Video: 7-foot, 440-pound lineman might be the biggest football player ever

[BleedGopher]

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Friends, this is what's known in the business as a Very Big Football Player. Max Preps published a wonderful profile of John Krahn, a 7', 440-pound senior from Southern California. Krahn, who has drawn some recruiting eyes at a USA Football camp, say he's trying to trim some weight to become a bit nimbler:


There's no doubt that, right now, Krahn is a raw player. He excels in the weight room, but struggles with his footwork. He is relatively new to the sport, but is working hard to improve.

"I've had minimal experience," Krahn said. "I started in high school, but I've trained my way through, going to different camps."

Krahn told MaxPreps that he's attempting to shed some pounds by adhering to a 3,000-calorie diet comprised mainly of fish and chicken.

"I have to lose weight, for our team," he said.

http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2015/9/24/9391779/7-foot-440-pound-football-player-high-school

Go Gophers!!

 

[GoldenRodents]

Imagine how hungry this kid gets.

 

[gopher7]

Wonder if that RB crapped his pants at 1:12?

 

[MNVCGUY]

Good lord....can you imagine being a little high school running back and getting tackled by that guy....Seeing him on the D-Line would motivate me to run faster with the ball to get the heck out of any area where he might make the tackle.

 

[Governor Sibley]

This is simple.

Lose 100 lbs and he has a scholarship.

 

[Fuzzy Rumpton]

he's attempting to shed some pounds by adhering to a 3,000-calorie diet comprised mainly of fish and chicken.

Umm wow, how much was he eating before?!

 

[Gopher028]

holy crap, did his parents just put beef and corn into a blender and serve that in a baby bottle?!

 

[WHB Brewer]

BFG = Big F***ing Guy. No chance this guy gets a scholarship. Merely big. Can't move.

 

[Gophers7NatTitlesBadgers0]

Umm wow, how much was he eating before?!

I would love to drop about 15 lbs by eating that many calories. Unfortunately, I'm sure it works the other way.

 

[Golden_Sloth]

Umm wow, how much was he eating before?!

Looks like he would need upwards of 5000 calories per day to maintain his current weight. 3000 is actually probably quite a deficit.

http://www.acaloriecounter.com/diet/calorie-maintenance-calculator-daily-calorie-requirements/

 

[DoubleB]

any shot at him as a Fridge type RB?

 

[Winnipegopher]

Umm wow, how much was he eating before?!

How much do you think you eat daily? if you adhere to 2 000 you are going to be very fit at a normal size.

 

[citywok]

Good lord....can you imagine being a little high school running back and getting tackled by that guy....Seeing him on the D-Line would motivate me to run faster with the ball to get the heck out of any area where he might make the tackle.

Upon seeing this story, my first thought is that this is actually a legitimate safety concern for his teammates and opponents and I am not sure he should be playing high school football... picture a botched or awkward tackle and him falling badly on someone a third of his size...

 

[Golden_Sloth]

Upon seeing this story, my first thought is that this is actually a legitimate safety concern for his teammates and opponents and I am not sure he should be playing high school football... picture a botched or awkward tackle and him falling badly on someone a third of his size...

It's probably a safety concern for him to be playing football, too. I'm guessing his cardiovascular system is pretty strained as it is. Sprinting around probably isn't the best thing for him until he loses quite a bit of weight.

 

[Kuato Lives!]

BFG = Big F***ing Guy. No chance this guy gets a scholarship. Merely big. Can't move.

Yeah, he wasn't impressive in the least.