PHOTO SAFARI: Spring ball in full color

THE OFFSEASON GAINS in the weight room are being realized out on the field this spring as the collisions are coming faster and the pads are crackin' louder. Here's 20 exclusive photos including Turpin, Tatman, Lintz, Lopina, Hoffman-Ellis, Tardy, Ayers, Bland, Laurenzi, Richmond, Reitnouer, Guerra, Mitz, Roxas, Montgomery, Spitz, Mackay, Jones and more, as seen through the CF.C lens.

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