RJ (not THAT RJ) Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Reading this story brough me up short: https://deadspin.com/former-giants-quarterback-jared-lorenzen-dead-at-38-1836095667 Maybe because I'm also an overweight lefty (though older and lighter than Lorenzen), I followed his career with some interest. Now he's dead at 38, his body betraying him at the end. I know he's not a Bill, but there's something poignant in the death of any athlete at a relatively young age. Between this and the story of the Miami player who lost his arm, there's plenty to reflect upon. Life is short. Take care of yourselves, my Bills brethren. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Clocking his throw at 68 mph in loafers and an Oxford seems relevant to another thread here 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 always tuned in for his Kentucky games when they were on 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsfaninChicago Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 I was really sad to hear this. Years I go I saw some clips of him playing and I actually had never seen a QB of that size play professionally before and he was actually pretty productive so I remembered Googling him and found he also was a really wonderful person off the field as well. Thoughts are with him and and his family. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 9 hours ago, RJ (not THAT RJ) said: Reading this story brough me up short: https://deadspin.com/former-giants-quarterback-jared-lorenzen-dead-at-38-1836095667 Maybe because I'm also an overweight lefty (though older and lighter than Lorenzen), I followed his career with some interest. Now he's dead at 38, his body betraying him at the end. I know he's not a Bill, but there's something poignant in the death of any athlete at a relatively young age. Between this and the story of the Miami player who lost his arm, there's plenty to reflect upon. Life is short. Take care of yourselves, my Bills brethren. Damn thats young, sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfi Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Please everybody, eat more responsibly!! The research done by thisCornell scientist is pretty impressive in favor of a long-term plant-based diet: https://www.amazon.com/China-Study-Comprehensive-Nutrition-Implications/dp/1932100660 Check out the 4,000 plus reviews by readers. This book could really change the lives of people battling heart problems, diabetes, and weight issues. cf 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Way too young to pass. I only hope he’s at peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123719bwiqrb Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 16 minutes ago, cfi said: Please everybody, eat more responsibly!! The research done by thisCornell scientist is pretty impressive in favor of a long-term plant-based diet: https://www.amazon.com/China-Study-Comprehensive-Nutrition-Implications/dp/1932100660 Check out the 4,000 plus reviews by readers. This book could really change the lives of people battling heart problems, diabetes, and weight issues. cf Ahhh yes, the old china study. Here is a recent article that you probably won't read: https://chriskresser.com/rest-in-peace-china-study/ 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 33 minutes ago, machine gun kelly said: Way too young to pass. I only hope he’s at peace. ....sure his size has been an ongoing health issue, but for things to have taken a turn for the worse in one short week is tragic......only 38 years young and now gone...RIP young man........ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackOrton Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 1 hour ago, cfi said: Please everybody, eat more responsibly!! The research done by thisCornell scientist is pretty impressive in favor of a long-term plant-based diet: https://www.amazon.com/China-Study-Comprehensive-Nutrition-Implications/dp/1932100660 Check out the 4,000 plus reviews by readers. This book could really change the lives of people battling heart problems, diabetes, and weight issues. cf I don’t think he needed a plant based diet as much as he needed to not be operating at 350+ lbs. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyBeets Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Everyone keeps saying he had a weight issue which was obvious, but more importantly I think he had a major alcohol and drug issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not at the table Karlos Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 50 minutes ago, TonyBeets said: Everyone keeps saying he had a weight issue which was obvious, but more importantly I think he had a major alcohol and drug issue. Anything to back that up? