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By John Clayton
ESPN.com

Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Perhaps the biggest surprise heading into the 2006 season is the lack of surprises. From my vantage point, the NFL is entering an interesting era. In many ways, it's a good era. Free agency, which has turned offseasons into year-long headline machines, has made the NFL stronger. Fantasy football has drawn borderline fans closer to the sport and more knowledgeable about the players. With growth comes change. I call it a maturity. It was clear from the start teams couldn't beat the ...

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