The Legend Of Tristan Wirfs Grows
April 25th, 2021
Feat of strength.
The Bucs really do have their own version of Paul Bunyan. Or Bigfoot.
How many guys carry around a tree just for the hell of it? Might be a dead tree, but a tree no less. Well, the Bucs have such a guy.
Bucs right tackle Tristan Wirfs is famous for Twitter videos of his mind-blowing feats of strength when pumping weights. And from time to time, the 6-5, 320-pound manchild will jump out of a shallow pool filled shoulder-deep with water. Just try jumping out of an empty pool in the kiddie section.
Well ,now you can add a Sasquatch-like stunt to Wirfs’ legacy. Last night someone Twittered a photo of Wirfs carrying around a tree. Yes, a tree!
Wirfs has what looks to be a dead tree around 30- or 35-foot in length straddled onto his shoulders. Not only does the thing have to weigh hundreds of pounds, he’s balancing the damn thing. How he lifted that up onto his shoulders is beyond Joe’s comprehension.
If Wirfs isn’t one of your favorite young Bucs, Joe wonders if you like football.
Seeing this photo reminded Joe of a favorite “Six Million Dollar Man” episode, where Bigfoot (played by Andre the Giant) fought Steve Austin and swung a dead tree — much like Wirfs has on his shoulders — at Austin like a baseball bat.
Joe still wants to see Vita Vea and Wirfs in an Oklahoma drill. NFL strongman Roger Goodell can go jump in the Hudson River.
A whole tree.@TristanWirfs74 x @Carhartt x @dickssportingss pic.twitter.com/sTWXWmbKbO
— Jenna Nobles (@JennaONobles) April 24, 2021
April 25th, 2021 at 12:13 am
Jason Licht just texted him “Knock it off!”
April 25th, 2021 at 12:27 am
Hahahahaha…you go Tristan….most of you dont know but unorthodox training produces unorthodox results….whatever it takes. Beast mode, warrior code, sniper code….you dial in lol
April 25th, 2021 at 12:44 am
Yawn … Jump out of a pool, with a tree on your shoulders, with a tree house, with kids in the tree house, and I’ll be impressed.
April 25th, 2021 at 1:21 am
Now we see if Jason can find a “Babe the Blue Ox” in this draft to go along with Tristan “Bunyan” Should be some trading and hornswoggling going on in this draft from Jason to see if he can somehow get a stud player or 2 even though picking as the Champs in each round. GO BUCS!!!!!
April 25th, 2021 at 1:35 am
I got you covered August….a guy to play on the O line right there with Wirfs…Landon Dickerson….youtube some vids of him, you’ll see.
April 25th, 2021 at 1:39 am
eh my comments are always in moderation lately, lol, all good…im back to watching yachts for sale on youtube….ill buy one eventually, when i retire in 20 yrs.
April 25th, 2021 at 3:06 am
wow, wild wookie wirfs wilderbeasting….whoa
April 25th, 2021 at 4:07 am
LOL
April 25th, 2021 at 4:44 am
Can we get an NFL’s strongest man competition in the offseason?
April 25th, 2021 at 6:28 am
Pretty cool, but have you ever seen Durable Donnie lifting his full plate of food at the Golden Corral?
Now that’s impressive….
April 25th, 2021 at 6:42 am
Big deal. I do that every Christmas. 😉
April 25th, 2021 at 6:48 am
True story: my great grandfather died from a hernia sustained by carrying… a telephone pole home for fire wood.
April 25th, 2021 at 7:00 am
Not only best 1st round pick the Buc’s have ever had but would also be an MVP at an outdoor campsite!
April 25th, 2021 at 7:21 am
“SlyPirate” , the video of him jumping out of the 3 ft. end of a pool didn’t impress you ? YOU try doing that ! And remember he weighs in at over 300 pds. !
April 25th, 2021 at 7:25 am
@geno…. He is nowhere close to hall of fame status yet lol. Far from the best first round pick the Bucs have ever had….. FAR FROM IT
April 25th, 2021 at 7:32 am
BucFan4Life: Sarcasm
April 25th, 2021 at 7:37 am
Looks like a dead Hemlock or White Pine. And looks like he is in the Northwoods, or more likely the Northwest woods.
And Hfx..Just a PSA…if the creosoted and anti-termite chemical filled telephone pole didn’t get him from the weight, the chemicals in the smoke sooner or later likely would have. Telephone poles…Railroad ties… pressure treated lumber. No thanks.
April 25th, 2021 at 7:38 am
As firewood that is…
April 25th, 2021 at 7:39 am
Absolute props to Jason Licht for rising from the ashes to become the best GM in the league almost overnight. I have no doubt he will totally knock it out of the park in the draft this week.
