They Skipped Him for Being ‘Too Heavy’—So He Taped That Article to His Locker for 2 Years

Two years ago, an NFL scouting report labeled Anthony Belton “undisciplined and too heavy for pro-level agility.” They didn’t even invite him to a major Combine.

Belton didn’t fight back on social media. He didn’t post a rant or go live with a rebuttal. He walked into the locker room, printed the article, and taped it right at eye level.

Every morning. Every practice. Every loss. Every win. That piece of paper stared him down.

“It wasn’t hate,” Belton says. “It was fuel.”

He overhauled his diet. Woke up at 4:45 a.m. to run hills. Switched from fast food to fish, weights to resistance bands, anger to patience. His weight dropped, but his hunger rose.

By the time the 2025 Draft arrived, Belton was leaner, faster, and more technically sound than any lineman in his conference. The Packers called his name in Round 2.

And yes—the article was still taped up, even in the hotel room on draft night.

“I wanted to walk into the NFL with their voices still ringing,” he said. “So I could make them eat every word.”

Now, he’s Jordan Love’s primary shield. The man once labeled too slow is now the fastest off the snap in Packers camp.

His story isn’t about revenge—it’s about transformation. And grit. The kind of grit that quietly builds legends.