Shortly after the Seahawks signed Eddie Lacy, a report came out about his weight being at 267 pounds, or 30 pounds heavier than he was a season ago.This talk spread through NFL circles, and eventually Pete Carroll commented on it, saying he wants Lacy bigbutdown closer to the 240 range. If Lacy is able to get down
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