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All right, all right, all right.
In his interview Kudla said that the Browns were the first team to talk to him...
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Nice flashback from Max Emfinger
Mike Kudla was an amazing physical specimen as a senior in high school in 2001 and he is certainly one now as he has just broken the NFL Scouting Combine record of reps on the 225 pound bench press!
Mike Kudla was an amazing physical specimen as a senior in high school in 2001 and he is certainly one now as he has just broken the NFL Scouting Combine record of reps on the 225 pound bench press! IS MIKE KUDLA THE STRONGEST FOOTBALL PLAYER ON THE PLANET?
COLUMBUS, Ohio - On Tuesday February 28, 2006, Mike Kudla, a defensive end from Ohio State tied the NFL Scouting Combine record for reps of 225 pounds when he did an amazing 45 reps. Kudla was actually a little disappointed that he didn't do better, but I can certainly understand his feelings. I will never forget my first story that I wrote on Mike Kudla. I found it and thought that you might like to Re-Visit him with a recruiting story from back in 2001.
MARCH 1, 2006
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Mike Kudla (6-4, 235, 4.46) from Medina Highland, Ohio is one of the most incredible physical specimens that I have ever seen play. He is also the strongest football player that I have ever heard of in high school. Today, he has given Coach Jim Tressel a verbal commitment to play his college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]On Thursday, Coach Tressel came back to Columbus from his vacation to meet with Mike and his parents, Paul and Mary Fran Kudla. "This was actually an academic meeting, but Coach Tressel came back from his vacation to meet with us," said Paul Kudla. "He spent one and a half hours with us and we all were very impressed."[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"Coach Tressel explained to us that the Big-10 offenses were changing and that the defenses would also have to make a change to battle them," said Kudla. "Coach Tressel told me that at least two more of the Big-10 offenses were going to change to a passing-type of spread offense and that the rush-end position would become one of their most important defensive positions. It would be just like the similar positions in the SEC at Florida or Tennessee and also at Florida State."[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"He said that with my size, speed, and strength, I would make a great defensive rush end. I would play about 65% of the time as a stand-up defensive end and play the other 35% as an outside linebacker. I really like their defensive scheme and it would give me a quicker chance to get on the field as a true freshman and that is very important to me," said Kudla.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]This remarkable athlete can bench press 485 pounds, dead-lift 575 pounds, and squat another 600 pounds. So how did he get this strong?.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"I’ve worked very hard," says Kudla. "I’ve been lifting weights since the fifth grade. I also helped a teammate, Bobby Guccion, bail hay on his 1,100-acre farm."[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]When a kid lifts 5,000 bales of hay during the summer, you must realize that he might get a little stronger than the kid who is at home watching the television. Then, when you realize that each bail of hay weighs from 70-80 pounds, then we are really talking about throwing some weight around. If each bale of hay was only 70 pounds and he did 5,000 of them, which he did, then Kudla threw 350,000 pounds of hay around last summer. Now remember! This was before he went to his afternoon weight training class.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"It’s funny, because people don’t believe me when I tell them that what I am benching," said Kudla. "Mike Kudla is unbelievably strong," says another teammate Chris Coleman. "He probably bench presses more than any two players put together and he’ll probably be benching 500 pounds by next year." [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]His weight room performance is already mind-boggling and the performance would put most NFL Scouting Combines in awe. He has already done 30 reps of 225-pounds. His chest measures 56 inches and his waist is a slim 34 inches. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Some recruiting services did not feel that Mike Kudla belonged on their initial National Top 100 and so they left him off. My Recruiting Service evaluated him in two games on game tape and deemed him as one of the finest football players in this recruiting class, obviously making The National Top 100. Kudla is also a valued member of our USATODAY.com Top 125. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Since his name did not get out there to the coaches until the evaluation periods began in May, he did not have as much attention and publicity as other linebackers in the country. When the word did finally get out, around 80 different college coaches traveled to Medina in May to see this linebacker phenom.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"I ran two 4.5’s at the Ohio State Camp, and they were after we had done a lot of drills," said Kudla. "They wanted to see how fast we could run in the fourth quarter when we were tired. That was a pretty good time, but my best time in the forty is a 4.46 that I ran this spring in practice."[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"The sky is the limit for Mike Kudla," Head Coach John Hopkins said. "With his work ethic, anything is possible. The way he approaches the weight room, the way he approaches his playing, and the way he approaches his schoolwork, he doesn’t do anything halfway." [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Kudla carries a great 3.86 GPA in college prep courses and he has already scored an impressive 29 on his ACT test.