T’Vondre Sweat tips the scales at a rather large 366 pounds.
But the newest member of the Tennessee Titans already has a huge goal in mind and a concrete plan to get there.
Sweat, whose NFL Draft stock took a hit after a charge of suspicion of driving while intoxicated, said that if he just loses a little weight he’s destined for football glory.
“If I go to 355, 350 (pounds), most likely I am going to be a Hall of Famer,” said Sweat, according to the Titans’ website.
Tennessee heavily researched Sweat, who played college ball at Texas, then used the No. 38 overall pick (second round) on the big defensive tackle.
Sweat stands 6ft 4in and his reach is 33 1/4 inches.
He won the Outland Trophy and was named first team All-American.
Sweat also was awarded Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, playing in all 14 of the Longhorns’ games while accumulating 45 tackles, eight tackles for loss, two sacks and a blocked kick.
After being in the news for the wrong reason due to his April 7 DWI arrest, Sweat fell into the second round.
“When I got the call, it was unbelievable,” Sweat said. “Thank God they gave me a chance. Now, I am ready.
“I can’t wait to get up there and go to work. I am ready to rock and roll and go to Tennessee.”
The Titans are already buying into Sweat as a pro.
“He’s a big man that’s going to create problems in the middle, is hard to move,” Titans general manager Ran Carthon said. “We’re excited about the pick.”
If Sweat gets down to at least 355 pounds, there could be a bust eventually waiting for him in Canton, Ohio in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The Titans are going all in on size, while other teams are favoring speed in a league dominated by Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs.
“I think we’ve added maybe 700 pounds worth of players in two picks,” first-year Titans head coach Brian Callahan said. “But that’s on purpose, that’s by design. It’s a big man’s league, and you need big people to move the line of scrimmage.”
Sweat is bringing 366 pounds of defensive power to Tennessee.
The NFL draft keeps getting larger — and so do the crowds.
More than 275,000 fans attended the first round on Thursday in downtown Detroit, watching Caleb Williams go No. 1 overall to the Chicago Bears and the Atlanta Falcons stun the league by drafting Michael Penix Jr., after recently signing veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins to a $180 million contract.
The huge crowd set a NFL Draft record, breaking the all-time day one mark of 200,000 set in 2019 by Nashville, Tenn.
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