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A more comfortable Zenner benefiting from extra reps

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After a rookie season filled with both highs and lows, running back Zach Zenner enters his second season in Detroit with a much better grasp of what it takes to be a successful back in this league.

So how is the second-year back out of South Dakota State a better running back today than he was this time last season?

“Just the familiarity with how everything in the NFL works,” Zenner said. “When you come in as a rookie everything is new. Not just the offense. Not just what your assignments are or the speed of the game.