Kevin Zeitler and Andrew Norwell

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(03-05-2021, 05:47 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Tim Irwin was a starting OT for the Vikings for over a decade.  He would play in the NFL in the fall and attend UT law school in the spring.  I played basketball with him at the Rec center multiple times.  OTs were not as heavy back in the 1980's.  He was about 6'7", 290 with no gut at all.  It was incredible how quick he was.  And, of course, he was so strong no one could stop him down low.

Lots of people don't realize how athletic these giants can be.

I specifically think of things like the 40 yard dash. In comparison to the other positions, OL always look so slow.
But they still run faster than most adults, even at their size.
It's crazy.

Rich Eisen's best 40 time is 5.98 sec.
By comparison, Andre Smith's was 5.28.