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34 Shane Vereen, RB

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Date	Traded	Traded For
05/01/2013	Dez Bryant, WR DAL	Kyle Rudolph, TE MIN Shane Vereen, RB NE
04/27/2013	Bryce Brown, RB PHI	Shane Vereen, RB NE
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Focused Vereen ready for bigger role: Patriots running back Shane Vereen told ESPN he's been more focused this offseason knowing that a larger role awaits him in training camp now that Danny Woodhead has left for San Diego. "There's a little more focus on my part. There has to be," Vereen said. "[I need to] just be more consistent. More reliable. That comes with practice and that comes with time, so hopefully we'll get there. ... I'm a dual threat, it means I have to know multiple positions. I have to know everything, really. Here, it wasn't always easy coming in. You've got to learn how to learn the system, make sense of it to yourself. I'm more of a visual learner, so I learn a lot by seeing it on the field. [But] I've been to plenty of practices, seen and taken a lot of mental reps as well as physical reps. I don't think it's much of an issue any more." (Updated 5/15/13)

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There's a lot to be excited about with Vereen. Last year Woodhead ran 76 times and caught 40 passes while Vereen picked up 62 carries and eight catches. If you combine those totals and assume Vereen will get roughly 180 touches over the course of the season then there's optimism he can contribute to Fantasy rosters on a weekly basis. Veteran Leon Washington could swipe some work from him but really the door is open for Vereen to be a key figure for Patriots this season not necessarily as the backup to Stevan Ridley but more as the "passing downs" back (and the Pats tend to pass often). Vereen went with the last pick in Round 7 in our post-draft mock Fantasy draft (84th overall) and should end up being selected in that neighborhood this summer. (Updated 5/15/13).

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