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OTTAWA, ON - OCTOBER 28: Elliotte Friedman interview Erik Karlsson #65 of the Ottawa Senators on Hockey Fights Cancer night prior to a game against the Calgary Flames at Canadian Tire Centre on October 28, 2015 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/NHLI via Getty Images)

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TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA - NOVEMBER 26: Bryce Young #9 of the Alabama Crimson Tide and Robby Ashford #9 of the Auburn Tigers pose for a picture after the Crimson Tide's 49-27 win at Bryant-Denny Stadium on November 26, 2022 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

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