Gaines Adams Stopped Eating Crap

The general consensus around the OTAs was that Gaines Adams looked thinner and more athletic than he did last season. Now we know why.

Adams admits that his fast-food diet prevented him from being in optimum shape during his rookie season.

"Oh, it was bad," Adams said of his former eating habits. "I drive by all these McDonald's, and then I see Chick-fil-A. You just want to get a 12-piece (nuggets meal)."

But the 24-year-old has overhauled his diet, all but eliminating his daily burger-joint runs.

I was going to try to help out Adams by citing a recent study where a TV station took dishes from several restaurants in several cities (including Tampa) and found that their calorie and fat content was well over what was advertised. But when you're eating Big Macs, you know full well you're eating pig brains and boot with cole slaw on top, so he's on his own there. At least he wasn't dunking them in batter and deep frying them.

Oh oh. No one tell Jerome Bettis I just said that. He'll have hookers serving him deep fried Big Macs on chocolate trays by the end of the day.