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Finally, Sellers Gets the Ball and Has One
Fullback Mike Sellers, who has been begging for the ball, crashes through the Lions' defense from one yard out late in the first half for his second career rushing touchdown and a 14-0 Washington lead.
(By Toni L. Sandys -- The Washington Post)
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"It's unbelievable," tight end Chris Cooley said. "I mean, he just puts his shoulder down, but what else can he do? He's too big to do anything else. It's not like he's going to make a move."
"Man, 280 pounds is not juking nobody," Sellers agreed. "It ain't a secret."
Such are the advantages of being a 284-pound fullback. Sellers outweighed both of the Lions' starting defensive ends by at least 10 pounds, and each of their starting linebackers by about 50.
Associate head coach-offense Al Saunders said there was no conscious decision to put the ball in Sellers's hands this week, but that "we're all lobbying for Mike [to get the ball], believe me."
"Just one man's opinion, but I think he's probably the most underrated football player on our team, certainly offensively," Saunders said. "He plays more roles than any other player in our offense, and it's probably the most difficult position. . . . He plays tight end, he plays fullback, he plays the slot inside, he plays wide receiver and he plays running back. That's five positions."
Sellers said he's happy to fill such varied roles, that he likes to do "all the dirty work." He said he wants to do "whatever involves hitting somebody," whether that's run blocking, pass blocking or carrying the ball. He said he's not asking to be a featured running back, but that he dearly wants to be involved in short-yardage situations. And he said he was glad his weeks of lobbying had finally paid off.
"I can't even count that high," he said with a laugh, when asked how many times he's spoken with Gibbs about expanding his role. "It's working out. Slowly and gradually, it's working out."
