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0 Johnathan Franklin, RB

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Franklin could fall behind: The Green Bay Press-Gazette reports that Packers rookie running back Johnathan Franklin has to miss all of the remaining offseason work except this weekend’s mandatory minicamp because of the NFL’s graduation-related rules. According to NFL rules, players can’t take part in their new team’s offseason work except for their rookie minicamp until after their schools’ final exams in the spring or summer. It doesn’t matter whether the player is or isn’t enrolled in school, unless he's in graduate school. According to UCLA’s website, its exams end Friday, June 14. The Packers’ offseason work finishes that same week, so Franklin is not allowed to participate in any OTA practices or the full-squad, mandatory minicamp held June 4-6. He is allowed to participate in this weekend’s rookie minicamp, which has one practice per day on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. (Updated 5/8/13)

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This lack of offseason work could put Franklin behind fellow rookie Eddie Lacy in the fight for the starting running back job. We would have predicted Lacy to start anyway if he's healthy, but Franklin will now have some catching up to do. Still, even without the offseason work, Franklin is worth drafting as a No. 3 Fantasy running back in seasonal leagues. He's worth a second-round pick in rookie-only formats. (Updated 5/8/13).

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