National Football League

Pros vs. Pros: Athletes search out Glazer for training

Published Nov. 19, 2009 6:23 p.m. ET

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There are plenty of pro football players who would relish the opportunity to step into the Octagon and throw some punches at a reporter. But on this scorching 100-degree day in Las Vegas in late July, trapped in an MMA gym with no air-conditioning, Arizona Cardinals quarterback Matt Leinart isn't one of those guys. He leans against a wall with his hands on his knees, panting furiously as FOX Sports' NFL Insider Jay Glazer barks at him. "Go get your gloves," he shouts. Leinart complies, instead of punching Glazer's lights out, because the TV guy isn't the TV guy today. He's the co-founder, along with UFC legend Randy Couture, of MMAthletics, the first mixed martial arts training program for pro athletes, which operates out of Couture's Xtreme Couture facility just off the Vegas Strip. For the full Men's Fitness feature story (including exclusive training photos), click here. Get the latest NFL scoopage, tweets and more with Jay Glazer.