If you're doing a 5x5, the point of ramping it up is because if you really want to get hypertrophy (---> build mass), you need to use a very challenging weight. I know this isn't what you meant, but for example, if if I did 5 sets of 5 at 120 (my max is 280), I wouldn't get anywhere - just because my muscles weren't being challenged. The ramping up is because the weight you should be achieving by the 5th set probably isn't something you can do for 5 straight sets (or shouldn't be, the way 5x5 works).
The 5x5 is designed to help you achieve new PRs, so you want to increase it each set - remember, the program emphasizes that "back off the weight if you need to, but hit all your reps and sets at each workout".
Just my thoughts, hope it helps. Good luck with football.
-Connor
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