Defensive Line
Auburn DT Montravius Adams Could Be The NFL’s Next Dwight Freeney
It’s a rare rainy morning in Santa Ana, California, but the competition inside Proactive Sports Performance is heating up. Owner Ryan Capretta is surrounded by a group of elite NFL [...]
UCLA DE Takkarist McKinley is Out to Keep His NFL Promise to His Grandmother
Former UCLA defensive end Takkarist McKinley is a man of few words. He walks around the EXOS's training facility in Phoenix with a quiet intensity. His sweatshirt hood is up, [...]
Calais Campbell Reveals How He Got the Strangest Voice in the NFL
Calais Campbell has a unique voice. The 6-foot-8, 300-pound All-Pro defensive end has a deep baritone, punctuated by constant hoarseness. It sounds like a lion that just got his tonsils [...]
Top NFL Prospect Myles Garrett Expresses His Intense Love for Tacos
With the NFL Draft just a few short months away, Texas A&M defensive end Myles Garrett has quickly emerged as the player most draft experts feel should be the consensus [...]
5 Athletic Attributes That Elite Pass Rushers Have In Common
Let’s compare some numbers. During the 2006 NFL regular season, 14 quarterbacks threw for at least 3,000 passing yards. During the 2016 NFL regular season, 25 quarterbacks threw for at [...]
Dominate the Defensive Line Like J.J. Watt
Brad Arnett is a strength coach and owner of NX Level in Waukesha, Wisconsin. He has served as trainer to three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year J.J. Watt for [...]
J.J. Watt Sums Up Exactly Why Football Players Love Football In Powerful New Essay
Once upon a time, J.J. Watt seemed truly invincible. Then the 2015 season happened. In a span of months, Watt suffered a broken hand, a staph infection, two torn abdominal [...]
A Vanderbilt Offensive Lineman Got Moved to Defense After Arguing at a Rib-Eating Contest
When Adam Butler arrived at Vanderbilt in 2012, he was a redshirt freshman who was expected to join the Commodores' offensive line the following season. The plan was for Butler, [...]
Joey Bosa Talks Staying in Shape, Playing Fewer Snaps and Wanting to Sack Tom Brady
For almost all of training camp and through the first four weeks of the 2016 NFL season, Joey Bosa was a ghost. After being drafted No. 3 overall by the [...]
Watch a 335-Pound NFL Defensive Lineman Hurdle an Opponent During an Interception Return
When you weigh 335 pounds, jumping over stuff isn't usually in your athletic repertoire. Any elevation from the ground into the air is deemed a success. But Miami Dolphins defensive [...]