The Kansas City Chiefs are a lesser team than they used to be, and not just because record-breaking tight end Tony Gonzalez was traded to Atlanta.
Since Todd Haley began his offseason conditioning program, the Chiefs players have shed almost 340 pounds of unwanted fat. The average loss for NFL teams trying to work off winter flab, Haley figures, is about 125-150 pounds.''Physically, conditionally, strengthwise, we look like a different group of players for the most part. We've lost 338 pounds, which is a significant amount of weight.''
Much of the excess poundage has melted away from once-tubby, now-svelte offensive lineman Branden Albert. When he stepped onto the scales in March, the needle didn't stop until it hit 341 and Albert recalls Haley exclaiming, ''Oh, no, no, no, no.''
Now, working with a nutritionist and a team trainer, he's down more than 30 pounds and still going.
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