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Indianapolis rookie lineman overcomes long odds

By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com

Friday, September 14, 2007

We're just one game into the regular season, but the 2007 rookie class already has been assessed as average. At least by one measuring stick. Led by 13 first-round selections, 30 rookies, not counting kickers and punters, started for the 32 franchises on opening weekend. That number is right about the average in recent seasons. Over the previous five seasons, the number of rookie starters in the league on opening weekend was 30.6, with a low of 26 and a high of 31. And so this year's class, ...

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