September 15
New Orleans Times-Picayune
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Michael Parenton sat there, his eyes fixed on the television as he watched his best friend live out his dream. Parenton was so proud to see Matt Forté, wearing a Chicago Bears uniform, take the handoff on third-and-6 from midfield and make an impressive run. First he showed off the elusiveness -- which some questioned before the draft -- by juking Colts safety Antoine Bethea. Then Forté turned on the speed -- which many more said he didn't have before he stunned them at the NFL Scouting Combine -- by outracing All-Pro safety Bob Sanders for a 50-yard touchdown. Parenton's jaw dropped. This was a run Parenton, a senior center at Tulane, had become used but few in the NFL had ever ..."