By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com
INDIANAPOLIS — For the record, his football cleats are a size 13, which means that Indianapolis Colts first-round tailback Joseph Addai should be able to fill just about anybody’s shoes.
Yeah, maybe even the super-sized figurative footwear of Edgerrin James, the leading rusher in franchise history, who defected to the Arizona Cardinals this spring as an unrestricted free agent.
The former LSU standout and 30th prospect chosen overall last month hasn’t been anointed formally — at least not yet — as James’ successor. The official party line at last weekend’s full-squad minicamp here was that Addai will split the position, for the time being, with five-year veteran Dominic Rhodes. But here’s an indication as to how the Colts’ brass views the potential of their new running back: Addai didn’t get James’ former uniform, No. 32, but instead was issued No. 29 by the equipment staff.
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