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Article: NOTES Sutton just might stick Ex-Northwestern star has some; strong points
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
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- August 14, 2009
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By BOB MCGINN
Green Bay -- Four of the 10 undrafted rookie free agents to crack
the Green Bay Packers' opening-day roster in the last decade were
running backs.
Northwestern's Tyrell Sutton has a reasonable chance to become
the fifth.
Just as Basil Mitchell in 1999, Herbert "Whisper" Goodman in
2000, Tony Fisher in 2002 and Kregg Lumpkin in 2008 did before him,
Sutton has performed far better than the typical free agent.
"Like him . . . I really like him," offensive coordinator Joe
Philbin said Thursday. "He's got quick moves with his feet. He's got
the big lower body. Bright kid. He's been impressive."
Sutton, 5-foot-7 1/2 inches and 213 pounds, has dispelled the
knock that he's a little ...