Found October 23, 2009 on
The Viking Age:
Interesting comments from Leslie Frazier about the nickel and how roles may be changing. Via the Star-Trib:
Linebacker Ben Leber usually comes out in nickel situations — fellow linebackers E.J. Henderson and Chad Greenway remain on the field — but Frazier said that might change Sunday. “We discussed that and we’re going to do some things [...]
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