re: Why isn't obesity/heart disease in the NFL a bigger media target?

Most O-linemen and D-linemen would be considered obese by any metric commonly practiced. It's one of the reasons there are so many injuries at these positions. Human joints were not meant to support 300-350lbs given the stresses they put their bodies under. Many players like Michael Strahan have slimmed down at the tail end of their careers to add years to their careers