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Payton's story has Sweet ending

By Bruce Feldman
ESPN The Magazine

Saturday, October 11, 2003

HOLLYWOOD, er TALLAHASSEE, Fla.-- It was perfect. Almost so perfect, it's hokey. The only flaw was that Jarrett Payton's breakout day happened on Oct. 11 -- not in the first week of January. Still, the Miami tailback wasn't about to quibble with how his storybook day unfolded as he stood beaming by his locker surrounding by dozens of tape recorders and TV cameras. Inside that locker was a pair of flip-flops, a balled-up wad of tape and a bulky green equipment bag. Standard issue football stuff ...

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