TIGER KICKOFF: The many sides of James Franklin

Friday, October 5, 2012 | 12:00 p.m. CDT; updated 1:22 p.m. CDT, Saturday, October 6, 2012

He's a magnet for both praise and criticism, a tough guy on the field and a teddy bear off of it. He's always candid, choosing to smile at critics and praise defenders after big hits. The most talked-about bursa sac in recent history is attached to his right shoulder, sore and painful and rife with controversy.

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