quote:"Big Grease" Pickett not quite as big
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Ryan Pickett’s nickname is “Big Grease”, but he may have to change it to “Medium Grease” after getting in better shape in the off-season. Usually, Pickett treats the end of the season like school is out, but this off-season he decided to eat a little more healthily.
“It’s good eating,” said Pickett. “Normally in the off-season, when the season is over, I’m like, yes! I’m gonna go get some burgers, do this and that. This year, I took a different approach. I just want to be healthy not just for this year, but the rest of my life. I’ve got a lot of folks I need to be around for.”
Pickett was encouraged by his wife, who encouraged him to pay more attention to what he ate in the off-season. As a result, Pickett says he came back to the Packers almost 10 pounds under his listed weight of 338 and almost 20 under his true playing weight. It helps that the off-season program includes more conditioning drills than normal, as head coach Mike McCarthy wants his team to be better equipped to play the athletic quarterbacks they will see early in their season, continue
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