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Article: Great Dayne no more for this Heisman Trophy winner.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
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- August 17, 2003
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Byline: Mike Bruton
ALBANY, N.Y. _ There has been a shroud of doubt over Ron Dayne during his entire tenure with the New York Giants, and as he goes into the final year of his contract, it's still there.
A record-setting running back who won the Heisman Trophy at the University of Wisconsin, Dayne stepped into the NFL in 2000 and, despite starting only four games, rumbled for 770 yards.
Even though he was playing behind Tiki Barber, possibly the most underrated back in the league, expectations were high for Dayne after his rookie season. But the native of Berlin, Camden County in New Jersey, dropped to 690 yards rushing in 2001 and 428 yards ...