Vince Wilfork is looking svelte, and Bill Belichick took notice.
Wilfork is getting inducted into the Patriots Hall of Fame on Saturday. There were Thursday night festivities where he tried on his red blazer to commemorate the occasion, and the world marveled at how trim he looked.
The former NFL defensive tackles listed playing weight was 325 pounds, but he certainly appears to have dropped a hefty portion of that.
Wilfork revealed that Belichick approached him in Miami last year before a Patriots-Dolphins game and his former coach couldnt believe what he saw.
Bill was being Bill. He was on his treadmill working out, and I was like, I want to go see Coach,' Wilfork recalled. Hes on the treadmill working out, and I come in and hes like, What the f? What??' Wilfork said, according to NBC Sports Boston.
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And Im trying to talk to him, and the only thing he [could] say was, Oh my gosh, you look good! You look like you can still play. And I was like, OK coach, listen, I just came to see you. He couldnt stop saying how good I looked and everything.
Wilfork, however, is not of the belief he could still lace up the cleats.
I was one of those players who said, No matter how old I get, I can play football. That was my mindset, Wilfork said. But Im here to tell you that I cant play. Im officially retired from football. So dont ask me to get in my stance. Dont ask me Do I have one play in me? No. Im just here for looks now.
Wilfork played for the Patriots from 2004 through 2014, before finishing his career with two seasons with the Houston Texans.
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Bill Belichick marveled at Vince Wilfork's weight loss: 'What the f--k?' - New York Post
