re: CBS did a story on Bradie James

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He later became an All-American with the help of Bill Muschamp and Nick Saban

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But it's not too early to figure the Cowboys have high hopes for James, a fourth-round pick in 2003. The former LSU standout played in 14 games last year, mostly on special teams, where he had 16 tackles.

His size (6-2, 243) is ideal for Parcells, but James also has speed to match. Yet his most improved quality appears to be his strength. In April, Parcells called James was one of the team's five most improved players from a strength and conditioning evaluation.

"When he got here, he couldn't lift a Kleenex," Parcells said of James and his rookie season. "But now he's one of the strongest players we've got."

And don't think James didn't use that as motivation, not that he had much of a choice.

"Yeah, the guys were kidding me about that, putting a Kleenex box in my locker," James said. "So I've been working on getting a lot stronger this off-season."

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