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Bell embracing opportunity to return kicks in McCloud’s absence

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Matt Maiocco caught up with Ronnie Bell at 49ers training camp and discussed how he's adjusting from the college game to the NFL as he prepares for his first preseason game when San Francisco takes on the Las Vegas Raiders.Bell embracing opportunity to return kicks in McCloud's absence originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area … Read more

Le’Veon Bell, Ezekiel Elliott, Todd Gurley and the year the NFL running back position began to lose its power

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“Running backs are expendable.”  Those words, recently spoken by my brother-in-law, stung me like a Clubber Lang punch to the stomach. I grew up in the 1990s, when the NFL’s biggest names were mostly running backs. Emmitt Smith won league and Super Bowl MVP in the same year. Barry Sanders shared league MVP honors with … Read more