Fat Football Players

We all know that in the NFL size matters. The bigger the player the better, but according to a recent survey, there might be too many big players in the NFL. A recent article in Sports illustrated noted that nearly 56 percent of professional football players in the NFL are considered obese. The standards for obesity used in this survey is based on the body-mass index, a measurement that calculates the ratio between height and mass. NFL players are upset with this recent statistic because the body-mass index does not distinguish between muscle and fat. Most NFL players weigh as much as they do because of the amount of muscle they possesses. One such example is Former NFL superstar Ricky Williams. Williams is a relatively short man at 5' 10'', yet ways nearly 250 pounds. According to the body-mass index, Williams is more than 80 pounds over weight, making him obese. What the body-mass index fails to realize is that a man like this has about a 95 percent muscle mass and is as cut and in shape as can be. This is just another example of how sometimes statistics can be manipulated and/or incorrect