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DAVIE, Fla., Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Life was literally in a bubble Saturday night at Miami Dolphins training camp. The Dolphins were forced into its practice bubble due to rain. As the media and fans piled in, one man stuck out: "The Big Show."
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The 7-foot tall WWE star obviously made fans look miniature, but he also dwarfed even the largest professional football players.
According to the WWE official website, Paul Wight a.k.a. "The Big Show," weighs 441 pounds. WWE reports his shoe size at 22 EEEEE and he sports a 64-inch chest. Wight was a 7-time World Champion as "The Big Show."
His biggest fans on the team: wide receiver Jarvis Landry and center Mike Pouncey.
"I remember being a kid, watching him choke slam people and pin people down, having the opportunity to finally meet him and shake his hands," Landry said. "His hands are bigger than mine. He's a bigger man than I am."
Landry stands at just 5-foot-11.
"You gotta love the energy of the athletes themselves," Wight said Saturday. "These are some tremendous athletes, great guys, and a great representation of their community."
"I think the Dolphins are going to do very well," Wight said. "I'm never one to jinx anybody's season or performances, but I think the new coach has the right energy and right positive attitude and you can see just from watching this practice a little bit that I've been around. I was hyped on the sidelines and I'm an old man. That energy is coming down from the coach all the way down to the players. You're hyped in practice, you're working hard, and you're playing hard. That translates to wins. I would definitely say the Dolphins are going to do fantastic."
Wight, 44, said his favorite Dolphins player of all-time is Dan Marino. He said he is "becoming" a Dolphins fan since moving to South Florida.
But don't expect a try-out for the offensive line.
"I don't think they want me," Wight said. "Unless they plant me in the ground like a carrot, I don't think I'm going to do any good."
Pouncey has met few people bigger than himself.
"I was a big fan," Pouncey said. "Like I said, we watched (wrestling) my whole childhood growing up. We used to always look up those guys. Wrestling was like the biggest deal when we were kids. To see these guys – and finally meet them – he's everything I expected to be."
"He's probably one of the three dudes I've ever met in my life that's bigger than me. I was happy to meet him. Like I said, I was a big fan my whole life. He's a very kind guy. You can tell why he was very successful in the sport."
