Darren Sproles

Rookie running back Alvin Kamara fits the mold for what the Saints need on offense

The first thing you notice about Alvin Kamara is that he isn't always easy to tackle. With his combination of elusiveness, strength and balance, tacklers often bounce right off him. After seeing it happen time and again, it becomes clear this isn’t a fluke. It's the running back's game. There’s an image that comes to mind when you hear the term “satellite back,” which was repeatedly used after the Saints traded up to select Kamara in the third round. You think of a guy who attacks the edges and provides some elusiveness. You might not expect to see a player who can run through tackles. But then you watch Kamara play against Vanderbilt and see him catch a screen and run through five tackles, with

Can Donnel Pumphrey be the Eagles' No. 1 running back?

If you’re not tired of hearing “Donnel Pumphrey is Darren Sproles 2.0,” you will be by training camp. Granted, Pumphrey and Sproles are both short running backs who barely tip the scales, but Sproles is nearly 20 pounds heavier. They enjoyed tremendous collegiate careers and entered the NFL to a chorus of doubters proclaiming their limitations. Sproles, the 5-foot-6 “King of the Scatbacks,” has gained 19,020 total yards, scored 62 touchdowns and left two franchises wondering why they ever let him leave town. In December he announced 2017, his 12th professional season, will be his last. When Sproles entered the NFL in 2005, critics said he couldn’t duplicate the success he enjoyed in his four

Tarik Cohen, "Human Joystick" or "Chicken Salad"

Running back wasn’t exactly a need position for the Chicago Bears heading into the 2017 NFL Draft, but they grabbed one in the fourth round anyway. Tarik Cohen was a dynamic playmaker at North Carolina A&T, which is a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). The MEAC teams play in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision, so they are a smaller school. Cohen was the conferences rookie of the year in 2013, then he was the MEAC Offensive Player of the year in 2014, 2015 and 2016. He’s the MEACs all time leading rusher with 5,619 yards. After he was drafted by the Bears, he held a conference cal with the media. Here’s everything he had to say after the draft. Cohen was asked

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  Bears RB Tarik Cohen among 14 named as instant impact rookies

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  Bears sign free agent defensive lineman Jaye Howard

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