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If the Steelers pick a running back in the NFL draft, it could depend of what kind of evaluation they make on Haynes before this weekend. Haynes is working his way back from a season-ending knee injury sustained in a game last October against the Raiders.
Reported by the Pittsburgh Tribune Review
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The Steelers released Haynes in March, but he has been rehabilitating his knee at the team's practice facility. The fifth-year veteran has been a valuable contributor as a third-down back, and director of football operations Kevin Colbert said the Steelers have told Haynes they want to re-sign him if he is healthy for the start of training camp. "Verron's a big part of what we do." Colbert said. ... Stay tuned. This report -- and Colbert's comment -- are consistent with previous reporting on Haynes.
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