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Yazoo native Gainwell scored his first NFL touchdown on Sunday

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Kenneth Gainwell (credit: University of Memphis Athletics)
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Kenneth Gainwell is starting is his NFL career off on the right track as he received his first career touchdown on Sunday in a win over the Atlanta Falcons.

The Yazoo City native scored on a eight yard run in the third quarter for the Eagles in the 32-6 victory.

Gainwell signed a four year contract to Philadelphia over the summer after spending the 2019 season at the University of Memphis helping them to a great year but decided to opt out of the 2020 year due to COVID-19.
Gainwell finished the game with 37 rushing yards on nine carries with a rushing touchdown and two catches for six yards.
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Keith Phillips is the Vicksburg Daily News Sports Editor. He has been on staff since October 2019 where he was part-time until becoming full-time in 2020. Keith is a Vicksburg native and graduate of Vicksburg High School and the University of Southern Mississippi. In his years with VDN, he has covered multiple stories including sports, human interest and crime(courtroom).

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