Does Saquon Barkley have some competition when it comes to the most sculpted tree-trunk legs in the NFL?
It’s possible. The legs in question belong to rookie running back A.J. Dillon, a 2020 second-round pick of the Green Bay Packers.
A photo of Dillon — 6 feet, 247 pounds — snapped during training camp has made the rounds and his quads are so huge that head coach Matt LaFleur said (via ESPN), “We have not seen a running back built like that — not in my career, that I’ve been around.”
They’re so big that, as many people pointed out, LaFleur forgets he coached another 247-pound running back in Tennessee: Derrick Henry.
Here’s the photo making the rounds:
Everyday must be leg day for @ajdillon7 pic.twitter.com/PlGxap3tpa
— Rob Demovsky (@RobDemovsky) August 15, 2020
And some reaction:
AJ Dillon’s legs look like tree trunks. pic.twitter.com/Wy2laavG9X
— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) August 15, 2020
Huh, apparently Thighland is a real place after all…and it's in Wisconsin. https://t.co/aINv9YRMqN
— Brett Kollmann (@BrettKollmann) August 15, 2020
AJ Dillon Saquon Barkley
HT: 6’ HT: 6’
WT: 247lbs WT: 233lbs
40: 4.53 40: 4.4
VT: 41” VT: 41”
BP: 23 BP: 29
WS: 74.8” WS: 74.4” pic.twitter.com/cptX8CsROH— Jake (@SeedsofJake) August 15, 2020
Ok Twitter, who's got the bigger quads? pic.twitter.com/596lRFsPKO
— GMFB (@gmfb) August 17, 2020
Aaron Jones: I’m the starting running back
AJ Dillon: No I’m starting!
Jones: Yes sir pic.twitter.com/KVVpTqfRD6
— 28 Days 🧀 (@HailRodgers12_) August 15, 2020
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