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May 20, 2008

"I am in favor of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being." --Abraham Lincoln

The 247 Pound Vegan

The protein-rich bounty of the football training table is supposed to grow the biggest and strongest athletes in professional sports. Kansas City Chiefs tight-end Tony Gonzalez was afraid it was going to kill him. So last year, on the eve of the biggest season of his career, Mr. Gonzalez decided to try going vegan. Could an all-star National Football League player, all 6-foot, 5-inches and 247 pounds of him, live on a plant-based diet and still excel in one of the most punishing jobs in sports? It turns he had a banner year and made it to the NFL record book!