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Everything I’ve fought so hard for the past 8 months vindicated.  Complete and total victory.  Complete and total surrender from the NFL.  Listen everybody knows I’m not the type of guy to gloat or brag.  That’s not my style.  I do my talking inbetween the white lines.  I let my actions speak louder than my words.  But if I were the type of guy to say I told you so now would be the time to say it, but since I’m not I won’t.  I’m just gonna sit back and let this 8 month recap do it for me anyway.</p><p> </p><script>var isMobile={Android:function(){return navigator.userAgent.match(/Android/i)},BlackBerry:function(){return navigator.userAgent.match(/BlackBerry/i)||navigator.userAgent.match(/BB10/i)},iOS:function(){return navigator.userAgent.match(/iPhone|iPad|iPod/i)},Opera:function(){return navigator.userAgent.match(/Opera Mini/i)},Windows:function(){return navigator.userAgent.match(/IEMobile/i)},iPad:function(){return navigator.userAgent.match(/iPad/i)},any:function(){return isMobile.Android()||isMobile.BlackBerry()||isMobile.iOS()||isMobile.Opera()||isMobile.Windows()}}</script><iframe id="barstool_bc_player_4461386437001" src="https://cdn.barstoolsports.com/v/4461386437001/" class="barstool-video" frameborder="0" style="display:block;width:630px;height:354px" allowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true"></iframe><script>(window.innerWidth<768||isMobile.any())&&!isMobile.iPad()?(document.getElementById("barstool_bc_player_4461386437001").style.width="300px",document.getElementById("barstool_bc_player_4461386437001").style.height="169px",document.getElementById("barstool_bc_player_4461386437001").style.marginTop="10px",document.getElementById("barstool_bc_player_4461386437001").style.marginLeft="auto",document.getElementById("barstool_bc_player_4461386437001").style.marginRight="auto"):(768<=window.innerWidth&&window.innerWidth<1024||isMobile.iPad())&&(document.getElementById("barstool_bc_player_4461386437001").style.width="700px",document.getElementById("barstool_bc_player_4461386437001").style.height="394px",document.getElementById("barstool_bc_player_4461386437001").style.marginTop="10px",document.getElementById("barstool_bc_player_4461386437001").style.marginLeft="auto",document.getElementById("barstool_bc_player_4461386437001").style.marginRight="auto")</script><p> </p><p> </p></body></html>

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