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21 NFL players who lost a ton of weight in retirement and how they did it

Former Baltimore Ravens Pro Bowl offensive lineman Marshal Yanda is the latest retired football player to lose a ton of weight, dropping 64 pounds in the first four months of his retirement.

Marshal Yanda

While many former athletes struggle with weight gain after their careers, somelose a ton of weight, and in many cases, are now nearly unrecognizable.

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One common theme among many of these players is the position they played. Most of the players below were offensive linemen, suggesting those players do more to push their body weight to an extreme, developing dangerous habits like consuming massive numbers of calories to maintain their playing sizes.

Below is a look at 21 players who lost a ton of weight after their careers ended.

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