April 25th, 2021 at 7:53 am
@mark2001
They don’t treat the cedar poles, still.
April 25th, 2021 at 8:00 am
Lol.. I’m not going to look it up but what was the knock on him pre draft that had others rated before him ?
We still need interior OL help C/G
I am imagining Wirfs lined up next to VV in some goal line short yardage packages
April 25th, 2021 at 8:10 am
geno711,
I love Wirfs but the best 1st round pick we ever had was our 1st one.
Lee Roy Selmon.
You must be young.
😉
April 25th, 2021 at 8:12 am
SB – I think the knock on him was his technique or not enough upside. He’s an athletic freak of nature and glad that NYG, NYJ, and CLE passed on him.
I would like to have Licht draft a young OG/C to replace Cappa and Jensen in the ’22 season
April 25th, 2021 at 8:50 am
2nd that D LaRue, Wirfs is awesome, but Leroy is the GOAT draft pick for the Bucs, made by Ron Wolf and company. GO BUCS!!!!
April 25th, 2021 at 9:03 am
Better, stronger, faster. I remember that episode. Getting Andre the Giant to play Bigfoot was genius!!
April 25th, 2021 at 9:07 am
gp… may be, but he didn’t say what the pole was made of. So before burning them, one should make sure it is Western Red Cedar and not treated Pine or Fir.
April 25th, 2021 at 9:12 am
Wow, you guys sure know a lot about wood.
Surprised our resident wood expert Rod Munch hasn’t chimed in yet.
I think he’s an expert on Alabama Black Pine….. from Bessemer, AL.
April 25th, 2021 at 9:19 am
What is the context for this feat? Clearing land? A photo-op? Gathering firewood for ma marshmallow roast?
April 25th, 2021 at 9:22 am
We have two of the biggest, strongest Tackles in Football. They were both just knocking defenders flat, all thru the playoffs!
And Our Guards and center are the best in the league!
Brady really is a genius. He found a team that only need 3 pieces.
A Running back, a WR, and him!
And this year- we should be even better!!
Thank you, jason Licht and the Glazers!!
April 25th, 2021 at 9:38 am
Great, now all the tree huggers will be on his a$$.
April 25th, 2021 at 10:17 am
Glad he’s protecting mr seven rings. Make it 8 babe
April 25th, 2021 at 10:53 am
Guy is a freak. That is a great episode Joe. TW is what we call an old fashioned road greater.
April 25th, 2021 at 11:17 am
Nice to see but please! please! please! be careful big guy…
The Bucs have somewhat of a history or losing young promising players to unfortunate freak accidents/injuries…
See: Kendall Beckwith, Aaron Sears, Brian Price, Cadillac Williams, etc
April 25th, 2021 at 11:48 am
So Wirfs is carrying around trees and Gronk is catching passes thrown from helicopters… take it easy boys!
April 25th, 2021 at 12:03 pm
wirfs can easily carry 30 more pounds on his frame and carry it well
April 25th, 2021 at 12:28 pm
lol MadMax. I’ve been looking at them too for some reason.
April 25th, 2021 at 1:14 pm
Incredible strength coupled with a Wrestling background spells trouble for DEs
April 25th, 2021 at 2:23 pm
He’s becoming one of my favorite Bucs!!!
April 25th, 2021 at 3:19 pm
Irish…that tree is dead, so I doubt the huggers will have a problem. But the tree humpers like Swaggy might be jealous that Wirfs can lift one of his girl friends over his head.
April 25th, 2021 at 3:23 pm
So again I’ll ask……..why can’t he be our LT?
April 25th, 2021 at 5:10 pm
@bo, youtube nautistyles, they do a fantastic job of showcasing different yachts.
@DooshL, it seems possible in the future….and im down with that.
April 25th, 2021 at 10:00 pm
D Smith, Vea, Wirfs competition would be something I’d watch.
April 25th, 2021 at 10:12 pm
Because your favorite player is at left tackle. 🙂 And playing rather well.
And the way Wirfs plays at right tackle, only a moron would want to him. He plays like a Hall of Famer there.
Never try to fix something that’s not broken.
So if you still don’t know, then Joe has to apologize. He can’t help you.
April 26th, 2021 at 2:14 am
No offense Joe, but Wirfs is a beast…if, HUGE if, he can play that LT spot somewhere down the road, im all up for it. I lobbied for him because he has those special genetics. No knock on our man Mr Smith…hes holding it down so far. LT and RT is solid tight right now and you dont want to mess with it, thats for sure.
April 26th, 2021 at 8:33 am
Have to agree with Joe on this. Unless D is no longer doing the job, we shouldn’t even think about it. Anf if D doesn’t do the job and if Wirfs politics for it, then you might think about it. But otherwise, why risk a great thing?