2 NFL players kick off summer training camp by showing off their best assets…

NFL training camp is a time for players to show their respective teams what they’ve got before a new season. And so far, two players have taken the assignment literally.

We’ll start with Seattle Seahawks tight end Elijah Arroyo, who showed off his other side during a post-practice interview. The rookie pass-catcher was wearing his No. 18 jersey and little blue shorts, which outlined arguably his biggest asset.

So far, nearly 6 million people have scouted the University of Miami grad in a viral video on X. “There won’t be anymore tight ends when he gets to work,” an awe-struck observer posted on Reddit.

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A second-round draft pick, Arroyo’s measurables were impressive at the NFL Combine, known as the “Underwear Olympics.”

Every year, pro football hopefuls strip down into their tightest spandex and have their five most crucial traits measured: height, weight, arm length, hand span, bench press.

At 6’5″ and 250 pounds, Arroyo’s size shot him up draft charts. But the 22-year-old’s most intimidating feature seems to be, well, maybe we should let Grok explain it…

“The visible outline in Elijah Arroyo’s groin area is likely just his anatomy, accentuated by the tight shorts,” the AI assistant clarified. “That’s the awkward detail driving the video’s virality.”

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When it comes to asserting one’s body, perhaps no NFL player beats wide receiver Mack Hollins, who now plays for the New England Patriots. The 8-year vet is known for his tight muscular build and not wearing any shoes… despite previously playing in frigid Buffalo.

During last season’s playoffs, he arrived to the stadium in 20-degree weather sporting an open Hawaiian shirt and colorful shorts.

At Patriots’ practice on Monday, he was seen showing off just as much skin.

The 6’4″, 220-pound Adonis was outfitted in a cut up workout tank with long strings at the bottom. The look was giving Pines Party. Perhaps he arrived on an early morning ferry?

Ripped from head to toe, Hollins is seemingly always working out his hot bod. The man doesn’t use elevators!

Blessedly for queer football fans, Hollins’ support for LGBTQ+ rights is as loud as his practice attire. When Carl Nassib publicly came out in 2021, Hollins backed his trailblazing teammate.

“What does it matter?,” he said. “It doesn’t matter if you are — gay, straight, lesbian — if you play well you play well, that’s the name of the game. I think it’s awesome.”

A proud “weirdo,” Hollins encapsulates the queer spirit. The wideout doesn’t believe in constricting himself at all.

That includes his footwear.

“I think shoes are a tool,” he’s said about the omnipresent items. “And people have made them a part of their body. Like, I wouldn’t walk around with a hammer just because I might need a hammer sometimes.”

Setting aside wordplay about hammering, it’s refreshing to see an NFL player cut against the heteronormative grain. As expected, homophobes on X disparage Hollins with antigay insults, because they can’t handle any frivolity.

Just ask Chicago Bears QB Caleb Williams, who defiantly paints his nails. He sticks out like Arroyo’s… you can complete the rest!

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As one can see, we’re already in midseason form.

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