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shy_gurL21
03-09-2005, 09:21 PM
[color=#728FCE:post_uid3]i was looking for newspaper articles for my spanish homework and i stumbled across this...

[quote:post_uid3]source: Sports Illustrated (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/football/nfl/03/01/bc.fbn.nflobesity.ap/index.html?cnn=yes)

CHICAGO (AP) -- It's no secret that size matters in the National Football League, but a new study suggests that a whopping 56 percent of NFL players would be considered obese by some medical standards.

Almost all the players qualified as overweight, and 56 percent had BMIs of at least 30 -- what doctors consider obese. For example, a 6-foot-2 man weighing 235 has a BMI of just over 30. Nearly half of the obese players were in the severely obese range, with a BMI of at least 35, and a small percentage were morbidly obese with a BMI of at least 40.[/quote:post_uid3]

[img:post_uid3]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2005/football/nfl/03/01/bc.fbn.nflobesity.ap/p1_washington2.jpg[/img:post_uid3]
^ Raiders defensive tackle Ted Washington was listed at 365 pounds last season.^

- well... what do you guys think? i don't know much about the NFL. i do think he looks fat, but i don't know if he's obese. hmm...[/color:post_uid3]



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pip99
03-10-2005, 07:11 AM
He looks like a meathead to be fair.
Kingryu1
03-11-2005, 09:44 AM
... so? If the person still plays the sport as well as he/she used to, then theres really no problem. Sometimes a bit of flab may help, especially if hes a defense player



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y_09
03-12-2005, 06:23 AM
imagine 365 pounds of muscle and fat coming to jump on you when your running with the ball, that'd be sure to get the runner scared as hell, i means thats as bad if not worse than a monster rugby player jumping on you, and you don't have any protection whats so ever, it'd hurt alot in the morning, but you could see why players like that would be wanted in the teams, they're solid,hard to move, and lethal gauranteed to inflict some pain
Shingko
03-12-2005, 08:03 AM
i heard about this in the news and a spokesperson said that they scientists or whatever doesn't have enough "evidence" to state that fact. newspaper article for spanish homework and you stumbled into sports illustrated?
Zapper
03-12-2005, 08:37 AM
Make him do the jelly roll dance then will see if he's fat..j/k
Naw, but nfl players need a lil flab on to put pressure on other players
shy_gurL21
03-12-2005, 11:49 AM
i heard about this in the news and a spokesperson said that they scientists or whatever doesn't have enough "evidence" to state that fact. newspaper article for spanish homework and you stumbled into sports illustrated?
CNN had the link to that article... =\
i was supposed to look for news articles in english so i can translate it to spanish...



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Shingko
03-12-2005, 12:00 PM
oh...i understand...good luck :D
k0rr1
03-12-2005, 12:42 PM
WTF...

NFL or Athletes are in shape and are muscular. Muscle weighs more then Fat, that's a fact for you.
shy_gurL21
03-12-2005, 12:44 PM
^ i said... "i don't really know much about the NFL..." that's why i wanted to know your guys' opinion.

@ shingko...meh... this was like 4 days ago.. it's done.. :p



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k0rr1
03-12-2005, 12:45 PM
don't care how old the poop is, is doesn't matter otherwise. I just came to post my opinion.
shy_gurL21
03-12-2005, 12:47 PM
i was talkin to shingko.. lol. cuz he said "good luck"...
03-13-2005, 12:40 AM
What about the NBA?
03-13-2005, 12:45 AM
and since were here with the nba i bet everyone rockets goin win. the knciks embarrassed me this year. i still didnt give up on them though
Shingko
03-13-2005, 06:56 AM
What about the NBA?
there not fat their just TAAAAAAAALL.
mastergrim8
03-13-2005, 07:24 AM
they gain weight to scare others
gieandfer
03-13-2005, 10:55 AM
What about the NBA?
there not fat their just TAAAAAAAALL.
what about shaq . he both. and allen ievrson aint tall either
Shingko
03-14-2005, 05:45 AM
well...uhhhh...most of them are TAAAAAAAALL and thin
03-15-2005, 12:41 AM
well...uhhhh...most of them are TAAAAAAAALL and thin
no the shooting guards are short. spud webb was the shortest man
shy_gurL21
03-15-2005, 01:17 AM
that guy...hmm...oh yes...earl boykins is short.
03-15-2005, 01:46 AM
i can go on, stephon marbury, steve francis, man but ithought larry bird would be short
Shingko
03-15-2005, 11:29 AM
well...uhhhh...most of them are TAAAAAAAALL and thin
no the shooting guards are short. spud webb was the shortest man
that is why put most
03-15-2005, 11:02 PM
well...uhhhh...most of them are TAAAAAAAALL and thin
no the shooting guards are short. spud webb was the shortest man
that is why put most
still half are short half are tall