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Cleveland Browns running back Montario Hardesty.

(Joshua Gunter / The Plain Dealer)

CLEVELAND, Ohio - The 2013 season could begin similarly to last season when it comes to the injured

.

Because of his latest injury,

. So that means

may have to carry the load at running back, just like he did early on last season.

how Hardesty was very good at times last season, including a four-game stretch in the second half of 2012 in which the Browns’ only loss was in overtime at Dallas, Hardesty ran 21 times for 130 yards — a crisp 6.2 yards per carry:

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