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College football analyst Craig James leaves ESPN to run as a Republican for US Senate in Texas

College football analyst Craig James , who starred as a tailback at Southern Methodist University and with the New England Patriots in the 1980s, left ESPN on Monday and entered the Republican race for the open U.S. Senate seat in Texas.James, who appeared on the cable network's weekly game broadcasts, had been flirting with entering politics for more than year but has not held public office. He submitted his paperwork to the Republican Party of Texas Monday, the last day of the normal filing period.James said he was running as a conservative outsider who has transformed himself from poor kid to successful businessman."Washington is busted up, and I understand how the economy works because I have been concerned about continuing to provide jobs in this economy, not 10 years ago, not 15, not 20 years ago. I live in this economy, I get it," James told The Associated Press. "We need someone from what I call real street, this is what separates me (from the other candidates)."ESPN released a...

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