I am a retired NFL player and I was a lineman. In this article I am going to explain what you need to do to become a lineman in the NFL.
First of all, to be an NFL a lineman you must have heart and passion as this is the most important part of being a NFL lineman. Heart and passion for the game and winning is more important than size and strength. Good looks will not help you but looking mean will help (thats a joke).
The average lineman is 6’0 to 6’8 tall and weighs 290 to 350 lbs and all NFL lineman fall into this range. If you are 58 and 165 lbs, being an NFL lineman is not in your genes or your future. I have always felt that linemen are footballs blue collar workers. We perform the hard dirty work that must be done for the team to be successful but we almost never receive any glory. While quarterbacks and wide receivers get all the attention, we do all the hard hitting and our bodies take the most physical stress and damage.
To be an NFL lineman, you absolutely must work on your strength. While you are in high school and college, it is essential that you work continuously with strength coaches. There are three cores areas of the body that...