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]He had around 40 scholarship offers before he decided on the Buckeyes. Kudla will add another piece to a Special recruiting class that may go down as the greatest Buckeye recruiting class in history. Kudla also may become one of the strongest players in Buckeye history.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Mike Kudla (6-4, 235, 4.46) of Medina Highland, Ohio has already committed to the Ohio State Buckeyes. He has played middle linebacker for his entire football career, but the Bucks wanted him to play defensive end for them so he has already changed to that position.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]On the third play of the second game this year, Kudla broke his hand, but stayed in the game, and finished with 17 tackles of which 10 tackles were of the solo variety.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]In the third game, playing with a soft cast on his broken hand, he logged 23 tackles of which 15 were solo. He also caused a fumble and forced a fumble.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Since Ohio State Head Coach Jim Tressel recruited Kudla as a defensive end, he has changed to that position in high school, but he still plays both middle linebacker on some plays and defensive end on others.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"I really love playing defensive end and I can see why it is such an important position in college," says Kudla. "I will play both positions at Ohio State, but I will probably play defensive end about 65% of the time."[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Kudla is having another sensational year as a senior. After nine games, he had already recorded 180 tackles of which 105 tackles were of the first hit or solo variety. He also had 20 tackles for a loss, with four sacks, 23 quarterback hurries, two caused fumbles, two recovered fumbles, one interception and one fumble recovery for a 38 yard touchdown.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Kudla still remains as my #1 defensive end in the country.[/FONT]
Mike Kudla was an amazing physical specimen as a senior in high school in 2001 and he is certainly one now as he has just broken the NFL Scouting Combine record of reps on the 225 pound bench press!
Mike Kudla was an amazing physical specimen as a senior in high school in 2001 and he is certainly one now as he has just broken the NFL Scouting Combine record of reps on the 225 pound bench press!
COLUMBUS, Ohio - On Tuesday February 28, 2006, Mike Kudla, a defensive end from Ohio State tied the NFL Scouting Combine record for reps of 225 pounds when he did an amazing 45 reps. Kudla was actually a little disappointed that he didn't do better, but I can certainly understand his feelings. I will never forget my first story that I wrote on Mike Kudla. I found it and thought that you might like to Re-Visit him with a recruiting story from back in 2001.
MARCH 1, 2006
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Is Mike Kudla the strongest in the country?[/FONT]
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Max Emfinger
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Max Emfinger
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]August 3, 2001[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Mike Kudla (6-4, 235, 4.46) from Medina Highland, Ohio is one of the most incredible physical specimens that I have ever seen play. He is also the strongest football player that I have ever heard of in high school. Today, he has given Coach Jim Tressel a verbal commitment to play his college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]On Thursday, Coach Tressel came back to Columbus from his vacation to meet with Mike and his parents, Paul and Mary Fran Kudla. "This was actually an academic meeting, but Coach Tressel came back from his vacation to meet with us," said Paul Kudla. "He spent one and a half hours with us and we all were very impressed."[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"Coach Tressel explained to us that the Big-10 offenses were changing and that the defenses would also have to make a change to battle them," said Kudla. "Coach Tressel told me that at least two more of the Big-10 offenses were going to change to a passing-type of spread offense and that the rush-end position would become one of their most important defensive positions. It would be just like the similar positions in the SEC at Florida or Tennessee and also at Florida State."[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"He said that with my size, speed, and strength, I would make a great defensive rush end. I would play about 65% of the time as a stand-up defensive end and play the other 35% as an outside linebacker. I really like their defensive scheme and it would give me a quicker chance to get on the field as a true freshman and that is very important to me," said Kudla.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]This remarkable athlete can bench press 485 pounds, dead-lift 575 pounds, and squat another 600 pounds. So how did he get this strong?.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"I’ve worked very hard," says Kudla. "I’ve been lifting weights since the fifth grade. I also helped a teammate, Bobby Guccion, bail hay on his 1,100-acre farm."[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]When a kid lifts 5,000 bales of hay during the summer, you must realize that he might get a little stronger than the kid who is at home watching the television. Then, when you realize that each bail of hay weighs from 70-80 pounds, then we are really talking about throwing some weight around. If each bale of hay was only 70 pounds and he did 5,000 of them, which he did, then Kudla threw 350,000 pounds of hay around last summer. Now remember! This was before he went to his afternoon weight training class.