Eddie Lacy is on target in his fitness plan.
The running back signed an incentive-laden deal with the Seattle Seahawks this spring that included weight clauses. The first benchmark arrived on Monday.
Today marks Seahawks RB Eddie Lacy's first weigh-in for his weight clause incentive. If he weighs 255 pounds or less, he earns $55,000.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) May 15, 2017
So far, so good.
First weigh-in in Seattle done: 253 ✔️ @Lil_Eazy_Ana_42 https://t.co/qMGi1CUJKj
— SportsTrust Advisors (@_SportsTrust) May 15, 2017
Seahawks coach Pete Carroll, meanwhile, sounds like a guy who likes curves.
On @710ESPNSeattle, Pete Carroll was asked about Eddie Lacy: "He looks great. He's huge. And he's going to keep playing huge."
— Sheil Kapadia (@SheilKapadia) May 15, 2017
Last week, Lacy sent a tweet detailing a 30-day workout plan set to begin on June 1 as he attempts to enter training camp in the best shape of his life. That dedication to fitness had to begin sooner for Lacy to cash in on some of the incentive money in his new deal.
Lacy's weight has been something of an ongoing fascination of the football cognoscenti. Back in March, Bob McGinn of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that Lacy weighed in at 267 for one of his free-agent team visits.
Two months later, he's down a dozen. Last season, the Packers listed Lacy at 234, which, c'mon.