CLEMSON – Clemson center Sean Pollard was walking by a mirror following spring practice, and he didn’t like what he saw. He saw a football player who was too heavy and not healthy, so he decided to do something about it.
This past week, a leaner and healthier Pollard spoke with the media about his transition from an offensive lineman that carried too much weight – he said he was around 333 pounds at the end of the spring – to the 302-pound player you see today.
“After this spring, I looked at myself in the mirror I looked at myself and said, 'You're not who you need to be.