Sez.EJ Posted August 2, 2009 Report Share Posted August 2, 2009 I saw this article on LenDale White and thought you guys would get a kick out of it. http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/9884672...willing-tequila NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Not Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig or Nutrisystem. Forget about hiring a private chef to cook healthy meals. LenDale White lost more than 30 pounds this offseason and is in his fourth training camp with the Tennessee Titans at his slimmest weight since high school. The running back admits he wishes he understood earlier in his career the importance of being in shape. Just how did he lose the weight? White gave up tequila. "I really got to be honest," White said. "It wasn't a lot of major diet changes. (It was) watching what I drink. I was a big Patron consumer. ... That's what it was. I was drinking a lot, drank a lot of alcohol. I cut that out of my diet all the way. I don't drink at all. I cut the drinking, I stopped drinking for six months. "It started falling off." White committed to losing weight after the Titans' playoff loss to Baltimore in January, and he was as low as 229 pounds during the offseason program. The running back whose draft stock dropped him from a potential top-15 pick coming out of Southern California in 2006 to the second round had plenty of doubters about whether he could show up at camp still lean. Despite an occasional glass of wine with dinner, White reported at 228 pounds. That won him bets from friends, family and even teammates convinced he couldn't stay out of trouble. "I made some people upset because they thought I'd be fat coming back, so it feels good. I'm really excited about this season," he said. "It was a long time coming. I finally came into camp in shape and feel like I'm in great shape. You guys, you've seen me. It's a tremendous difference." White has looked much faster getting through holes and upfield through the first two days of camp. The weight loss is visible just from glancing at his no-longer-pudgy face. He credits coach Jeff Fisher with staying patient with him. White backed up Travis Henry in 2006, started 16 games and ran for 1,110 yards in 2007, and split work with Pro Bowl rookie Chris Johnson in 2008. White led the AFC with 15 touchdowns rushing and tied for third in the NFL in scoring among non-kickers. "Your parents always say you're going to learn. You're going to say it takes a while. It took me three and a half years, but I think I caught it right on time," White said. Maybe it's easier to acknowledge with the weight loss or a number that may rise the longer White stays trim, but the running back now admits he was as heavy as 265 pounds last season when he ran for a career-long 80-yard touchdown. He had tabbed himself as being 261 in that game against Kansas City just a couple months ago. Teammates and bosses have noticed. White said he's heard comments from staff members as high as general manager Mike Reinfeldt and owner Bud Adams, who told him Saturday that the running back looked like he had a new body. He's also heard from teammates like defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch, linebacker Keith Bulluck and center Kevin Mawae. "Hopefully, he'll be able to last longer than he has in the past and go deep in the season and help us out," All-Pro left tackle Michael Roos said. "We've still got time to see what happens, but he's looking good so far." White's motivation can be attributed to this being a contract year. He insists he's worried about not fumbling as he did in that playoff loss and helping the Titans reach the Super Bowl, which would take care of a new deal. "This is a new LenDale White, and I feel bad for a lot of people because they woke somebody up. I'm telling y'all they woke me up, and I'm happy they did too," he said ***If this is true..just think how good he could be. If he was that much of a boozer.. it had to effect his game considerably and he was already pretty darned good. It will be interesting to see how effective he will be with a better burst through the line. I just thought I would share this amusing article with all of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpeen Posted August 2, 2009 Report Share Posted August 2, 2009 Basically 100 calories a 1oz shot, and who pours those??? Dead calories as there is no nutritional value, though there may be some psychological value. You cut 700 calories a day from your intake, you are going to lose weight even if sitting on the couch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegasdogg Posted August 2, 2009 Report Share Posted August 2, 2009 I'd take him on the roster here, but I don't think he is available until 2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sez.EJ Posted August 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2009 This may explain his road rage incident where he beat the crap out of some guy by taking of his belt and smacking the guy down with his big belt buckle after some traffic altercation... That's just brutal.. I have not heard much more about that incident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpeen Posted August 2, 2009 Report Share Posted August 2, 2009 I'd never heard of that incident in my life! Wow. How stupid is it for a pro athlete to swill enough tequila to get fat? Shame they waste that talent on idiots. They being, the cosmos, God, whatever. God a idiot?? I can hear it now...as Ricky said to Lucy...."Sheppy, you have some splaining to do." