{"id":16218,"date":"2016-04-11T16:06:50","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T21:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=16218"},"modified":"2016-04-11T16:06:50","modified_gmt":"2016-04-11T21:06:50","slug":"wwes-next-big-man-star-found-nfl-draft-jim-ross-still-contributing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/04\/11\/wwes-next-big-man-star-found-nfl-draft-jim-ross-still-contributing\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE&#8217;s next big-man star to be found in NFL Draft?, How Jim Ross is still contributing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2633552853\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>If you watched any Baylor or Big 12 college football over the last few years, the giant 410-pound LaQuan McGowan has stood out as a potential big-man wrestler.<\/p>\n<p>McGowan\u00a0hopes to be drafted by an NFL team later this month. But, he told <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sbnation.com\/college-football\/2016\/4\/11\/11393884\/laquan-mcgowan-baylor-tight-end-nfl-draft-wwe\" target=\"_blank\">sports outlet SB Nation<\/a>\u00a0that he recognizes he might have a short career because he does not have a natural position. So, he&#8217;s already thinking about pro wrestling as his next step.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I feel like once that&#8217;s over with, the WWE is calling my name,&#8221; McGowan said. &#8220;I&#8217;ve watched it on TV. I&#8217;ve thought about, &#8216;What would be something good or something that I would enjoy doing for a decent, for a long period of time?&#8217; For big guys in the NFL, they really don&#8217;t last that long.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>McGowan already has ties to WWE legend Mark Henry\u00a0after famously breaking\u00a0Henry&#8217;s Texas powerlifting records in high school. 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