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RB Chris "Beanie" Wells (All B1G, All-American)

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Stole this from the Scout board :lol:........


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Beanie Finally Comfortable
By Darren Urban

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"Hate" for new surroundings has turned to love for running back
Running back Beanie Wells busts upfield during a practice run in Flagstaff.


FLAGSTAFF ? Hate is too strong a word, so ?

Nope. Check that. It was hate.

Beanie Wells hated Arizona.

It wasn?t about coming to the Cardinals. The running back didn?t know the Cardinals of end-of-the-road Emmitt and Josh McCown backward passes and one-time half-empty stadiums. He only knew the Cardinals of Kurt Warner, Larry Fitzgerald and a near-miss Super Bowl.

But Wells was just 20 years old when he was told he was going to head west for his pro career, far from his 11 brothers and sisters and the Ohio home where he grew up. He didn?t know anyone. He never bonded with teammates because he couldn?t come until Ohio State?s quarter ended after OTAs were finished. His playing time suffered when he was hurt minutes into his very first practice.

?It was all foreign to me,? said Wells, acknowledging that the hatred would have been for ?pretty much anywhere I would?ve gone.?

Beanie wasn?t comfortable. And it showed. He was overwhelmed with what he had to learn and what he had to leave. It wasn?t just football, either. Wells began to break out football-wise by the time the team won in Chicago Nov. 8, but coach Ken Whisenhunt sent him home from there for a couple of days anyway. It coincided with a chance to see Wells? newborn son, Christian, but Whisenhunt did it because he saw how homesick Beanie was.

?I know his mind was boggled,? fellow running back LaRod Stephens-Howling said. ?I could tell it was real hard for him to adjust.?

It should have been expected. Two of Wells? brothers even came to Columbus to live with Beanie during his college days. He was only 90 minutes from his house. He had never been out of his cocoon.
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Beanie Wells tries on crown for size
Published on Saturday, Aug 07, 2010
Associated Press

Akron native Beanie Wells, a running back with the Arizona Cardinals, seems comfortable with the idea that this could be his breakout season in the NFL.
The Ohio State and Akron Garfield product enters his second pro season healthy and confident in his abilities.

''My goal is to be a lot more productive than I was last year,'' he said. ''If that comes with a breakout season, so be it. I'm happy with that.''

Coach Ken Whisenhunt uses a two-back system, with Wells and starter Tim Hightower sharing duties. Wells, obviously, would rather be the No. 1 back by himself. ''I ain't going to lie, it's very hard,'' he said. ''I want to be the guy, he wants to be the guy, and we just have to go from there.''
Whisenhunt is aware of Wells' desire for a bigger role.

''Beanie is a good young man,'' he said Friday. ''He's excited about what he's doing, and you really can see the energy from him on the field.''

Wells, who turns 22 today, acknowledges his rookie season was rough. What did he learn from it?

''Patience,'' he said.

The next time he goes home to Akron, Wells joked, he could unseat LeBron James as the city's most famous son.

''I'll take that ring,'' Wells said. ''I was telling Jason [Wright] and those guys, when I go home, I officially put on the crown. I'm the king.''
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Ohio.com - Beanie Wells tries on crown for size

Confident RB Wells expects big season in second year with Cardinals
By Bob Baum (CP)

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. ? Beanie Wells seems comfortable with the idea that this could be his breakout season in the NFL.

The quick, powerful running back from Ohio State enters his second pro season healthy and confident in his abilities, a far cry from his rookie training camp, when he was slowed by an ankle injury and had to learn patience as he slowly worked into the offence behind starter Tim Hightower.

Wells says his goal is to be a lot more productive than he was last year and, as he put it, "if that comes with a breakout season, so be it."

Coach Ken Whisenhunt believes in a two-back system, with Wells and Hightower again sharing the duties. Wells would rather be the No. 1 guy all by himself and acknowledges "it is very hard" to share the load.
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The Canadian Press: Confident RB Wells expects big season in second year with Cardinals
 
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August 08, 2010
Arizona Cardinals' Beanie Wells starting to feel at home in Valley, with team
by Kent Somers - Aug. 7, 2010
The Arizona Republic

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July 31, 2010: Arizona Cardinals' Beanie Wells talks to assistant coach Russ Grimm during training camp in Flagstaff

FLAGSTAFF - It's not unusual for someone fresh out of college, working his first job in a strange new city to become lonely and homesick.

Money and fame didn't make Cardinals running back Beanie Wells immune to it last year, when he moved to Arizona after being drafted 31st overall out of Ohio State.

Wells hated Arizona, not so much because of what it was but what it wasn't. It wasn't Ohio, and it wasn't close to his family, which includes 10 brothers and sisters.

"I had never been out here away from home before," Wells said. "It got real bad. Coach Whiz (Ken Whisenhunt) had to send me home for a few days last year."

Knowing his young running back was miserable, Whisenhunt made him a deal. If the Cardinals beat the Bears in early November, Wells could go to Akron and spend a few days before returning to Arizona.

The Cardinals won, and the trip home helped Wells turn his season around.

"It was bad," Whisenhunt said of Wells' homesickness, "but he came out of it."
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Beanie suffers rib injury UPDATE He?ll be OK
Posted by darrenurban on August 9, 2010

UPDATE: Just talked to coach Ken Whisenhunt. Beanie Wells, who suffered a rib injury in practice (see details below), is only sore and will be day-to-day. A CT scan showed there is no fracture or other damage. ?He just got hit on the ribs, and that?s football,? said Whisenhunt, who said Abdullah was just doing his job by getting in good tackling position and Beanie was running a bit too high.
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Arizona Cardinals' Beanie Wells may not play on Saturday
Kent Somers - Aug. 10, 2010
The Arizona Republic

Running back Beanie Wells practiced Tuesday, a day after suffering bruised ribs, but he's questionable for Saturday's preseason game against the Texans.

No fractures or other damage were found, but Wells has had some swelling. Coach Ken Whisenhunt said it's too soon to determine whether Wells will play Saturday but Wells is lobbying to practice this week and play.

Wells suffered the injury when he was hit by safety Hamza Abdullah. Players were wearing pads, and even though there was no tackling in the drill, Whisenhunt had no problem with Abdullah's hit

"I don't blame Hamza because earlier in practice Beanie had come through and lowered his shoulder and knocked the crap out of a DB (defensive back)," Whisenhunt said. "And Hamza obviously wasn't going to let that happen to himself. It was a good football play; there was nothing cheap or unnecessary about it."

Wells was carrying the ball through the hole and was stepping over another player. "He was a little bit high," Whisenhunt said. "He could have dropped his shoulder and there would have been a collision but that (bruised ribs) wouldn't have happened. But that's part of practice and you have to understand that when you're in pads, that's what can happen."

Wells and Abdullah are roommates in camp. "Yesterday (Monday) was pretty much a scare," Wells said. "I feel a lot better. I'm still a little sore but it loosened up a lot.

"I wasn't expecting to be hit, and he hit me."

The Cardinals have enough depth to compensate for Wells' absence. Tim Hightower is healthy. LaRod Stephens-Howling and Jason Wright will get more work. Undrafted rookie Alfonso Smith is expected to practice on limited basis after missing some time because of a stinger.
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Scout.com: 2010 Breakout Candidate: Beanie Wells
 
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Fighting through pain

Running back Beanie Wells has not missed practice time because of bruised ribs suffered in Monday's practice. That earned him kudos from his head coach.

"I was proud of Beanie," Whisenhunt said. "I know he was sore. I think when you're a player working like he's working to get as many reps as he can, that's an important thing. I'm glad to see Beanie take that course of action."
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