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A Blue Wave Won’t Mean Shit If The Chumps Get Their Way

Arif Hasan co-hosts Defector&#8217;s NFL podcast, <a href="https://defector.com/tag/all-ball">All Ball</a>. He also writes about football at <a href="https://wideleft.football/">Wide Left.</a>

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Terry Pegula Is A Big Disgrace And An Even Bigger Fucking Loser

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Fuck The Fourth-Down Bluff

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After The Redeye

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Matt Ufford

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