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September 6, 2009 - September 12, 2009 Archives
8:14 PM Sat, Sep 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson  Email
Gee, what a surprise that Richard Seymour has shown up in Oakland to start earning his $3.865 million for this season. I pose the same question I did Tuesday: What else was he going to do? He really had......
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12:24 PM Sat, Sep 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
In his first public comments since learning last Sunday that he had been traded from the Patriots to the Raiders in exchange for a first-round draft pick in 2011, Richard Seymour told Ron Borges of the Boston Herald this morning......
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12:12 PM Sat, Sep 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Mother Nature forced the Patriots practice inside the Dana-Farber Fieldhouse today, and consensus was that there was only one player not spotted: Matthew Slater. Myron Pryor, who did not practice yesterday, was back on the field. The players were in......
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7:53 AM Sat, Sep 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Late last night, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that Richard Seymour is expected to report to his new team, the Oakland Raiders, as early as today, six days after he was traded to Oakland by the Patriots. Schefter also said Seymour......
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9:05 PM Fri, Sep 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) - New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is confirming that he and model Gisele Bundchen are expecting a baby. Brady confirmed in a television interview scheduled to air Sunday that Bundchen is pregnant. Brady also has a......
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4:08 PM Fri, Sep 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
Patriots injury report Did Not Practice Matthew Slater, WR, Elbow Myron Pryor, DL, Calf Limited Participation In Practice Dan Connolly, OL, Back Julian Edelman, WR, Ankle Sammy Morris, RB, Finger Shawn Springs, CB, Knee Wes Welker, WR, Knee Terrence Wheatley,......
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2:22 PM Fri, Sep 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
Bill Belichick just finished his Friday press conference. Among the topics talked about included the Patriots needing the extra long time between their last preseason game and their first regular season game to fine tune everything, the Bills no-huddle offense......
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11:54 AM Fri, Sep 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Media were kicked off the field inside Gillette Stadium where the Pats are practicing today just as the gray clouds gave way to a cold rain. The consensus was that there were two players not spotted: Matthew Slater and Myron......
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10:13 AM Fri, Sep 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email
As the Richard Seymour saga drags on, columnist Scott Ostler of the San Francisco Chronicle says that the Oakland Raiders train driven by owner Al Davis "has left the station, jumped the tracks and is hurtling over a cliff.''......
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7:56 PM Thu, Sep 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Greg Papa, the voice of the Oakland Raiders, is reporting that Oakland has sent Richard Seymour a "five-day letter," meaning that he has five days from receipt of the letter to report to the team or he will be placed......
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4:41 PM Thu, Sep 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
For the Patriots: WR Matthew Slater -- DNP, elbow OL Dan Connolly -- LP, back WR Julian Edelman -- LP, ankle RB Sammy Morris -- LP, finger DL Myron Pryor -- LP, calf CB Shawn Springs -- LP, knee WR......
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3:34 PM Thu, Sep 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - Buffalo Bills reserve defensive tackle Spencer Johnson returned to practice after missing three days with a bruised thigh. Coach Dick Jauron said Thursday he's "a little bit optimistic" that Johnson will be able to play......
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2:21 PM Thu, Sep 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Rodney Harrison is, of course, a studio analyst and not a player getting ready to suit up against the Buffalo Bills for Monday night's game -- and maybe that makes him even more willing to trash wide receiver Terrell Owens.......
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2:08 PM Thu, Sep 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
If Andy Reid knew this one was coming, I bet he would have reconsidered his decision to sign Michael Vick. Or not: LACEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) -- Philadelphia Eagles fans thirsty for predictions on whether their team will win or......
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1:42 PM Thu, Sep 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The Patriots have announced that five players will serve as captains for the 2009 season: Tom Brady, Randy Moss, Sam Aiken, Jerod Mayo and Vince Wilfork. This is the eighth straight year Brady has been chosen as a captain, and......
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1:35 PM Thu, Sep 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Just back from the practice field, and the consensus among the media was that Matthew Slater (left arm) was the only player not on the field. Rookie Julian Edelman and Myron Pryor, not spotted yesterday, were back at practice. Players......