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemosley01 Posted August 3, 2009 Report Share Posted August 3, 2009 This may explain his road rage incident where he beat the crap out of some guy by taking of his belt and smacking the guy down with his big belt buckle after some traffice altercation... That's just brutal.. I have not heard much more about that incident. Holy shit! That seems like borderline attempted homicide. Think that guy might have needed a weapon? I'm sure he was MORE than happy to wait for police to show up while he was getting the shit kicked out of him. (edit: found articles about it - guess there was a 'minor accident' that lead to this. Then everyone fled the scene. Apparently the DA decided they didn't have enough evidence to press charges. I could see suddenly stopping drinking like that causing a guy to go berserk easily...but still.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geech Posted August 3, 2009 Report Share Posted August 3, 2009 Shame they waste that talent on idiots. They being, the cosmos, God, whatever. I think you misinterpreted Shep's statement, 'peen. -Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sez.EJ Posted August 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2009 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/extr...jolt/index.html Here is an article on the beat down LenDale put on this dude with his belt and buckle..There is another article that says they actually have footage of this event with something called a halocam.. I think that's one of those traffice recording deals.... cops are not prosecuting.. I don't think they can use those cameras legally for stuff like that..just writing tickets for running redlights and such. Looks like this happened the end of February. Police: White strikes victim with belt Titans running back LenDale White was allegedly involved in an altercation during an incident earlier this month in Denver, but on Monday the city's district attorney refused to prosecute the case. The Denver police department said the case has been reviewed and "is closed." According to a police document where an aggravated assault offense was reviewed, the incident took place on Feb. 14 in Denver when White and other parties were involved in a verbal altercation after a minor vehicle accident. White then allegedly struck Leslie Joe Hoch, a white male. "The verbal argument turned physical and (White) began striking and shoving the victim," the offense report said. According to the report, White, listed as an unknown suspect, "began striking the victim with a belt and belt buckle" before the parties got in their vehicle and fled. Hoch required hospitalization for lacerations, the offense report stated. WOW.. I would not fool with this dude...big and nasty.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dencyguy Posted August 3, 2009 Report Share Posted August 3, 2009 Police: White strikes victim with belt Titans running back LenDale White was allegedly involved in an altercation during an incident earlier this month in Denver, but on Monday the city's district attorney refused to prosecute the case. The Denver police department said the case has been reviewed and "is closed." According to a police document where an aggravated assault offense was reviewed, the incident took place on Feb. 14 in Denver when White and other parties were involved in a verbal altercation after a minor vehicle accident. White then allegedly struck Leslie Joe Hoch, a white male. "The verbal argument turned physical and (White) began striking and shoving the victim," the offense report said. According to the report, White, listed as an unknown suspect, "began striking the victim with a belt and belt buckle" before the parties got in their vehicle and fled. Hoch required hospitalization for lacerations, the offense report stated. WOW.. I would not fool with this dude...big and nasty.. Another shameful example of White on white violence. Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpeen Posted August 3, 2009 Report Share Posted August 3, 2009 I think you misinterpreted Shep's statement, 'peen. -Al Seems I did. My mind isn't tinged with alcohol at 6am as it usually is at 7 pm Sorry Shepster! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammertime Posted August 3, 2009 Report Share Posted August 3, 2009 A margarita sounds like a good idea Just take my belt away from me if i get out of control. Beating another man with a belt? Sounds like he has daddy issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffer X Posted August 3, 2009 Report Share Posted August 3, 2009 White is not the sharpest in the drawer. He was fat from getting drunk and eating, not just from drinking Patron. It's amazing how much weight one can lose after not getting hammered and eating right before you go to bed every night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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