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Andrew Joseph

Retired lineman Joe Thomas shares the secret behind his incredible transformation

Former Browns offensive tackle Joe Thomas retired in 2017, and during his football career, he played at around 312 pounds. It may come as a surprise to some, but not playing football has done wonders for Thomas’ health.

Back in 2018, Thomas revealed that he had lost 50 pounds since leaving football, but his transformation didn’t stop there. Not even close.

On Saturday, Thomas shared a photo with former teammate Andrew Hawkins, and people couldn’t get over how jacked Thomas is now. He looks like a completely different person.

Take a look at the before and after photos.

Just wow. Great work.

Thomas credited his post-football transformation to cardio (he prefers swimming), a ketogenic diet and some fasting. He lost 25 pounds easily but has had to work incredibly hard since.

That work clearly paid off.

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