NFL lineman gained 100 pounds drinking gallon of milk daily
CINCINNATI (BVM) 鈥� Cincinnati Bengals star center Ted Karras finished his seventh year in the NFL this past season, and he might be able to give credit to the gallon of milk he would drink every day before school as a teenager.听
鈥淢y dad took me aside in the eighth grade and was like, 鈥榊ou鈥檙e kind of skinny, but you鈥檙e super slow Ted, and you need to put on weight,鈥欌�� Karras said on the on Tuesday. 鈥淚 actually gained 100 pounds in one year. I drank a gallon of milk before school every day for a whole year. Every single day. It was horrible. My body rejects milk.鈥澨�
Karras noted that he drank 2% milk, but chose skim milk on days he was feeling 鈥渨eak.鈥� Notably, a gallon of 2% milk contains approximately 1,920 calories, 80 grams of fat, 128 grams of protein and 192 grams of carbohydrates, according to health and fitness tracker听
So, it鈥檚 no surprise why he was able to put on the weight. He by drinking a gallon of milk every day during his freshman and sophomore seasons. By the time he reached his senior year at Cathedral High School (IN), the 6-foot-4 recruit weighed .听听
The sheer determination to be a better athlete in high school as he was rated as one of the top 25 offensive guard prospects, as well as a three-star recruit by 247 Sports and ESPN. He also helped Cathedral to 4A state titles in 2008 and 2010 before joining the University of Illinois.
Karras鈥� high school experience with milk is both disgusting, yet inspiring. Now, the is a two-time Super Bowl champion and the star 鈥渕ilk man鈥� for the Bengals.听
Call him the milk man
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