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LOOK: Former Packers DT Gilbert Brown gets his leg molded for Pro Football HOF

Wade-Peeryby:Wade Peery02/22/23
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The Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio is home to a number of different exhibits to show NFL fans just how big the players truly are. One mammoth of a human being was former Green Bay Packers defensive tackle Gilbert Brown, who tipped the scales at 6-foot-2, 345-pounds. On Wednesday afternoon, the Hall of Fame tweeted an image of Brown getting his leg molded, so that fans could see just how huge he was–up close and in person.

Check it out below.

Brown was basically a human wall in the middle of the Packers’ defensive line, playing in 125 games for Green Bay during his career, with 103 starts. He also played in 15 playoff games for the Packers’ franchise during his impressive career. For a player his size, Brown was blessed with a remarkably quick first step.

He had an up-and-down career in which he had some issues managing his weight. He still lasted 10 seasons, longer than just about any other defensive tackle in Packers’ history, other than two players, one of which ended up in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Brown racked up 99 tackles and seven tackles for loss during the 125 games in his career.

He was inducted into the Packers Hall of Fame in 2008.

Brown played his college football for the Kansas Jayhawks. He started all but two games in four seasons there, finishing his career with 168 tackles, career tackles for loss — 30, and had 7.5 career sacks. His sophomore year, Brown earned Co-Defensive Most Valuable Player honors for the Jayhawks. He started nine games at nose guard as a freshman.

Brown played his high school football at Mackenzie High School (Detroit, Michigan), racking up 189 tackles and 19 sacks during his career there. A standout track athlete as well, he also competed in the shot put.