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Week 17 Sit of the Week – Mikel Leshoure

Found December 27, 2012 on Punch Drunk Wonderland: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Mikel Leshoure
TEAMS: Detroit Lions
Each week there are good plays and bad plays. The Kommish will offer up each week’s rotten egg in the bunch. Consider these “Sit of the Week” duds untouchable each week. The Lions’ Mikel Leshoure hasn’t exactly been piling on yards, but he has had a nose for the endzone. He’s managed to score in [...]The post Week 17 Sit of the Week – Mikel Leshoure appeared first on Punch Drunk Wonderland.
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