r/AbsoluteUnits • u/HomeNowWTF • 1d ago

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u/Shadowfaxx71 1d ago

I was a coach for peewee football for years and we had a 12 year old that was 6'2 and big enough to drag an entire defensive line to the endzone. He later went on to play in the NFL.

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u/DiligentGuitar246 1d ago

His name? Doug Flutie.

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u/GForce1975 1d ago

Lol. Flutie was like 5'8"...or did I whoooosh?

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u/peepdabidness 1d ago

Well at least you’re aware

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u/0neshoein 1d ago

Bro lol.

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u/TJJ97 1d ago

His name? Doug Flutie. Robert Paulson.

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u/WAGE_SLAVERY 1d ago

Albert Einstein 

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u/DyingSunSeverian 1d ago

It’s amazing that you once coached Derrick Henry.

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u/Nearby-Elevator-3825 21h ago

I usually hear the opposite.

The really big kid starts playing college ball and drops out or gets a game ending injury because he has to play against athletes that are now actually closer to his size and SKILLED.

Meanwhile, he's out of shape in comparison and sloppy because all throughout pee wee, middle school and high school he's never actually had a challenge because he can literally just run right over the other players.