Carl Reed: Wrestling Does NOT Help Football Players

[SiuCubFan8]

I think way to much thought is being put into this, playing other sports is good, period.

 

[Kevin JCHS 81]

Also, how can we forget the most commonly mentioned football player on this board, the GOAT, John Dergo, was also a 2 time IL State Champion Wrestler and Big Ten Wrestler at U of I. Wonder if wrestling helped him....

Never heard of him.

 

[crusader_of_90]

Or the one and only Nick Nasti!

 

[colin2229]

Sequan Barkley Wrestling

Good enough for the best RB on the planet.

 

[MS4EVER]

I think WWS once had a 155# DT who was a wrassler. Somehow that team beat MC like a drum if I'm remembering the year correctly. @ClownBaby will have to confirm

Also LWE had a 150# LB who wrassled, was the kid that injured the 🐐 Aaron Bailey which was the reason we didn't win it all in 2012.

Obvious exceptions to the rule

I think his name was Sparty Chino from WWS. He was 5’6 maybe a buck and a half!!

 

[stripes13]

I think way to much thought is being put into this, playing other sports is good, period.

There’s a Twitter/X account that’ll post stats on the amount of players drafted in that years NFL Draft who were multi-sport athletes. Something like 65-75%. Track and wrestling are always the highest.