Glen Powell "gave up alcohol" for his role in Chad Powers

Speaking to People, Glen said: "What was probably helpful to my diet is that I can't drink alcohol when I'm wearing that mask because the face will fall off. So I'll sweat out (the) alcohol.

"My face will fall off. So I had to give up alcohol."

The Top Gun: Maverick star revealed that not drinking alcohol enabled him to "stay in some pretty good shape" for the "legitimate" football scenes in the show.

Powell said: "Also, all the football is legitimate. I mean, I'm facing off. I'm squaring up with guys who played pro ball. I mean, these are real."

He also reflected on being rushed by a six foot seven, 350-pound football player during filming for the show.

Glen said: "I was like, that is the biggest thing that's ever run at me at this speed.

"And so you get to start learning how to be pretty fast, and you definitely burn some calories that way. But it was all practical football; I wasn't hitting the gym or anything."

Glen's Chad Powers character has a shaggy wig, buck teeth and a moustache and he confessed that it was challenging to film the series in the heat of Atlanta.

He said: "I'm a sweater. And especially when I laugh, my face sweats a lot. And that's not good for a mask.

"And especially when you're laughing in Atlanta heat all the time. I was always worried about my face falling off, but these guys made it great. Again, we have the best of the best in these prosthetics."

Powell believes that his role in Chad Powers satisfies his passion to "play pretend" on screen.

The Hit Man star said: "I've just always liked playing pretend.

"I think anybody in this job sometimes feels more comfortable putting on a character and playing around and doing all that stuff. And I think, with this one, this is the joy of going to work and just getting to be goofy with your friends.

"I mean, we're getting to be in a world that I love, which is college football, and we're getting to collaborate with your pals and make something really fun that I think the world's going to love. So there's nothing not to love."