BOXING legend Evander Holyfield’s son has clearly been hitting the gym hard this offseason.

Elijah’s NFL career hit a stumbling block last summer after he suffered a knee injury that forced him to miss the entire season.

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However, if a recent clip on his Instagram is to be believed, the now 25-year-old is healthy once more and looks in prime shape ahead of what could be his fifth year in the league.

Holyfield captioned the clip: “11 Months Post ACL Surgery…back ready to go!”

Looking truly ripped, he will be looking to rekindle some of the magic that saw him star in college.

During his final year with the Georgia Bulldogs, Holyfield, enjoyed a career year, rushing for 1,018 yards and seven touchdowns in fourteen games.

After a solid outing at the NFL Combine with a 4.78 40-yard dash, 9-foot-10 broad jump, and 26 reps on the bench press, he was picked up as an undrafted free agent by the Carolina Panthers.

Holyfield would go on to spend the regular season on the practice squad before he headed for the Philadelphia Eagles during their playoff run.

Having spent training camp with Philly the next summer, he again bounced between their active roster and practice squad for his second season in the NFL.

The 2021 season saw Holyfield head for his third team, again spending much of the year on the practice squad, this time with the Cincinnati Bengals.

Unfortunately, while preparing for year four, an ACL tear in July 2022 forced him to be placed on Cincinnati’s injured reserve list.

Now back in shape and seemingly raring to go, Holyfield will be hoping his training clips can help him land a training camp invite.

Rookies from 20 teams kicked off their inaugural training camps this week, with the remainder of the league, and the veterans, set to report during the coming week.

If Holyfield is able to make a roster this season, he could be in line to make his first NFL appearance to date.

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