Written by Sean Wagner-McGough at CBS Sports.com
Cody Kessler is in the middle of the most important offseason of his professional career. So, the second-year Browns quarterback, who has a chance to win the team’s starting job over Brock Osweiler, DeShone Kizer, and Kevin Hogan, is doing everything in his power to improve after a so-so rookie season.
That includes his diet. On Wednesday, Kessler explained that he followed a strict diet for three straight months. In the process, he revealed that he ate plain whole wheat pasta (with no sauce) every single night.
ESPN’s Pat McManamon provided the list of foods that Kessler consumed every single day for the three-month period:
- At 6:30 a.m., power bar before a workout.
- For breakfast, two scrambled eggs, oatmeal with water only, two pieces of fruit, milk and water.
- Almonds as a midmorning snack.
- For lunch, a turkey and provolone sandwich (nothing else on it), 15 baby carrots, a banana, water and milk.
- Pretzels with peanut butter for a snack.
- For dinner, a cooked chicken breast, spinach (no dressing), plain whole wheat pasta (nothing on it), milk and water.
“I switched it up here and there maybe a couple days, different things,” Kessler said. “But it worked for me. I really stuck with it.”
Kessler’s diet has nothing on Tom Brady’s. Last year, Brady’s personal chef revealed his eating habits.We learned that Brady doesn’t eat or drink:
- White sugar
- White flour
- MSG
- Iodized salt
- Tomatoes (sometimes he cheats)
- Peppers
- Mushrooms
- Eggplants
- Coffee (seriously)
- Cafeeine
- Dairy
- Fruits (for the most part)
- Gluten
Maybe like Brady, Kessler can turn his bland diet into his own food delivery service.First, Kessler will obviously need to establish himself as a star in the league. And before he can do that, he’ll need to hang onto the starting job this summer. Earlier this month, Browns coach Hue Jackson confirmed that the job is Kessler’s to lose.
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