Eddie Lacy looks as if he will make good on his head coach's public orders at the end of last season to come back to the Green Bay Packers in better shape. Lacy appeared in a fan's photo taken last week that started circulating via Twitter today.
Lacy's weight gain was widely publicized last season in part because the running back shared details of his eating habits on social media. After a season in which Lacy's production dropped in just about every statistical category, Mike McCarthy plainly stated the running back had "a lot of work to do."
Hey, look at Eddie Lacy..... https://t.co/vMPihKsHEv pic.twitter.com/aGcWQCRPAr
— Journal Sentinel (@journalsentinel) March 24, 2016
The fan in the photo is Jeff Engen, who said he met Lacy while eating sushi at a restaurant in Malibu, Calif., called Nobu. "He looked really fit and looked like he lost a lot of weight," Engen said. "Eddie was eating fish, was really friendly and conducting himself as a class act.... I'm 5"9', 185 pounds and he is much thinner than me."
Eddie Lacy is hitting his offseason targets, Mike McCarthy says https://t.co/SPBifMiTZR pic.twitter.com/TnzQlQJ4iv — Packers News (@PGPackersNews) March 22, 2016
Months after his season-ending press conference, McCarthy said during the scouting combine Lacy had consulted with Tony Horton, the founder of the PX90, during the offseason. Earlier this week, the coach said he had seen photos that emerged online and that Lacy "looked good."
Lacy has not formally addressed his offseason weight loss effort, but TMZ approached him at Los Angeles International Airport recently to ask him about his slimmed-down figure.
"I don't know," he said when asked about how much weight he lost. "I don't do scales."
He added, "I feel great, I'm alive."
Lacy ran for more than 1,100 yards in each of his first two seasons in the NFL before his rushing yards dipped to 758 last year. He also saw his touchdown total drop from 20 over his first two seasons to three last year. Lacy acknowledged he did not handle well the ankle, groin and rib injuries that bothered him during the season, indicating he learned hard lessons in the process.
Cheeseburger Eddie clearly will not be reporting to camp this year, as Quinoa Eddie has taken his roster spot.