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1:26 PM Thu, Sep 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email
The team that blew the whistle on the Patriots for "Spygate'' was itself not abiding by NFL rules? Shocking. FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) -- New York Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum has acknowledged he made a mistake handling Brett Favre's......
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12:50 PM Thu, Sep 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Bill Belichick did not hold a press conference today, so media access was the allotted locker room time, as well as the upcoming practice peek. In the locker room, Leigh Bodden, Fred Taylor, Matt Light and new acquisitions Kendall Simmons......
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11:00 AM Thu, Sep 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email
Chris Erskine of the Los Angeles Times has a very entertaining take on the new NFL season, and the place that football holds in the lives of sports fans. Here's a taste: "Thursday night in Pittsburgh, life begins anew. Sure,......
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10:03 AM Thu, Sep 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Earlier this summer, Shalise Manza Young wrote about the coming battle between the Patriots and the Steelers for the title of "Team of the Decade" -- hey, call them "Team of the Millennium" if you want. The Pats have more......
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8:04 AM Thu, Sep 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
The Patriots and the Bills will open the NFL season on Monday night while wearing throwback uniforms to help mark 50 years since the beginning of the AFL. On Wednesday, both teams practiced with the old-school helmets:......
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5:05 PM Wed, Sep 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
In its NFL preview issue, Sporting News gathered a panel of over 100 Pro Football Hall of Famers, coaches, executives and other football experts to compile a list of the 100 greatest players in the league today. Note: The direct......
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2:17 PM Wed, Sep 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
PATRIOTS QUARTERBACK TOM BRADY PRESS CONFERENCE September 9, 2009 Q: Can you talk about the excitement of the first game? TB: All the players are excited, I can assure you that. Camp has come and gone and I think we......
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2:15 PM Wed, Sep 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
PATRIOTS HEAD COACH BILL BELICHICK PRESS CONFERENCE September 9, 2009 BB: Well the first regular season Wednesday is here and we're kind of...even though we have an extra day, we certainly need it. We're kind of on a regular schedule......
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1:29 PM Wed, Sep 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
We're just back from practice, and in yet another sign that it is the regular season, the Pats have moved their session to the lower practice field. They typically practice on the smaller field -- fewer players now -- but......
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12:44 PM Wed, Sep 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email
What's Richard Seymour's beef? Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com reports that Seymour's agent, Eugene Parker, was negotiating a new contract with the Patriots when Seymour was traded. Writes Florio: "The fact that Seymour went from thinking he was going to sign......
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12:36 PM Wed, Sep 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
It was a packed house here today at Gillette Stadium, with both Bill Belichick and Tom Brady at the podium in advance of the Patriots' regular season opener against Buffalo -- there were broadcast teams here from both Germany and......
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9:58 AM Wed, Sep 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
No one in the employ of the New England Patriots was willing to talk about the departed Richard Seymour on Monday, but while most commentators are amazed at how decisively the Pats seem to have fleeced the Raiders over the......
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8:57 AM Wed, Sep 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
Warning, what you are about to read is not a misprint. Isaiah Stanback is the New England Patriots third-string quarterback. The Patriots singed Stanback to their practice squad on Monday, and Patriots director of player personnel Nick Caserio confirmed Tuesday......
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8:29 AM Wed, Sep 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
By ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer Ask any of the Celtics superstars, and they'll tell you that coach Doc Rivers is a great motivator. He has the uncanny ability to get a team to fully believe in his coaching philosophy......
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1:56 PM Tue, Sep 08, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
A lot of folks (well, a lot of media folks, anyway) complain about the lockdown on information at Gillette Stadium in the Bill Belichick era. Is a player injured? Don't expect the coach to tell you in his conference call.......
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10:45 AM Tue, Sep 08, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
It's understandable that Richard Seymour would be less than thrilled about leaving playoff contender New England to go to the dysfunctional Raiders, but there are $3.865 million reasons why he should report to Oakland. If he doesn't play, he......
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10:42 AM Tue, Sep 08, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
-- It is unusual for a team to keep five running backs on their roster. And if that team has an All-Pro quarterback running the show who is arguably one of the greatest quarterbacks to ever play the game, well,......
