I'm going to get a #99 jersey....

[Ranger Dan]

With my body type, I think I can end up looking about the same as the kicker.

 

[lattydaddy]

Perhaps you should lose weight then. Obesity is a serious health risk.

 

[bdgan]

Wasn't he a soccer player?

When was the last time you saw an overweight soccer player?

 

[Ranger Dan]

Thanks for pointing that out...

I had no idea that this wasn't the most healthy body type. I'll bet a lot of money that you wouldn't say something like this to my face....

 

[john4psu]

The ball does jump off his toe when he hits it. It's great knowing too that the opponents won't have any kick returns on kickoffs.

 

[Raffycorn]

Re: Wasn't he a soccer player?

Originally posted by bdgan:
When was the last time you saw an overweight soccer player?

David Jones wrote an article about Julius this morning - according to Julius' dad (who in his own right is a pretty accomplished soccer coach in the Harrisburg area) Joe played soccer at around 190 pounds - versus the ~250 he's at now - through high school, and was garnering scholarship offers for Division 1 soccer until he decided to walk-on at Penn State. When he switched to football, his fitness lapsed and he put more effort into the weight room.