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"It’s funny, because people don’t believe me when I tell them that what I am benching," said Kudla. "Mike Kudla is unbelievably strong," says another teammate Chris Coleman. "He probably bench presses more than any two players put together and he’ll probably be benching 500 pounds by next year." [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]His weight room performance is already mind-boggling and the performance would put most NFL Scouting Combines in awe. He has already done 30 reps of 225-pounds. His chest measures 56 inches and his waist is a slim 34 inches. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Some recruiting services did not feel that Mike Kudla belonged on their initial National Top 100 and so they left him off. My Recruiting Service evaluated him in two games on game tape and deemed him as one of the finest football players in this recruiting class, obviously making The National Top 100. Kudla is also a valued member of our USATODAY.com Top 125. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Since his name did not get out there to the coaches until the evaluation periods began in May, he did not have as much attention and publicity as other linebackers in the country. When the word did finally get out, around 80 different college coaches traveled to Medina in May to see this linebacker phenom.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"I ran two 4.5’s at the Ohio State Camp, and they were after we had done a lot of drills," said Kudla. "They wanted to see how fast we could run in the fourth quarter when we were tired. That was a pretty good time, but my best time in the forty is a 4.46 that I ran this spring in practice."[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"The sky is the limit for Mike Kudla," Head Coach John Hopkins said. "With his work ethic, anything is possible. The way he approaches the weight room, the way he approaches his playing, and the way he approaches his schoolwork, he doesn’t do anything halfway." [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Kudla carries a great 3.86 GPA in college prep courses and he has already scored an impressive 29 on his ACT test.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]He had around 40 scholarship offers before he decided on the Buckeyes. Kudla will add another piece to a Special recruiting class that may go down as the greatest Buckeye recruiting class in history. Kudla also may become one of the strongest players in Buckeye history.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Mike Kudla is having a phenomenal season[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]October 26, 2001[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Mike Kudla (6-4, 235, 4.46) of Medina Highland, Ohio has already committed to the Ohio State Buckeyes. He has played middle linebacker for his entire football career, but the Bucks wanted him to play defensive end for them so he has already changed to that position.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]On the third play of the second game this year, Kudla broke his hand, but stayed in the game, and finished with 17 tackles of which 10 tackles were of the solo variety.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]In the third game, playing with a soft cast on his broken hand, he logged 23 tackles of which 15 were solo. He also caused a fumble and forced a fumble.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Since Ohio State Head Coach Jim Tressel recruited Kudla as a defensive end, he has changed to that position in high school, but he still plays both middle linebacker on some plays and defensive end on others.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"I really love playing defensive end and I can see why it is such an important position in college," says Kudla. "I will play both positions at Ohio State, but I will probably play defensive end about 65% of the time."[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Kudla is having another sensational year as a senior. After nine games, he had already recorded 180 tackles of which 105 tackles were of the first hit or solo variety. He also had 20 tackles for a loss, with four sacks, 23 quarterback hurries, two caused fumbles, two recovered fumbles, one interception and one fumble recovery for a 38 yard touchdown.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Kudla still remains as my #1 defensive end in the country.[/FONT]
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crazybuckfan40
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That is a nice find Grad. It is amazing that he was that strong right out of high school.
I can't imagine what might have been with his career if not for the set backs he had.
I wish him the best in the NFL, and a first day draft pick hopefully.
I can't imagine what might have been with his career if not for the set backs he had.
I wish him the best in the NFL, and a first day draft pick hopefully.
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Sheesh, do you even read anything beofre posting?
"Mike Kudla (6-4, 235, 4.46) of Medina Highland, Ohio has already committed to the Ohio State Buckeyes. He has played middle linebacker for his entire football career, but the Bucks wanted him to play defensive end for them so he has already changed to that position."
"Since Ohio State Head Coach Jim Tressel recruited Kudla as a defensive end, he has changed to that position in high school, but he still plays both middle linebacker on some plays and defensive end on others."
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BuckTwenty
Parties with Pete Johnson's Beard
Sheesh, do you even read anything beofre posting?
"Mike Kudla (6-4, 235, 4.46) of Medina Highland, Ohio has already committed to the Ohio State Buckeyes. He has played middle linebacker for his entire football career, but the Bucks wanted him to play defensive end for them so he has already changed to that position."
"Since Ohio State Head Coach Jim Tressel recruited Kudla as a defensive end, he has changed to that position in high school, but he still plays both middle linebacker on some plays and defensive end on others."
Rats. You beat me to the punch, Mili
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