Study Says Nfl Teams Are Too Fat Players Union Says Report Is Not Accurate

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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.

The NFL called the study bogus for using players' body-mass index, a height-to-weight ratio that doesn't consider body muscle vs. fat. The players union said that despite the familiar sight of bulging football jerseys, there's no proof that obesity is rampant in the league.

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Study Says Nfl Teams Are Too Fat Players Union Says Report Is Not Accurate

But former defensive tackle John Jurkovic said he's seen plenty of evidence that players have gotten not just bigger but sometim...

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