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Not at the table Karlos said: Anything to back that up? ...no mention in this statement.....baseless assumption perhaps....... .."Former NFL quarterback Jared Lorenzen died Wednesday at the age of 38 after battling kidney and heart issues as well as an infection, his family announced." ..how about we remember the lad for some GOOD he tried to do for himself and OTHERS.............. By Jared Schwartz-NY POST JULY 3, 2019 In 2017, then weighing more than 500 pounds, the former Kentucky star launched the “Jared Lorenzen Project” to document his weight loss journey and support others battling with obesity. In a little less than a year, he had lost more than 100 pounds, and his story was documented by ESPN. Edited July 5, 2019 by OldTimeAFLGuy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aristocrat Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 apparently he is partly responbsible for Barstool becoming such a big company. He introduced the Chernin group to Barstool who invested in them and the company has exploded in growth since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 ...pretty cool Jared story............... How Jared Lorenzen inspired so many, including me Tommy Tomlinson | Special to ESPN July 4, 2019 We never got to be friends, exactly. We were more like soldiers who had fought in the same war. We talked in shorthand. I didn't have to explain eating a box of Girl Scout cookies in one sitting. He didn't have to explain trying to find a pair of pants that fit his waist and his thighs at the same time. In a lot of the important ways, we had lived each other's lives. In other ways, we hadn't. Jared Lorenzen had been a star quarterback at Kentucky and won a Super Bowl ring with the New York Giants. I'd had desk jobs my whole life, stringing together words for a living. That's why I was writing about him, instead of the other way around. But when we talked -- and we talked a lot, that spring and summer of 2014 -- I felt like I was talking to a mirror. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/27121708/tommy-tomlinson-how-jared-lorenzen-inspired-many-including-me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fergie's ire Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 I, too, was sad to hear this. I went to UK and was a big fan of the Pillsbury Throwboy...Lots of fun to watch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 4 hours ago, cfi said: Please everybody, eat more responsibly!! The research done by thisCornell scientist is pretty impressive in favor of a long-term plant-based diet: https://www.amazon.com/China-Study-Comprehensive-Nutrition-Implications/dp/1932100660 Check out the 4,000 plus reviews by readers. This book could really change the lives of people battling heart problems, diabetes, and weight issues. If choice between enjoying eating and dying younger or becoming a vegetarian I will choose the former. I like plenty of vegetarian dishes but I know plenty of vegetarians who when they get older just shrivel up because they refuse to eat any animal products. Part of my family in Hong Kong are vegetarians and you can see the difference with same genetics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfi Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Not all vegetarians eat healthy food. But when you do eat healthy vegetarian foods you do not shrivel up. I have been a vegetarian for 40 years. I am 64 . I play tennis three or four times a week. I have not lost any muscle mass. I have no health issues. I take no pills. Be careful about the propaganda by the big animal products industries. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 7 hours ago, cfi said: Please everybody, eat more responsibly!! The research done by thisCornell scientist is pretty impressive in favor of a long-term plant-based diet: https://www.amazon.com/China-Study-Comprehensive-Nutrition-Implications/dp/1932100660 Check out the 4,000 plus reviews by readers. This book could really change the lives of people battling heart problems, diabetes, and weight issues. cf And next week there will be a study and book debunking this as false and saying the opposite. Just like all the diet fads that come and go. There's a diet right now that says it's healthy and safe to eat Bacon, Steak, butter, coconut oil, and heavy cream as long as you don't eat any carbs or sugar! The problem today is that there are so many "experts" out there on the internet to tell you a certain way is fine because they are a "doctor". Excercise (being active) and food moderation are the key cutting out alot of the junk and processed stuff. Problem is this requires will power and effort and isn't as easy as just saying don't eat 'x' or 'y' and the pounds will just fall off. People will always try and tell you their way is the best and works, and they are healthy even if they really aren't. Skinny doesn't equal healthy, just like fat doesn't always mean unhealthy. In this case, he was always big in his playing days then ballooned really big to almost 500lbs they said after his career was done. The very large fluctuations in weight gain and loss may have also taken a toll on him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUFFALOTONE Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Folks, don’t eat trash everyday, moderate yourself and exercise.. you don’t have to be a gym hero but move around. He ate terribly to say the least and it started at a young age. His mother admitted they never made home made meals and the family was enabling him as a youngster. From all accounts a good dude and very sad for his two youngsters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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