WRESTLING BENEFITS FOOTBALL

Roddy White
Atlanta Falcons Wide Receiver

2x South Carolina State Wrestling Champ

Ray Lewis
Pro Bowl Linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens 

2x Florida 4A State Wrestling Champion at 189 lbs

 

Stephen Neal
New England Patriots Offensive Lineman;
3x Super Bowl Champion

Was a 4x NCAA All-American and 2x National Champion for Cal State – Bakersfield

 1999 World Champion

Lorenzo Neal
4x Pro Bowl Fullback for Baltimore Raven

California State Wrestling Champion

NCAA Division 1 Wrestling All-American

 Ten Good Reasons for Football Players to Wrestle Other Notable Players and Famous Americans 
Agility Endurance ROGER CRAIG John McCain
Quickness Muscular Power RONNIE LOTT Retired Gen. Norman Schwartzkopf
Balance Aggressiveness BO JACKSON Randy Couture
Flexibility Discipline BRUCE SMITH Ludacris
Coordination Winning Attitude WARREN SAPP Kevin Harvick

 

“It’s the attitude. (Wrestling) helps you with your hips, your hands and your balance, but more

than anything it helps you with your attitude,” he said. “A lot of these kids that are basketball

players, we eat those kids up. It’s just our mentality - you’re going to get the job done and

you’re going to punish them.” Roth said his dream partner on the wrestling mat would be Ravens

LB Ray Lewis, himself an accomplished high school wrestler. - Pro Football Weekly

Matt Roth’s (DE - Miami Dolphins)

 

"Wrestling, like football, trains the individual to think and act while in action and under pain."

 

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