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Leftwich shows he still has starter potential

By John Clayton
ESPN.com

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

On Aug. 9, the Steelers' personnel office watched in amazement as Byron Leftwich and Daunte Culpepper put on a throwing show auditioning for a job. Backup Charlie Batch was hurt, and Leftwich and Culpepper were the best quarterbacks available. The Steelers couldn't believe quarterbacks this talented were available in August. Both had strong arms. Both were healthy. Both were reasonably young. Though Culpepper won the day, Leftwich got the Steelers' job because he was ...

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