Weighting game: Messner working to bulk up in hopes of making NFL roster

 
By Jenni Carlson
Published: April 26, 2007

NORMAN — Chris Messner follows the same routine every time, loading his first plate with salad, his second with pizza, then finishing with chewy, gooey cinnamon sticks.

For most folks, that would be lunch.

For a recently graduated Oklahoma lineman hoping to hear his name during this weekend's NFL Draft, it is training.

Draft hopefuls go to extremes to make over their bodies. Some spend time at special...


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