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Ex-Pitt back McCoy fueled by critics

PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Question LeSean McCoy all you want for having lost a step now that he’s on the wrong side of 30 and coming off his least productive season.

The Buffalo Bills running back says he won’t hold it against anyone when proving them wrong.

Insisting he’s still “The Guy,” McCoy ended an offseasonlong silence following the Bills’ final training camp session Tuesday by saying he’s heard all the doubts, and using them as motivation.

“It’s kind of weird. Since I’ve been like 9 years old, I’ve been the top guy so it’s even weird to hear stuff like that. But I mean, it comes along with it,” McCoy said.

“I guess that’s just how it is. I’m fine with that. I know who I am. I know how I play. And my teammates know that. So I mean, we’ll see on Sundays,” he added. “And the one thing I won’t do, I won’t even bring it up. So if somebody here says something about me, I won’t bring it up to you. It’ll be like I never heard it.”

McCoy, who has previously acknowledged not being thrilled to celebrate turning 31 last month, has plenty to prove entering his 11th season and fifth in Buffalo.

After topping 1,100 yards rushing in 2016 and `17, McCoy’s numbers plummeted last year. The NFL’s 2013 rushing leader finished with 514 yards rushing and 752 yards from scrimmage — both career lows.

Speculation of McCoy’s status was further fueled this offseason, when the Bills restocked their backfield by signing Frank Gore and TJ Yeldon in free agency. And then Buffalo used a third-round draft pick to select Devin Singletary, whose shifty style drew comparisons to McCoy at Florida Atlantic.

“It’s no different. Just guys in the backfield to help me out,” McCoy said of the added competition. “I’m the guy.”

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