Running back Eddie Lacy took three free agent visits in the past week, and one of the Seahawks, Vikings, and Packers weighed him at 267 pounds, tweets Bob McGinn of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, who notes Lacy was listed at 234 pounds last year.
Lacy, who agreed to a one-year, $5.5MM deal with Seattle earlier today, has dealt with weight issues in the past, but he still ranked as PFR’s top running back heading into free agency. Seahawks coach Pete Carroll told reporters, including Sheil Kapadia of ESPN.com (all Twitter links), that Lacy’s target weight will be in the 240s, and noted the club would make a “concerted effort” to help their new signee stay in shape.
Lacy, 26, was averaging 5.1 yards per carry in 2016 before an ankle injury sidelined him after only five games. In the three years prior, the former second-round pick averaged 4.3 yards per attempt while scoring 23 total touchdowns. In Seattle, Lacy will compete with Thomas Rawls, C.J. Prosise, and others for carries.
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Lmfao I’m rolling on the floor reading this article
I wonder who trusts Bob at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel to leak information….. classless Packers…..
267 pounds?! He can be the first of its kind hybrid RB/O-line player. Convert Dontari Poe to RB as well.
How does a pro athlete even get that big? I’m not even that big and I barely exercise.
Hes overweight
Is that the nice way to say he’s fat?
For some of you who are unfamiliar with muscle, then you probably don’t know muscle is heavier than fat, but then again, if you weren’t sitting in your lazy boy scarfing on chips and beer, then you may know different.
Perhaps you should focus more on his productivity than his weight. Also, why don’t you go break your ankle and see how easy it to work out and stay in shape.
The next Tom Cable offensive tackle project