Former UM OT Orlando Franklin

[Hold My Beer]

from the article:

Some viewers who see Franklin, 35, on the air might not immediately recognize him. When he played in the NFL from 2011-17, he was listed at 315 pounds. And not long after he retired, Franklin said he ballooned to 350 pounds.

Well, the 6-foot-6 Franklin now weighs 235. That’s a loss of 115 pounds.

“I was going to have my second child and I wanted to make sure I was going to be around for longevity,’’ Franklin said of the period not long after his retirement. “And I wanted to do all the things that my children wanted to and not complain and be perfectly fine with running up and down and jumping on the ground.”

So how did Franklin lose all that weight? He started walking five miles a day before he began to run. He went on the Paleo diet. Three years ago, he gave up alcohol.

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Short as those pants are he must've grown 4 inches taller

 

[jevoasis]

Yeah, we need to go back to NIKE

 

[ben]

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: @jackedaround ’s favorite player of all time

 

[Hold My Beer]

It's amazing how much some of these linemen lose when they retire and stop their NFL weight regiment.

Then there was the hefty lefty (RIP)

 

[mcnaire2004]

I'm tremendously proud of him! Really being that big isn't healthy even if you have the muscle density of Cici.

 

[caneholic88]

helluva transformation, good for him..

 

[Headhunter]

Shrek is skinny!

 

[3FW]

At the time, him and Allen Bailey were the baddest dudes on the team.

 

[305_separatist]

I thought he was great. They need more of him.

 

[Torocane]

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Good for him!
That is amazing

 

[JD08]

from the article:

Some viewers who see Franklin, 35, on the air might not immediately recognize him. When he played in the NFL from 2011-17, he was listed at 315 pounds. And not long after he retired, Franklin said he ballooned to 350 pounds.

Well, the 6-foot-6 Franklin now weighs 235. That’s a loss of 115 pounds.

“I was going to have my second child and I wanted to make sure I was going to be around for longevity,’’ Franklin said of the period not long after his retirement. “And I wanted to do all the things that my children wanted to and not complain and be perfectly fine with running up and down and jumping on the ground.”

So how did Franklin lose all that weight? He started walking five miles a day before he began to run. He went on the Paleo diet. Three years ago, he gave up alcohol.

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Short as those pants are he must've grown 4 inches taller

I'm cool with walking and paleo, but that's it.

 

[Suhrthing]

Congrats on dropping the weight, he's also dropped a lot (if not most) of his muscle mass. Looking skinny-fat now...

That being said, he's not a great color guy.

 

[CanadianCane902]

Congrats on dropping the weight, he's also dropped a lot of his muscle mass.

That being said, he's not a great color guy.

He’s no Olsen or Vilma that’s for sure

 

[L A M P]

He's not a great color guy.

Terrible. He sees the game as well as Stevie Wonder.

 

[CANEMC]

My man Orlando hit the hesi a few times. **** I thought my stream went down. He’ll get better with reps.

 

[CaneInHeelCountry]

Jfc. Typical keyboard warriors whining about the dude’s first time calling a game. On a mediocre college network.

Everyone has to start somewhere. This was his start—an early-season Thursday night game game nobody watched on the ACC network.

Cut the man some slack.

 

[jnw4563]

I thought he was pretty good, I’ll always give my Canes a break though

 

[Geddy Lee]

Imagine coming on here and bashing a former Cane on his commentating. Bunch of sad pathetic mother****ers here.

 

[BostonCanes47]

He’s been like that for a minute.

I believe he got into yoga.

@jhallscane would now, but he appears to be all Natty and grit.

Lot of folk don’t realize how many calories these guys consume to build/maintain OT weight.

 

[prg3Kane]

Still has the hands of a 300 pounder.