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Former Patriots running back Stevan Ridley hasn\u2019t forgotten about his welcome from Bill Belichick when New England selected him in the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n
During an appearance on the \u201cGames With Names\u201d podcast, Ridley recalled the ex-Patriots coach putting him in \u201cfat camp\u201d because \u201cI was overweight\u201d as an NFL running back.<\/p>\n
\u201cI guess we\u2019ll start with how Bill put me in fat camp,\u201d Ridley told host Julian Edelman, a former Patriots wideout and his teammate from 2011-2014 in New England \u2014 adding that Belichick wanted him to lose nearly 20 pounds after his LSU tenure. <\/p>\n
\u201cYou have that meeting where you come in there and you\u2019re a rookie and he gives you your playing weight and he brought me into the office because I go into the weight room and [former Patriots strength coach Harold] Nash said, \u2018Hop on the scale, Ridley.\u2019 I hopped on the scale and I\u2019m about 235-238 pounds. I played at LSU around 230 as a running back \u2014 eight pounds is a lot, bro.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2026 I think I was tipping that thing between 235 and 240 pounds\u2026 I\u2019m a big back. Hey, I obviously did something right because coach, you drafted me, you like what you saw.\u201d <\/p>\n
Ridley recalled Nash telling him \u201cyou got some work to do\u201d to meet Belichick\u2019s demand of 220 pounds. <\/p>\n
\u201cHow? I said, \u2018You\u2019re tripping, bro.\u2019 I said nah,\u201d Ridley recalled. \u201c[Nash] said \u2018don\u2019t ask me, I\u2019m telling you what the boss man said.’\u201d<\/p>\n
Ridley said he then went to Belichick\u2019s office to meet with him.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not really as scared\u2026 I\u2019m naive\u2026 I\u2019ll go to talk to Bill,\u201d Ridley said, laughing. \u201c\u2026 I walked in and said coach I need to talk to you about this weight\u2026 and I\u2019m just making sure this is the right weight.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2026 I said [220] is impossible\u2026I\u2019ll bust my ass and do whatever, but can I just tell you a little something about me\u2026 I pulled out my driver\u2019s license. <\/p>\n
Ridley explained that \u201cI was 5-foot-11 and 220 pounds\u201d since he got his driver\u2019s license and this permit.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe kinda smacked his lips and said, \u2018well Rid, I mean, really I think it\u2019s only about $563 per pound, per day that you\u2019re overweight so it\u2019s really up to you.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2026 He was like, \u2018per pound, per day, and he doubled down on it. <\/p>\n
Ridley said he agreed to go to \u201cfat camp\u201d because \u201cI ain\u2019t got money like that\u201d at the time.<\/p>\n
Ridley explained that it required him to change his diet with help of a nutritionist and run before practice, along with other structure and discipline in his training. He added that he was happy he \u201cgot on board\u201d with the program because he was \u201cquick as a cat\u201d after it.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou get to New England and of course you\u2019re going in there and it\u2019s Bill Belichick \u2014 Bill is intimidating,\u201d he said of now-UNC football coach. \u201cYou gotta give it to him. He knows what he\u2019s doing, he has a system in place. You don\u2019t mess with him. You respect him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ridley had 1,263 yards rushing and 12 touchdowns in 2013.<\/p>\n
Ridley was part of the Patriots team that beat the Seahawks in the Super Bowl in the 2014 season, despite suffering a season-ending knee injury in October. <\/p>\n
The Patriots opted not to bring back Ridley during free agency in 2015. He signed with the Jets and briefly spent time with the Lions, Colts, Falcons, Broncos, Vikings and the Steelers.<\/p>\n
He retired after playing the 2018 season with the Steelers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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