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Nick Hardwick formally announced his retirement at a press conference at the team facility today, and if you didn’t know any better, you’d think the player at the podium was a kicker, not an offensive lineman.

Hardwick, who played center for the Chargers from 2004 to 2014, looked shockingly thin at today’s retirement announcement. Hardwick’s listed weight was 305 pounds, although according to Michael Gehlken of U-T San Diego, Hardwick had slimmed down to 293 pounds in September when the Chargers’ season began. Hardwick suffered a season-ending injury in Week One and decided to start focusing on his overall health, and so he watched what he ate and got good exercise over the course of the season. Today he weighs 208 pounds.

The two photos you see here were taken less than five months apart: The first shows Hardwick today, and the second shows him on the field on September 8. It’s hard to believe they’re pictures of the same person, and it’s really hard to believe a person could lose that much weight over the course of one football season.

Hardwick was a great player for the Chargers for a decade, but suffice to say no one’s going to be bugging him to change his mind about retirement. He’s now lighter than most high school offensive linemen. He’s a lot skinnier than any NFL offensive lineman. And likely a lot healthier than any NFL offensive lineman, too.