Wes Schweitzer is the Jets' 325-pound offensive lineman whose passion is rock climbing
Briefly

The rope can hold 20,000 pounds, so you're totally safe, totally fine. But every time I fall on the rope, I scream. I'm like, 'Ahhh!' You feel like you're going to die for a second, you know? And people look at you funny, but then you realize other people are screaming, too, because it’s just a natural thing. You're living in the moment and you're trying not to fall and then you fall, so it’s surprising. So, yes, I still get scared.
I'm kind of in uncharted territory. I get messages every day about how much I'm inspiring people. And I'm not trying to do this to be like that for others. But it's really cool that people are looking to me for that because climbing is, well, really hard.
He uses climbing to stay in shape in the offseason for football and regularly posts videos and pictures of his rock-scaling adventures on social media.
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