Pro football players are staying active, and they’re making sure everyone knows it. Dez Bryant’s private workouts have become a social media staple as he continues his NFL comeback bid. Just last week, Cowboys fans got a sneak peek inside rookie CeeDee Lamb’s agility training and even tackle Tyron Smith’s unorthodox get-up drills in his living room.
But former Cowboys receiver and return specialist Lucky Whitehead just raised the bar significantly. The fan favorite, who played for Dallas for the 2015 and 2016 seasons and is now a member of the CFL’s Winnipeg Blue Bombers, has posted a video that shows him pulling a semi truck.
Lucky pulling a 🚛 @Luck2fastt 🤯😳 #HowICFL pic.twitter.com/Cc2RojEzTU
— CFL (@CFL) May 14, 2020
In 30 games as a Cowboy, Whitehead hauled in nine receptions for 64 yards. Due to his famed speed (check out his Twitter handle), he saw more action on reverses and jet sweeps; he racked up 189 rushing yards on 20 attempts over his tenure in Dallas. Whitehead returned 44 punts at a 4.5-yard average. He was most effective returning kickoffs, averaging 17.2 yards per return.
An undrafted free agent out of Florida Atlantic in 2015, Whitehead struggled to catch on with the Cowboys coaching staff due to frequent fumbling, losing two of four loose balls.
In July 2017, it was revealed that Whitehead was facing misdemeanor petty larceny charges stemming from a June arrest. The 25-year-old receiver was accused of having stolen $25 of goods from a convenience store in Virginia and skipped court summons. The charges were dropped the next day, and Whitehead was cleared by the police when it was determined that the charges were based on mistaken identity. But the damage had been done. He had already been released by the Cowboys after the team’s first training camp practice.
After a stint with the New York Jets where he did not see the field, Whitehead signed with Winnipeg in 2019. The Blue Bombers won the Grey Cup in his first season with the club.
The semi footage from last week is not Whitehead’s first viral workout video. Several days prior, Lucky posted a scene where he pulled a four-door pickup.
Lucky is taking his training to another level 🚘 @Luck2fastt pic.twitter.com/PqVTitoi9c
— CFL (@CFL) May 13, 2020
Shortly after that video made the rounds, another CFLer, safety Stavros Katsantonis of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats posted his own footage of pulling a large delivery truck. In his reply, Whitehead vowed to up the ante.
So i gotta get a 18 wheeler 😂 https://t.co/lf0P86qcK4
— Lucky Whitehead (@Luck2fastt) May 13, 2020
Whitehead’s latest feat may have turned out to be a few wheels short of a full 18, but it doesn’t make the workout any less impressive.
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