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Mason Graham at NT?

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1 minute ago, kungfoodude said:

It doesn't make a lot of sense to be slimming down to 296 and then just do the bench at the combine. Then bulk up to 306 for the Pro Day and also barely do anything.

I am guessing he is comfortable standing pat on his film, which suggests that he either has a basic range he has been guaranteed to go or he is flat out hiding some suspect athleticism. 

He certainly doesn't look very athletic but you can't always tell by that.

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29 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

It doesn't make a lot of sense to be slimming down to 296 and then just do the bench at the combine. Then bulk up to 306 for the Pro Day and also barely do anything.

I am guessing he is comfortable standing pat on his film, which suggests that he either has a basic range he has been guaranteed to go or he is flat out hiding some suspect athleticism. 

 

Yep, this has gotten very odd. I mean not to rail on the guy or nothing, but did people see him at the combine??

 

https://x.com/nflnetwork/status/1895222232458330529

 

 

I mean Stacy dales is 6'0, but is she also 230 LBs?? He was a monster in film many times, but the eye test here is down right puzzling- Thats the smallest 6'4 296 person Ive seen. I maybe fooled by camera angle, but geez, he looks like a LS......

 

Plus has any other OLmen or DLmen lost 25-35 LBs ?? I think shemar lost weight, but he showed up looking like a Greek god and had insane measurables. 

Plus sure others are not doing drills, but Graham didn't do nothing drill wise. He is only guy I know of that "lost" 25-35 LBs and now gained back 10. I did learn he said his heel is injuries for the main excuse. (???)

It's super sus. That PED rumor maybe legit. 

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32 minutes ago, Basbear said:

 

Yep, this has gotten very odd. I mean not to rail on the guy or nothing, but did people see him at the combine??

 

https://x.com/nflnetwork/status/1895222232458330529

 

 

I mean Stacy dales is 6'0, but is she also 230 LBs?? He was a monster in film many times, but the eye test here is down right puzzling- Thats the smallest 6'4 296 person Ive seen. I maybe fooled by camera angle, but geez, he looks like a LS......

 

Plus has any other OLmen or DLmen lost 25-35 LBs ?? I think shemar lost weight, but he showed up looking like a Greek god and had insane measurables. 

Plus sure others are not doing drills, but Graham didn't do nothing drill wise. He is only guy I know of that "lost" 25-35 LBs and now gained back 10. I did learn he said his heel is injuries for the main excuse. (???)

It's super sus. That PED rumor maybe legit. 

Nah, as I stated in the other forum he just looks like he wasn't in the best shape and was toting around a healthy chunk of bad weight when you look at 2024 pics. 

I suspect PEDS very, very, VERY much less than perhaps this dude is not really doing what it takes in terms of diet/nutrition/workouts/etc. 

And, if that were actually true, that is a concern by itself.

Also have to gauge if he is a guy that wants to be a physical specimen at the next level. If so, he could be an unstoppable force if you get him on the right track.

 

Overall, I don't think the speculation is any big reason to worry. 

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On 3/25/2025 at 5:03 PM, kungfoodude said:

Nah, as I stated in the other forum he just looks like he wasn't in the best shape and was toting around a healthy chunk of bad weight when you look at 2024 pics. 

I suspect PEDS very, very, VERY much less than perhaps this dude is not really doing what it takes in terms of diet/nutrition/workouts/etc. 

And, if that were actually true, that is a concern by itself.

Also have to gauge if he is a guy that wants to be a physical specimen at the next level. If so, he could be an unstoppable force if you get him on the right track.

 

Overall, I don't think the speculation is any big reason to worry. 

 Again, odd answer by him. When teams asked how or why he lost the weight, " I hurt my ankle/heel and it prevented me from working out". So he was resting and letting his heel "heal". In that process he lost 25 LBs, any other DT have that happen??

Lots of gym rats take gas and look fat, that's one of the side effects water retention. A few of them are former wrestlers just like graham.  

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20 hours ago, Basbear said:

 Again, odd answer by him. When teams asked how or why he lost the weight, " I hurt my ankle/heel and it prevented me from working out". So he was resting and letting his heel "heal". In that process he lost 25 LBs, any other DT have that happen??

Lots of gym rats take gas and look fat, that's one of the side effects water retention. A few of them are former wrestlers just like graham.  

I mean....seriously, at his weight and body type dropping 25 lbs is not a huge deal. It's discipline.

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