New England Patriots great Vince Wilfork has lost a ton of weight since retiring from the sport five years ago, and his new slimmed-down physique absolutely stunned his former head coach Bill Belichick after seeing him recently.

Over his 11-year career with the Patriots, Wilfork was the epitome of a run stuffer. If an NFL scout were trying to create the perfect run-stopping nose tackle, the five-time Pro Bowler would be the prototype. At 6-foot-2 and at least 325 pounds, he was an absolute mountain in the middle of the Patriots’ defense line during their reign of terror through the league.

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Wilfork’s success during his stint for the team is why he is being inducted into the organization’s Hall-of-Fame this week. Along with the likes of Teddy Bruschi, Mike Vrabel, and Richard Seymour, the 40-year-old will go down as one of the greatest defensive talents in team history. However, he looks very different than he did during the peak of his playing days.

During a meeting with New England media ahead of his induction, Wilfork showcased his svelt and much healthier figure to the media and informed them of a pretty funny story of the first time his former head coach saw Vince Wilfork 2.0.

“Bill was being Bill. He was on his treadmill working out, and I was like, ‘I want to go see Coach. He’s on the treadmill working out, and I come in and he’s like, ‘What the f—?’ What?’ And I’m trying to talk to him, and the only thing he [could] say was, ‘Oh my gosh, you look good! You look like you can still play.’ And I was like, ‘OK Coach, listen, I just came to see you.’ He couldn’t stop saying how good I looked and everything.”

Wilfork will be inducted into the Patriots team Hall-of-Fame during their Week 3 matchup with the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday afternoon.

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