The obesity epidemic in ex-football players

Especially prevalent amongst the offensive and defensive linemen:

Bigger has long been considered better on the football field, especially among linemen, who dole out and absorb hits as blockers and tacklers. But health experts worry about what happens at the end of the athletes’ playing days. Unless they commit to a lifestyle of nutrition and exercise, all that muscle could turn to fat “” and the fat could turn into trouble.

(via a reader tip)