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Standing at 5鈥?#45;11鈥?and weighing 215 lbs, he ran a blistering 4.45 40-yard dash at the Combine last month. His 40-yard dash time was second to Oklahoma State’s Justice Hill (4.40). The Temple Owls’ offense featured 9 guys who carried the ball at least 10 times in 2018, so it’s amazing that Armstead still was able to get 210 touches for 1,100 yards (5.2 ypc) and 13 TD’s. He also caught 8 passes out of the backfield for 52 yards.Making The Case: Running Backs The Bears Should Draft (Alexander Mattison) - Club Dub Bears Blog - Alexander Mattison came from San Bernardino High School, where he excelled in football, wrestling http://www.thebearslockerroom.com/authentic-kyle-long-jersey , and track. Scouts have compared him to Mike Gillislee. During his three years at Boise State, he collected over 2,800 rushing yards on 581 carries for 33 TD’s. Mattison is arguably the best pass catching running back in this draft. In his sophomore and junior years, he caught 28 balls for 284 yards and 27 balls for 173 yards, respectively.Making The Case: Running Backs The Bears Should Draft (Bruce Anderson) - Club Dub Bears Blog - Bruce Anderson is one more of the more underrated running backs in this draft. He didn’t get as much national media coverage because he played at an FCS school. That being said, the dude is a beast. He regularly split carries with fellow all-conference teammate, Lance Dunn. In 2017, Dunn was lost for the season to injury after the 8th game and Anderson got the carry the load.NFL Network analysts have Bears drafting a running back in 3rd round - Bears Wire - Maurice Jones-Drew and Curtis Conway are in agreement that the Chicago Bears will draft a running back int he third round of the NFL draft.POLISH SAUSAGEJamaal Charles: My numbers should put me in the Hall of Fame – ProFootballTalk - Jamaal Charles hasn't officially retired from the NFL, but at age 32, and after playing just two games in 2018, it seems unlikely he'll play again. If he's done, he'll be eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2024. He thinks he should get in.Chiefs sign cornerback Keith Reaser of AAF's Apollos - NFL.com - Veterans of the recently deceased Alliance of American Football are starting to trickle back onto NFL rosters. One of the first to re-join the NFL is Keith Reaser, who is signed with the Chiefs.KNOW THY ENEMYPackers WR Jake Kumerow signs exclusive-rights tender, per report - Acme Packing Company - The young wideout will officially be back for another go in 2019.Report: Minnesota Vikings signing QB Sean Mannion - Daily Norseman - Why? Hell Womens Tom Waddle Jersey , I don’t know.Report: Ford Field to replace turf in 2019 - Pride Of Detroit - It looks like the Lions will be making some changes to their playing surface for the first time in six years.IN CASE YOU MISSED IT ON WINDY CITY GRIDIRONWiltfong: USA Today confused on their latest NFL Power Rankings - Windy City Gridiron - It’s okay. It happens to the best of us. We all make mistakes from time to time. 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