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Article: Lumpkin carrying it as far as he can Rookie free agent has shot to stick
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- August 28, 2008
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Green Bay -- Opportunities for rookie free agents to prove
themselves are, many times, few and far between in training camp.
That hasn't been the case this summer for Kregg Lumpkin, however.
Instead of needing to make the most out of a carry here and a
carry there, circumstances have combined in such a way that the 5
foot 11, 228-pound running back out of Georgia leads the Packers
with 28 carries for 126 yards as well as two touchdowns -- one
rushing and one receiving -- through three exhibition games.
Now, thanks to that productivity, as well as his hard-nosed
running style, Lumpkin has put himself in the position to stick as
the Packers' No. 4 back when the final roster cutdown is made on ...