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Article: WELL DUNN! TAMPA BAY BACK'S 130 YARDS SUNDAY PUT TO REST DOUBTS ABOUT HIS DURABILITY.(Sports)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
- Article date:
- September 14, 1997
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Byline: Rick Stroud St. Petersburg Times Scripps Howard News Service
TAMPA, Fla. -- There were no pieces missing Monday from Warrick Dunn. All limbs were present and accounted for. The rookie running back did not even have to dunk a big toe into the whirlpool.
This came as a surprise even to the Buccaneers, who didn't seem exactly sure what would happen to Dunn once they took the velvet wrap off their first-round draft pick.
But although only 5 feet 8, he was perfectly fit to carry the rushing load in last Sunday's 24-17 upset win at Detroit. No longer do the Bucs - who have a 2-0 start for the first time since 1992 and only the fourth time in ...