The more Penn State defensive line coach Sean Spencer described Anthony Zettel, the more the Lions draft pick started to sound like Bill Brasky, the fictional man whose incredible feats were the topic of bar-room discussions on “Saturday Night Live.”
“You can’t challenge him,” Spencer said, “because if you challenge him, he won’t stop the rest of practice.”
One day, Zettel said he could throw a football 70 yards. Spencer didn’t believe him, but Zettel chucked it to prove him wrong. The 6-foot-4, 277-pound defensive lineman can balance on an exercise ball, too.
On the field, Zettel led the Nittany Lions with three interceptions in 2014 despite playing defensive tackle.