A bundle found its way to the mail Wednesday for Corey Liuget.

He laughed upon opening it.

Lemon cookies, a whole boxful, came thanks to 2 Day Diet Japan Lingzhi former teammate Cam Thomas. The Steelers nose tackle sent them, fully aware the Chargers defensive end has dropped a few pounds earlier this month and intends to keep doing so.

"He knows I can not resist them," Liuget said. "I love them."

Desserts aside, Liuget has been doing well. He explained recently within the locker room that he wanted to lose weight. On Wednesday, he reported having dropped 12 pounds, down to 304. The Miami native returns home a few days ago for the Chargers' game Sunday from the Dolphins.

Liuget, 24, weighed 302 pounds at the start of the growing season. He cited pointless for that increase.

"It crept as much as 316 at some point," he explained. "I have no idea how ... that happened."

He appears like light on his feet now.

Last Thursday, late in the second quarter from the Broncos, he stood inside a three-point stance, shaded off the right shoulder of center Manuel Ramirez within the nickel package. Liuget shot right in the snap as quarterback Peyton Manning dumped off a short pass to running back Ronnie Hillman over the middle. Hillman, at one point about 15 yards from Liuget, cut horizontally to evade linebacker Andrew Gachkar while Liuget peeled in pursuit, pulling down Hillman from behind to contain an 8-yard gain.

Outside linebacker Dwight Freeney named it a "prime example of the motor he's."

"Not many guys could make that play," Freeney added. "It's not likely to show up on the stat sheet as anything more than a tackle, but impressive? Yes. Very impressive. Teams see that and know that they have to operate him because he will provide his all. ... Corey is rare meaning of there is a guy with that kind of size who can run that fast. He will find you."

Or he'll try.

In the fourth quarter, safety Eric Weddle intercepted Manning. There Liuget went, sprinting along the alley close to the sideline, looking for anyone to block.

He averages 46 defensive snaps a game. Fellow end Kendall Reyes is appropriate there with him, averaging 45.5 as well as showing good effort in pursuit.

"He plays the game a certain way, and I think if you notice players playing this way, good stuff are going to happen," coach Mike McCoy said. "It's every snap. That's something we attempt to emphasise to everybody is that all-out effort. ... Jarret Johnson plays exactly the same way every play; it doesn't matter where the ball is. That's something John Pagano and the staff, really as a whole football team emphasize, ... so when everyone activates our film here, they see the way everyone is playing."

To shed weight, Liuget monitored his portions but otherwise made minimal changes in diet.

Extra cardio and more amount of time in the sauna, he explained, accounted for the weight loss. He hopes to lose yet another seven pounds, which may put him at 297, nearly 20 pounds lighter than he was last month, while becoming a more consistent player in the fourth season.

Sunday marks his second game in the hometown in as many years.

In 2013, he'd what he called "one of my worst 2 Day Diet Lingzhi games," being flagged for roughing quarterback Ryan Tannehill in the second quarter. The play negated a fumble the Chargers recovered to extended a drive that ended having a Dolphins touchdown. Miami won 20-16.

"I'm all set to go play these guys again," Liuget said.