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Shortening the NFL preseason would come at a cost

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Chiefs defensive end Mike DeVito benefitted from getting extended preseason playing time as a rookie in 2007. AP Photo/Orlin Wagner
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KANSAS CITY. Mo. -- Defensive end Mike DeVito remembers needing every training camp and preseason snap he could get to impress his coaches in 2007 when he was a rookie free agent with the New York Jets.