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Jackson's backups prepping at RB for Falcons
With starter sidelined, rookie Freeman and Rodgers competing for snaps
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Atlanta Falcons running back Devonta Freeman (33) carries the ball during Friday Night Lights at Archer High in Lawrenceville on Friday. - photo by Jason Getz | Associated Press
FLOWERY BRANCH — Steven Jackson’s latest hamstring injury is giving Jacquizz Rodgers, Devonta Freeman and Antone Smith a chance to fill the void at running back for the Atlanta Falcons. It’s a tough assignment considering how far the run game has fallen, dropping from 17th in 2011 to 29th in 2012 to worst in the NFL last season. Jackson, the NFL’s active career leading rusher, missed four games with a left hamstring injury and finished his first year as a Falcon with 543 yards rushing and 3.5 per carry — the lowest numbers of his 10-season tenure.
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