Eight years old and he’s already 108 pounds, bigger than the third-graders they won’t let him play against and the fifth- and sixth-graders they do. Which, let’s be real, is probably the right call. Quenton Nelson could’ve hurt those poor kids.



Nine years old, fourth grade, up to 115. Still playing two grades up. Still the biggest kid on the field.



Ten years old, in fifth grade now, and here’s a dilemma: how much does he love the game? Because little Quenton is getting too big for youth football. He’s already up to 138 pounds – “I was a fat kid, a little chugulugga,” he says now – and the weight limit for his age group in the Holmdel Jr. Pee Wee League in central New Jersey is a hard 115.



Lose the weight, kid, or find a new sport.



“Quenton, I’m coaching Pee Wee whether you’re playing or not,” Craig Nelson told his boy.



“Motivated me,” that boy...