NFL players in ‘the best shape of my life’

Way back in May, in fact, Dez Bryant got the annual training camp platitude parade started early when he proclaimed: “I am in the best shape that I’ve ever been in” just a few days after Dallas VP Stephen Jones mentioned that the team’s All-Pro wideout might not have been in, ya know, “his best shape last year.” BS Line: “He came back in the best shape of his life,” said Chiefs special-teams coach Dave Toub at the start of camp.

BS Line: “This is actually the best shape I’ve been in for the beginning of camp for the first five days,” Gronk told Sirius Radio during camp.

BS Line: “I would say this is the best shape I’ve seen him in,” coach Mike McCarthy said at the start of camp.

BS Line: This is “probably the best shape I’ve been in,” the Texans wideout told reporters at the start of camp after wowing the not-easily-wowed Bill O’Brien.

BS Line: “I would say he’s in the best shape of his life,” Ravens coach John Harbaugh told reporters about his running back in June.

BS Line: The Detroit linebacker is in the “best shape of his professional career,” the Lions’ team website reported, a statement backed up by coach Jim Caldwell.

BS Line: “Right now I’m in the best shape I’ve been in a long time,” the Dolphins left tackle told reporters in May after the team drafted a tackle in the first round.

BS Line: “Feel good, feel great, probably the best shape I’ve ever been in,” the Browns DB told reporters in camp after explaining he’s gained about 10 pounds of muscle in the offseason.

BS Line: “I haven’t been in shape like this since coming out of college,” the Super Bowl MVP told reporters at the start of camp after a jam-packed offseason spent away from the facility.