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    Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
    The Charlotte 49ers football team held their first practice at McColl-Richardson Field on Wednesday, October 31, 2012. The 49ers inaugural season will be in 2013. Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
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    Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
    The Charlotte 49ers football team held their first practice at McColl-Richardson Field on Wednesday, October 31, 2012. The 49ers inaugural season will be in 2013. Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
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    Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
    The Charlotte 49ers football team held their first practice at McColl-Richardson Field on Wednesday, October 31, 2012. The 49ers inaugural season will be in 2013. In the background is The Judy W. Rose Football Center. Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
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    Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
    Charlotte 49ers (90) offensive tackle Peter Fields dunks the ball over the cross bar prior to the start of the team's first practice on McColl-Richarson Field on Wednesday, October 31, 2012. The 49ers inaugural season will be in 2013. The stadium passed inspection earlier in the day allowing the team to hold their first practice. Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
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    Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
    Charlotte 49ers head football coach Brad Lambert watches his team run through exercises prior to the start of the team's first practice on McColl-Richarson Field on Wednesday, October 31, 2012. The 49ers inaugural season will be in 2013. The stadium passed inspection earlier in the day allowing the team to hold their first practice. Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
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    Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
    Duke Centennial Hall serves as a backdrop for the Charlotte 49ers as they hold their first practice at McColl-Richardson Field on Wednesday, October 31, 2012. The 49ers inaugural season will be in 2013. Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
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    Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
    Charlotte 49ers (33) punter Brandon Strupp throws a football back onto the field while retrieving a kick during the team's first practice at McColl-Richarson Field on Wednesday, October 31, 2012. The 49ers inaugural season will be in 2013. Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
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    Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
    The Charlotte 49ers run through drills during their first practice at McColl-Richardson Field on Wednesday, October 31, 2012. The 49ers inaugural season will be in 2013. Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
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    Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
    The Charlotte 49ers football team held their first practice at McColl-Richardson Field on Wednesday, October 31, 2012. The 49ers inaugural season will be in 2013. Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
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    Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
    Charlotte 49ers (8) quarterback Matt Johnson passes to a receiver during the team's first practice at McColl-Richardson Field on Wednesday, October 31, 2012. The 49ers inaugural season will be in 2013. Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
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    Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
    (Center) Charlotte 49ers head football coach Brad Lambert watches his team run through drills during their first practice at McColl-Richardson Field on Wednesday, October 31, 2012. The 49ers inaugural season will be in 2013. Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
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    Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
    The Charlotte 49ers run through drills during their first practice at McColl-Richarson Field on Wednesday, October 31, 2012. The 49ers inaugural season will be in 2013. The stadium passed inspection earlier in the day allowing the team to hold their first practice. Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
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    Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
    Charlotte 49ers (8) quarterback Matt Johnson pitches the ball back to (24) Alan Barnwell during the team's first practice at McColl-Richardson Field on Wednesday, October 31, 2012. The 49ers inaugural season will be in 2013. Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
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    Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
    (L-R) Sophomores Caleb Raper and Jared Finger saw the Charlotte 49ers running through drills from Duke Centennial Hall and decided to get a closer look when the team held its first practice on McColl-Richarson Field on Wednesday, October 31, 2012. The 49ers inaugural season will be in 2013. The stadium passed inspection earlier in the day allowing the team to hold their first practice. Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
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