1.   He has conceded in the past that his weight has ballooned when he has sulked and not played regularly.

2.   His play now follows two disappointing seasons in which his weight ballooned, his attitude sank and his reputation as the best football player in New York disappeared.

3.   His weight ballooned.

4.   His weight balloons during the season when his excerise decreases and his ice cream intake increases.

5.   If he does not, as was the case last year, Johnson said his weight will balloon and his durability could become a problem.

6.   In his isolation, his weight ballooned and muscles softened.

7.   It became an excuse for a player whose weight ballooned while his work ethic and will to compete disappeared.

8.   Since the crash her weight had ballooned and she took less pride in her appearance.

9.   But even as his weight ballooned and his antics alienated authorities, fans remembered his greatest exploits.