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Open Field
The Walk-On Flexes NFL Speed
N.C. State wideout Thayer Thomas turned his once scrawny body into Sunday-ready with a data-driven training approach that he traces all the way back to (checks notes) the fifth grade. It’s the future, he says, for the next generation of athletes.