?
American football is terrible in almost every respect, but particularly for the linemen. It creates a terrible image of what kind of athletes kids should be. People on this board fat shame all sorts of other people but then think it’s alright to be a 330 lb lineman because it makes money. Never mind all of the aspiring kids that put on weight only to suffer excessive injuries and health issues for the rest of their lives. Compare the culture of a good high school XC team, lacrosse team and football team. it night and day how much more civilized and achievement oriented the XC team will be.
How good would our country be at other sports the world actually cares about? We make up sports to just feel good like we’re winners that only have 2 teams compete at a time and no one in the world plays. Why is flag football and lacrosse being added to the 2028 Olympics? So the US and other western countries can inflate their medal count while the IOC can make more money off of tickets and tv rights.