Oregon St. DT Stephen Paea Shatters Combine Record On Bench-Press

Oregon State strongman defensive tackle Stephen Paea put on a staggering feat of strength today, shattering the NFL scouting combine bench press record with 49 repetitions of 225 pounds. He broke the previous mark set by Arkansas offensive guard Mitch Petrus, who put up 45 reps. "I did okay, I didn't do great," Paea said. 'I wanted to do 50." Paea underwent surgery after damaging his lateral meniscus in his right knee during a practice drill at the Senior Bowl. A magnetic resonance imaging exam revealed the injury. Initially, Paea was hopeful that it wasn't serious at all.

Source: National Football Post

 

bigger, stronger, faster.... and the guy was a few inches from fifty..... impressive

 

Yeah, but can he catch the ball? :icon_smile:

 

Larry Allen is still stronger..

LOL just playing.. Very impressive!

 

Wow, thats amazing.

 

Actually no, I believe Allen got 47 at the Pro Bowl

 

Um.. Lets see.. Allen was all of about 32 when he did 47. This kid is all of 21? Just sayin..

And unless you can prove that this kid benched more than 692 lbs I am still gonna say Larry Allen is stronger. lol

 

Allen didnt bench that much at the combine when he was 21. Just sayin

 

And actually, Allen did 43, not 47

 

touche... But can you find how much he did bench at the combine?

 

And my point to all this was... Larry Allen is stronger than this kid.. lol Didn't want to turn this into a pissing match.

 

I dont know where they would have those results

 

Me either. Dude, as impressive as this kid was Larry Allen did 43 reps after being in the league for 12 seasons. That is a fact, and I would like to see if this kid can do 40+ after 12 seasons of getting his body abused.

again.. just sayin.. lol

 

Now the question is.. can he play? Has anyone watched this kid play?

 

Facts prove otherwise lol

 

He should be a very good 4-3 DT or a solid 5 tech in a 3-4

 

dude is a beast. If he hadn't have torn his meniscus he would be ranked alot higher.

 

Wrong.. But at this point it is all speculation and opinion. Let's just agree that this kid is freaking strong and so is Larry Allen.

 

And per the Oregon athletic web site his max bench is 550. (which is stupid strong non the less)

Player Bio: Stephen Paea - OREGON STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE

 

49 reps that is an epic feat