Hey, Big Show! LaQuan McGowan could be coming for you

Apr 28, 2016

LaQuan McGowan wants a shot at the “Big Show.”

The truth is McGowan really doesn’t know much about professional wrestling. But Baylor’s 6-foot-6, 405-pound big fella heard there’s a guy out there — the WWE’s Paul “Big Show” Wight checks in at 7 feet and more than 440 pounds – who’s bigger than him. So McGowan wants a piece of him in the squared circle.

“I just think that would be fun,” McGowan said. “That’s going on my bucket list: Wrestle somebody bigger than me.”

But first, McGowan wants a shot at the NFL. The biggest pass-catcher college football has ever seen has no idea where he’s going or how long it’s going to last. He should find out Saturday, during day three of the NFL draft. In early April, McGowan said he was thinking of a backup plan, just in case: pro wrestling.

“I definitely do not want to work an 8-to-5 job,” he said.

McGowan wants to make it clear that Plan A has not changed. He hopes to become a late-round draft pick or priority free agent. He wants to go to an organization that takes him seriously, one willing to invest time into developing his unusual talents.

He became a viral sensation and fan favorite as a tight end/offensive lineman at Baylor. What would he be in the NFL? Scouts have suggested …

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