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Devonta Freeman isn't ready to hand over the starting running back job

Published May. 26, 2015 9:04 p.m. ET

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Rookie Tevin Coleman may be ready to try to grab the starting running back job for the Atlanta Falcons, but second-year back Devonta Freeman isn't just going to hand it over. As a matter of fact, he's been working harder than ever to make sure it remains his, according to Charles Odum of AP Sports (h/t Yahoo Sports).

''I take a lot of pride in that,'' Freeman said. ''This means a lot to me. This has always been my dream. I never had a dream to come to the NFL and play second to no man.''

Freeman spent the offseason working with a trainer in Miami, Odum explained.

''I didn't really take a break,'' he said. ''I went hard. ... I just went full-throttle. I didn't take days off. Football is all I know and all I love. ... I was always working.'''

Well, Coleman may want the job, but Freeman looks like he's ready to grab hold of it and not let it slip away. Here's to gearing up for an exciting running back competition in Atlanta.

(h/t AP Sports and Yahoo Sports)

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