Bruce Smith shed weight to become NFL's sacks leader

Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Bruce Smith looked in the mirror and saw too much Bruce Smith staring back. Bloated and weighing more than 300 pounds, Smith had just finished his rookie NFL season in 1985. He was still able to manhandle hulking offensive linemen 50 or more pounds heavier than him, but he didn't look like the dominant college player the Buffalo Bills had drafted No. 1 overall. This wouldn't do. The pro career Smith envisioned wasn't going to be derailed by a diet of Doritos. "I wouldn't say there was fear. I would say there was an extreme amount of pressure," Smith said, recalling a key turning point. "When I ballooned up to 310 pounds, I quickly realized I wasn't going to become the player that I wanted to be." Everyone knows what followed: Smith dropped the chips — and 35 pounds. Trimming his 6-foot-4 frame to a lean 275, Smith went on to become the NFL's sacks leader over a 19-ye...