Buffalo Bills: Spotlighting the RB Position Heading into the 2012 NFL Season

July 10, 2012   ·   Robert Quinn   ·   Jump to comments

The Buffalo Bills rushing attack was surprisingly effective last season, ranking 27th in rush attempts with 391 and a respectable No. 13 ranking in yards, with 1,921.
Fred Jackson was the main source of the Bills rush offense, adding 934 yards on 170 carries in the nine games he played prior to a season-ending injury. When C.J. Spiller took over, the run game didn't miss a beat, so both will be competing for playing time.
Let's take a look at the running backs currently on the Bills roster. 
 
Fred Jackson
Despite Jackson being 31 years old, Bills general manager Buddy Nix stayed true to his word of retaining the team's leading rusher.
"We've always said we're going to keep our good players and we've done it again today," Nix said.
The deal is worth $10.8 million over three years, and it is well-deserved if Jackson can return to his previous form before his devastating leg injury (a fractured fibula). In just nine games last season, Jackson ...

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