Calm Down, Everyone: It’s Just Edgerrin James

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Published: August 24, 2009

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... off a season in which he lost his starting job to a guy who will probably lose his starting job to a rookie this year.

The Edgerrin James that the Seahawks have reportedly signed for the 2009 season does not in any way resemble the young man who had his own footwear line (designed by Reebok) at the beginning of the decade. That Edgerrin James was an Indianapolis Colt, a big name back, and had a supporting cast of all-stars to help raise his game.

This older, wiser, and humbler James is trying to rebound from a shaky 2008 campaign in which he was booted from the Arizona Cardinals’ starting lineup in favor of rookie Tim Hightower. Hightower, in turn, is the one living on the hot seat these days with first-year player and highly touted draft pick Chris “Beanie” Wells carrying the ball in the desert.

The Edge the 'Hawks have signed is, in theory, a guy who lost his job to a guy who will probably lose his job—kind of like the assistant to th...

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