"The league is just changing in a way," said Bernard, the first running back chosen in the draft last April. "Rather than one specific back, you need a lot of backs that can do different things."
Denver, the New York Jets and Giants, Philadelphia, New Orleans,Fjallraven Kanken Italia, New England, Baltimore, Detroit, Atlanta, Tennessee, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Oakland, Buffalo, San Diego and Houston all have more than one running back that has touched the ball 25 times so far, according to STATS.