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Jay Ratliff: Don't worry about my weight
August, 2, 2011 10:10 AM CT
By Tim MacMahon
SAN ANTONIO – The roster lists Jay Ratliff as 18 pounds lighter than last season.
Ratliff insists that isn’t right.
The two-time Pro Bowl nose tackle is listed at 285 pounds, down from 303 last season. However, he says his weight hasn’t changed much since his second season in the NFL.
“This is the last time I’m going to talk about this, period,” Ratliff said when asked about losing weight. “My first year I came in at 303. Every year since then I’ve been playing at 290, 295.”
There is speculation after every season about Ratliff moving to defensive end, the position he played when he broke into the league as a seventh-round pick. He might line up at defensive end occasionally in Rob Ryan’s scheme, but the Cowboys didn’t consider moving him from nose tackle on a full-time basis.
Worry about Ratliff being undersized for a 3-4 nose tackle if you want. His weight isn’t a concern for him.
“I really don’t care,” Ratliff said. “It really doesn’t matter to me. It just makes me unique.”
August, 2, 2011 10:10 AM CT
By Tim MacMahon
SAN ANTONIO – The roster lists Jay Ratliff as 18 pounds lighter than last season.
Ratliff insists that isn’t right.
The two-time Pro Bowl nose tackle is listed at 285 pounds, down from 303 last season. However, he says his weight hasn’t changed much since his second season in the NFL.
“This is the last time I’m going to talk about this, period,” Ratliff said when asked about losing weight. “My first year I came in at 303. Every year since then I’ve been playing at 290, 295.”
There is speculation after every season about Ratliff moving to defensive end, the position he played when he broke into the league as a seventh-round pick. He might line up at defensive end occasionally in Rob Ryan’s scheme, but the Cowboys didn’t consider moving him from nose tackle on a full-time basis.
Worry about Ratliff being undersized for a 3-4 nose tackle if you want. His weight isn’t a concern for him.
“I really don’t care,” Ratliff said. “It really doesn’t matter to me. It just makes me unique.”
