Chicago Bears Have Leonard Floyd on “All You Can Eat” Diet
Leonard Floyd needs to gain weight, so the Chicago Bears are letting him eat whatever and whenever he wants.
The phrase “all you can eat” is possibly the greatest in the world. Although, you don’t usually see it in the same sentence as “diet.” Something about eating whatever you want, whenever you want doesn’t fit with the stereotype of drinking kale smoothies or cutting carbs out of your daily consumption.
For Chicago Bears rookie Leonard Floyd, he has specifically been instructed to gain weight however he can. He’s reportedly been told to eat every couple of hours by the team, who set alarms on his phone for when he should eat whatever is around him.
The former Georgia linebacker came into the NFL Combine at 244 lbs, which is considered a bit underweight for an NFL outside linebacker. He appears incredibly lanky, so adding some good weight will help him in the NFL.
To put it into perspective, Khalil Mack weighted 251 lbs when he came out of Buffalo two years ago.
Drafted with the ninth overall pick in last months NFL Draft, Floyd is expected to be the back-up to veteran Lamarr Houston at outside linebacker and eventually take over to hep provide Chicago some much-needed pass rush.
Chicago was 22nd in sacks last year, as they only reached the quarterback 35 times. Lamarr Houston led the team with 8 of the 35 sacks, while Willie Young and Pernell McPhee also contributed to combine for 12.5 sacks.
Floyd is one of the few remaining first round picks to not have signed an NFL contract. In 2015, Clemson linebacker Vic Beasley (who was taken eight overall) signed a 4 year, $14,495,228 contract with the Atlanta Falcons, including a $8,801,984 signing bonus, $14,495,228 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,623,807. Floyd could easily be looking in that price range.
Since the latest collective bargaining agreement (CBA) was signed, each draft slot has an assigned contract value range to work with.
The Bears have also yet to sign third round pick Jonathan Bullard, the defensive end coming out of Florida.