Many NFL offensive linemen go through a dramatic transformation after their careers are over. But perhaps none have been as dramatic as the weight loss by former Pittsburgh Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey. Pouncey posted a pic of himself on his Instagram which was saved and reposted as people were shocked at just how smaller Pouncey is post-football.
If you just scroll through the comments of the tweet below, you get a sample of how shocked people are. Many tried to say it was because of the weight-loss drug Ozempic but if you followed Pouncey on social media, you know he lost his playing weight well before any of that hit the market.
WOW: Maurkice Pouncey has lost an insane amount of weight since retirement.
(Via @LeVeonBell) pic.twitter.com/zRMvFBbxlN
— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) June 30, 2024
People fail to realize just how much work it takes to maintain the type of body weight NFL offensive linemen carry. This isn’t the case for all but in many cases, once they are no longer training as an NFL athlete and eating massive amounts of food to keep all that mass, their bodies are happy to let it all go.
