Jared Lorenzen will be featured on ESPN Sunday.
Lorenzen’s football career and weight-loss journey will be the subject of a segment on the World Wide Leader’s E:60 documentary series E:60. ESPN has released a couple preview clips of the show, including one which reveals Lorenzen was up to 296 pounds at Kentucky, but Wildcats coaches didn’t care “as long as he could throw.”
Roughly a year ago, Lorenzen launched an online series “The Jared Lorenzen Project” which chronicled his weight-loss journey. He revealed that he avoided stepping on a scale for eight years after his NFL career ended in 2008 and learned he had gained more than 200 pounds. He shared an update earlier this year revealing he had already lost 100 pounds.
Clips from the E:60 episode can be seen below:
In the year 2000, as a redshirt freshman, @JaredLorenzen22 was named the starting QB at @UKFootball. The era of ‘Hefty Lefty’ (and other nicknames) had begun. pic.twitter.com/noWlmucdUj
— E:60 (@E60) July 19, 2018
.@JaredLorenzen22 aka “The Hefty Lefty” was a legend at @UKFootball. Now he’s in the fight of his life. pic.twitter.com/M5kcHMWsZ5
— E:60 (@E60) July 17, 2018
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