Saquon Barkley, New York Giants
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When Saquon Barkley was a superstar running back at Penn State, many of his teammates said that he would prefer to work out with the tight ends and linebackers — who tend to be stronger than the skill position guys — and he would absolutely humiliate everyone when he walked in the weight room.
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At the NFL combine, he did 29 repetitions of 225lbs on the bench press (that’s 10 more reps than linebacker Tremaine Edmunds, one of the top linebackers in the 2018 NFL Draft). In the off-season, Barkley was recorded carrying a 225lb “trap bar” up a steep hill, as part of a workout.
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