Former Alabama running backs to square off in NFL opener
By Adam Spencer
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Alabama fans will have an easy choice when it comes to what NFL game to watch this afternoon.
Eddie Lacy and his former backfield mate T.J. Yeldon will square off when the Green Bay Packers take on the Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday afternoon.
Lacy is slimmed down from last year and is ready to roll for the 2016 season, according to an AL.com article:
“For all of us, it’s a more anxious feeling because it’s not just preseason,” Lacy said. “This is win at all counts. You build toward what we’re trying to accomplish and it’s Game 1 and you want to send a message, and we get a chance to go out there and do that.”
Yeldon, meanwhile, will have a bigger workload on Sunday than originally expected. With Chris Ivory out, Yeldon will be the Jaguars’ featured back.
The Packers and Jaguars will kick off at 1 p.m. Eastern time this afternoon.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
