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07-18-2003, 11:37 AM
Friday, July 18
Dupree back in NFL as scout with Redskins
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By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com
~ ~ ~ Around the league
* * For some reason unbeknownst to Redskins officials, there were rumors this week that Washington had already soured on tailback Trung Canidate and were likely to trade him or release him by the start of the season. There isn't a scintilla of truth to the whispers. The three-year veteran, acquired from St. Louis in an offseason trade for a fourth-round draft choice, missed practice time in the spring because of some leg problems. But he has been back in Arizona, working out with a personal trainer, and is expected to be full-go for the beginning of training camp. Canidate is still projected as the Washington starter, with the coaches convinced he is a solid fit for what Steve Spurrier wants at the tailback position, and will add a big-play dimension to the Redskins running game. The battle at tailback will come at the backup spot, between Ladell Betts and Kenny Watson, a couple of second-year veterans. Both youngsters played well at times in 2002 but roster quotas might mean only one will make the team this year. Canidate is a lock and the Redskins are listing kickoff return specialist Chad Morton as a tailback, and hope to utilize him as a third-down back. Not many teams retain four tailbacks on their roster. Then again, since Spurrier makes so little use of his tight ends, the Redskins could go "light" at the position on their roster, and keep an extra back.
> http://espn.go.com/nfl/columns/pasquarelli_len/1582445.html
Dupree back in NFL as scout with Redskins
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By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com
~ ~ ~ Around the league
* * For some reason unbeknownst to Redskins officials, there were rumors this week that Washington had already soured on tailback Trung Canidate and were likely to trade him or release him by the start of the season. There isn't a scintilla of truth to the whispers. The three-year veteran, acquired from St. Louis in an offseason trade for a fourth-round draft choice, missed practice time in the spring because of some leg problems. But he has been back in Arizona, working out with a personal trainer, and is expected to be full-go for the beginning of training camp. Canidate is still projected as the Washington starter, with the coaches convinced he is a solid fit for what Steve Spurrier wants at the tailback position, and will add a big-play dimension to the Redskins running game. The battle at tailback will come at the backup spot, between Ladell Betts and Kenny Watson, a couple of second-year veterans. Both youngsters played well at times in 2002 but roster quotas might mean only one will make the team this year. Canidate is a lock and the Redskins are listing kickoff return specialist Chad Morton as a tailback, and hope to utilize him as a third-down back. Not many teams retain four tailbacks on their roster. Then again, since Spurrier makes so little use of his tight ends, the Redskins could go "light" at the position on their roster, and keep an extra back.
> http://espn.go.com/nfl/columns/pasquarelli_len/1582445.html