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C.J. Spiller stood in the middle of Central Park, a plot of land about as big as downtown Lake Butler, Fla., his hometown.
“There are buildings here with more people than the whole county I’m from,” Spiller said. At 13,442 by the last census count, Union County is not exactly a mecca for population growth in the Sunshine State.
Likewise, Spiller isn’t much when it comes to size. At 5-foot-11, 196 pounds, the former Clemson running back is a whisp in a game filled with men built like tree trunks. Befitting his stature, Spiller isn’t getting a lot of attention on the eve of the NFL draft, which starts Thursday...
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