Watch: Rams punter Ethan Evans deadlifts 800 pounds in Instagram video
Ethan Evans is at it again.
The Los Angeles Rams punter recently posted an insane weightlifting video on his Instagram of him deadlifting 800 pounds. The impressive feat is an improvement on his earlier best of 775 pounds from a week ago, almost two years after he went viral for deadlifting 770 pounds before his rookie season.
Ethan Evan's… 800 pounds.. unarguably the Strongest Punter in the world… 🌎🦾 pic.twitter.com/pSOlPKpyeS
— Rams Tapes 🇵🇷 (@RamsTapes) February 18, 2025
The post earned some solid feedback from Indianapolis Colts punter and current ESPN personality Pat McAfee.
'🗣🗣 ABSOLUTE DAWG,' McAfee posted.
Rams long snapper Alex Ward also said Evans is 'gonna need a longer bar soon there…'
Evans' Instagram page is littered with weight-lifting videos, including a 671-pound squat. The 6-foot-3, 250-pound punter has consistently used the #puntersarepeopletoo hashtag for his posts, too, to show off the strength of people that play his position.
Evans has been L.A.'s starting punter for 33 games since being drafted in the seventh round in 2023. He's punted 118 times for an average of 47.7 yards per punt during that span as well as kicked 161 kickoffs at an average of 64 yards with an 86.3% touchback rate. Evans' net punt yards of 41.5 in 2024 ranked 15th in the NFL.
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