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NFL Rumors – Buffalo Bills Will Use C.J. Spiller as a Wide Receiver
Despite a breakout season for C.J. Spiller as the running back for the Buffalo Bills last year, he isn’t going to be put in exactly the same role, as his talents are pushing his coaches to try and make more of him in other positions, and making less of mess of their running back controversy.
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NFL Rumors – Green Bay Packers Still Stuck With Sam Shields
As always, the Green Bay Packers are taking their time with contract negotiations, but it is hurting their preseason preparations, as Sam Shields, signed on a restricted free agent tender, was missing from OTAs until now and is still looking for that long term deal.
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NFL Rumors – Cleveland Browns Will Use Brandon Weeden as Starting Quarterback
Teams and head coaches love to talk about open competition at the beginning of spring workouts, but it’s quite clear the Cleveland Browns aren’t planning on making a drastic change at the quarterback position this season, as Brandon Weeden isn’t going to be moved by Jason Campbell or Brandon Hoyer unless something drastic happens in training camp.
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Philadelphia Eagles – Chip Kelly Using Lane Johnson in a Unique Way
We won’t truly know how the Chip Kelly era with the Philadelphia Eagles is going to look, especially on offense, until we get to see them in week 1, but with their first round draft pick known for his versatility and athleticism, the early workout have been showing some interesting offensive line looks for the team.
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NFL Rumors – New York Giants Not Closer to Sign Victor Cruz & Hakeem Nicks
The preseason workouts are continuing in full speed, but the New York Giants aren’t any closer to settling their contract issues with Victor Cruz and Hakeem Nicks, who both have yet to turn up to any of the team’s organized activities, starting to look like a worrying development instead of something that will probably blow over.
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NFL Rumors – St. Louis Rams Making Daryl Richardson Their Starting Running Back
Entering his second season in the NFL, it seems the competition around Daryl Richardson to the starting running back position for the St. Louis Rams isn’t very impressive, making him the most likeliest opening day backfield starter in the post-Steven Jackson era, lining up at that spot in the previous nine seasons.
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New England Patriots – Tom Brady Throwing to a Bunch of Nobodies
Unless the injury situation for the New England Patriots improves in the next couple of months leading up to the 2013 NFL Season, Tom Brady may be up to face his greatest challenge yet as a quarterback, with a very unimpressive bunch of guys ready to catch his throws, while the elite section of his receiving and tight end core from last season is either gone or injured.
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NFL Rumors – Dallas Cowboys Not Giving Anthony Spencer a New Contract
One of the first things the Dallas Cowboys did this offseason was put the franchise tag once again on Anthony Spencer, but since then haven’t been in a real hurry to sign him on a new, multi-year deal, knowing that this year is going to be a big test for him.
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NFL Rumors – Minnesota Vikings Not Going to Use Cordarrelle Patterson Too Much
Being a ground-attack kind of team, the chances of Cordarrelle Patterson becoming a huge impact for the Minnesota Vikings on his rookie year weren’t too great, as the team is planning to slowly integrate him into their system.
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NFL Rumors – San Francisco 49ers to Give LaMichael James More Carries
After being a superstar for Oregon during his final college days, LaMichael James was treated to a different reality once joining the San Francisco 49ers, hardly getting any touches on offense while mostly being seen in action through kick and punt returns.