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Kevin Williams

By Mark Craig

August 1, 2012 at 9:26PM

Kevin Williams

Flipped burgers

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Who's tougher, an NFL player or a farmer? A farmer. Any day of the week. Chad Greenway

about the writer

Mark Craig

Sports reporter

Mark Craig has covered the NFL nearly every year since Brett Favre was a rookie back in 1991. A sports writer since 1987, he is covering his 30th NFL season out of 37 years with the Canton (Ohio) Repository (1987-99) and the Star Tribune (1999-present).

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