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10:22 AM Tue, Sep 08, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
By Robert Lee Journal Sports Writer -- Patriots quarterback Tom Brady spoke highly of five-time Pro Bowl defensive end Richard Seymour this morning on WEEI's Dennis & Callahan Show. He said that he, as well as almost all of the......
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10:07 AM Tue, Sep 08, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
I'm a little time-pressed today, so here's a quick look at the issues this morning: News flash: Football is a business. Nose tackle Vince Wilfork over the weekend said that fact once again became apparent with the Patriots' decision to......
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7:08 PM Mon, Sep 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Receiver Greg Lewis, whom the Patriots acquired via trade with Philadelphia earlier this year, has been released. In addition, New England has claimed DB Bret Lockett off waivers; he was most recently with Cleveland. It is a surprise that Lewis......
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4:47 PM Mon, Sep 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email
It didn't take Tedy Bruschi long to find work. The Boston Herald's Rap Sheet reports that Bruschi, who retired last week, is expected to start working for ESPN as early as Thursday. He'll be an in-studio analyst, will appear on......
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4:32 PM Mon, Sep 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Richard Seymour has not yet reported to the Oakland Raiders, and at this point it is unknown when or if he will. A team official has confirmed to San Francisco Chronicle Raiders reporter David White that Seymour has yet to......
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3:18 PM Mon, Sep 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
For the future, the Patriots' trade of Richard Seymour to the Raiders is a very good move. For now, though, it's not so good. Getting a first-round pick in 2011 -- which, given Oakland's recent records, figures to be......
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10:46 PM Sun, Sep 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email
By JUDY BATTISTA The New York Times The New England Patriots' trade of defensive lineman Richard Seymour to the Oakland Raiders on Sunday in exchange for a first-round draft pick in 2011 indicates several things about how the Patriots view......
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6:31 PM Sun, Sep 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
At the end of their press release announcing the signing of veteran guard Kendall Simmons, the Patriots also said there will not be a formal announcement on their practice squad until tomorrow. So much as I'd love to tell you......
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5:56 PM Sun, Sep 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email
RENTON, Wash. (AP) -- The Seattle Seahawks have signed safety Lawyer Milloy to a one-year contract, bringing the veteran back to the area where he grew up. The team made an official announcement Sunday, one day after cutting Brian Russell,......
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5:01 PM Sun, Sep 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
While today will be remembered as the day New England traded Richard Seymour, it is also the day the Pats, and the NFL's 31 other teams, can establish practice squads, and there are a couple of reports on who is......
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4:31 PM Sun, Sep 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
I've seen comments and speculation that perhaps with Richard Seymour off to Oakland that Kevin Carter will be signed by New England to help shore up the defensive line. Carter is still weighing his decision on whether or not to......
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2:48 PM Sun, Sep 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The Philadelphia Eagles have released quarterback A.J. Feeley, a player rumored to be on New England's radar to help back up Tom Brady. Since he has more than four years' experience, Feeley does not go through the waiver process and......
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2:00 PM Sun, Sep 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The Detroit Lions, who were awarded Kevin O'Connell via the waiver wire last week after the quarterback was released by New England, have flipped O'Connell to New York, trading him to the Jets for an as-yet-unknown draft pick. ESPN and......
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12:52 PM Sun, Sep 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
According to both Alex Marvez of FoxSports.com and ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Patriots have signed guard Kendall Simmons. Simmons suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon in Week 4 last season; the seventh-year veteran was a first-round draft pick of the Steelers......
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12:47 PM Sun, Sep 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Ty Warren and his wife Kesha were enjoying some time away from their three daughters -- a night away at the new Renaissance hotel at Patriot Place -- and woke up to some text messages telling him that Richard Seymour......
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12:44 PM Sun, Sep 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The New England Patriots announced the trade of eight-year veteran defensive lineman Richard Seymour to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for a first-round draft choice in the 2011 NFL draft. In his eight years with the......
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10:59 AM Sun, Sep 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The New England Patriots have shipped defensive line stalwart Richard Seymour to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for the Raiders' first-round draft pick in 2011. The Pats have confirmed the news, which was first reported by Mike Reiss of the......
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