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Auburn DE Carl Lawson ‘smarter’ about offseason approach
- Updated: July 22, 2016
12:03 PM ET
HOOVER, Ala. – Carl Lawson is heading into his fourth season at Auburn. At SEC media days last week, he said he felt more like “a second-year guy.”
That’s because the junior defensive end, ranked No. 2 overall in the ESPN 300 coming out of high school in 2013, has played in just seven games the past two seasons because of injuries. He missed all of 2014 with a torn ACL and missed six games in 2015 with a hip injury. Even when he returned midway through last season, he admits he was only 60 percent healthy.
But some good has come from the time away. Lawson said he has matured as a football player, and he’s changed his approach this offseason as a result. He’s no longer lifting weights and running every chance he gets. Instead, he has spent his weekends stretching or doing yoga or simply resting.
“It wasn’t necessarily because of the injuries,” Lawson said. “It was because I’ve gotten smarter as a player and I’ve seen how stuff affects your body. I’ve gotten bigger, faster, stronger from resting.
“I’ve always been like ‘Oh, I’ve got to do this to get like this.’ Resting, plus taking your workout seriously, is way more effective than just burning your body out.”
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