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David Fleming
August 17, 1998
Fiery second-year right guard Frank Middleton has the ever-expanding girth of a young Nate Newton, but if he can keep the weight down, the Arizona product can be as dominant a player as his Cowboys counterpart....
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August 17, 1998

Inside Slant

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Fiery second-year right guard Frank Middleton has the ever-expanding girth of a young Nate Newton, but if he can keep the weight down, the Arizona product can be as dominant a player as his Cowboys counterpart....

Including their 21-7 loss to Green Bay in the playoffs, the Bucs scored either one or no TDs in six of their seven losses. Nevertheless, they sent the backfield trio of quarterback Trent Dilfer and running backs Warrick Dunn and Mike Alstott to the Pro Bowl....

Defensive end Chidi Ahanotu had 10 sacks but didn't get the chance to go to Honolulu. The Bucs inadvertently sent in the wrong depth chart for the Pro Bowl ballot....

Dilfer's string of 48 straight starts is the second-longest active streak among quarterbacks. Green Bay's Brett Favre has 93.

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