Colorado Buffaloes head football coach Deion Sanders slammed the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award on Tuesday after it snubbed two-way Colorado star football player Travis Hunter from its finalist list.
Hunter, who starts at both wide receiver and cornerback for the 8-3 Buffaloes, is the heavy favorite to win the Heisman Trophy heading into the final weeks before the winner is announced on December 14. The latest odds in betting markets have Hunter at -1,000 — giving him an implied 90.9% chance of winning the most prestigious award in college football, according to BetMGM. The award is given to the most valuable player in college football every year.
The <a href="https://www.pff.com/news/draft-2025-nfl-mock-draft-three-quarterbacks-go-in-the-top-10-shedeur-sanders-new-york-giants">projected</a> No. 1 NFL Draft pick for next year was named as a finalist for multiple awards on Tuesday, including the Maxwell Award (for best all-around player), Biletnikoff Award (for best wide receiver), Bednarik Award (for best defensive player), Hornung Award (for most versatile player) and Walter Camp Award (for most outstanding player).
However, it was the one award for which Hunter was not a finalist that upset Sanders — who starred in the NFL and MLB at the same time.
&#8220;How is Travis Hunter snubbed for the Jim Thorpe Award?&#8221; Sanders asked at a press conference. &#8220;You could have my award. You could have it back. Matter of fact, I’m gonna give him mine. I ain’t using it. It’s just sitting up there collecting dust. So Travis can have my Thorpe award because if this ain’t the most idiotic thing in college football that he’s not a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award and he is — I would say arguably but I don’t really think it’s an argument about this young man being the best defensive back in college football.&#8221;
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&#8220;He rarely gets thrown at,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;He’s won a game for tackling for us. And he’s always on point. So if you bring up the statistics I don’t know how in the world is Travis Hunter not a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award. They just pretty much messed up all the integrity of the award, and he can have mine.&#8221;
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Coach Prime on Travis Hunter not being a finalist for the Jim Thorpe award:
“How is Travis Hunter snubbed by the Thorpe. You can have my award, you can have it back. In fact i’m gonna give him mine” <a href="https://t.co/vHHUF24CzA">pic.twitter.com/vHHUF24CzA</a>
— DNVR Buffs (@DNVR_Buffs) <a href="https://twitter.com/DNVR_Buffs/status/1861473018503143744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 26, 2024</a></blockquote>
If Hunter wins the Heisman Trophy, he will become only the second defensive player in history to win the award.
Michigan Wolverines cornerback Charles Woodson in 1997 was the only defensive player to win the Heisman.
However, there is a key difference between Woodson and Hunter. Woodson only played situationally on offense and started on defense, whereas Hunter starts on both sides of the ball and plays nearly every play in the game outside of special teams.
During Woodson&#8217;s Heisman year, he intercepted seven passes and made 43 tackles on defense while catching 11 passes for 231 yards and a receiving touchdown on offense. He also had 1 rushing touchdown.
So far in 2024, Hunter has intercepted three passes and deflected breakups — despite rarely being thrown at — and had a game-winning forced fumble on the goal line against Baylor. On offense, Hunter has 82 catches for 1,036 yards and 11 touchdowns, and one rushing touchdown.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kansas-city-chiefs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kansas City Chiefs</a> defensive tackle Tershawn Wharton was in the right place at the right time when he saved a young fan from falling head first out of the stands after the game on Sunday as the team was headed to the locker room in Carolina.
In a video that surfaced on <a href="https://x.com/ESPNNFL/status/1861471536332308635" target="_blank" rel="noopener">X</a>, we see the back of a young fan’s jersey as he&#8217;s leaning up against the railing, yelling Wharton’s name before the little guy’s feet slip out from under him and he flips right out of the stands headed to the ground head first.
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&#8220;I would like to reach out to him, get him out to a game.&#8221;
Chiefs DL Tershawn Wharton caught a kid who fell from the stands on Sunday and wants the chance to meet him 👏
(via <a href="https://twitter.com/PatMcAfeeShow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PatMcAfeeShow</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/T__Russ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@T__Russ</a>) <a href="https://t.co/mBunC7cZk0">pic.twitter.com/mBunC7cZk0</a>
— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNNFL/status/1861471536332308635?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 26, 2024</a></blockquote>
With security standing by, Wharton sees the fan falling and reaches out to grab the kid before the child falls to the ground and ends up in the hospital or worse. The next shot is Wharton giving the child a boost back up into the stands.
On Tuesday, Wharton appeared on “<a href="https://x.com/ESPNNFL/status/1861471536332308635">The Pat McAfee Show</a>” and said that it was just “natural reaction” when he saved the kid from falling.
“Usually when I leave the game, I try to throw my glove into the crowd,” Wharton said. “And I think I heard my name a little bit and I see him coming down. It was two security guards right there.”
“I don’t think they realized what I was doing,” he added, noting that he was able to grab the child by the back of his jersey to stop him from falling.
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He then said that he hasn’t met the child yet, but he would like to.
“I would like to reach out to him, get him out to a game,” Wharton said. “And be able to reflect with him a little bit more. If I could.”
Over on social media, there is one post after another labeling Wharton a “real-life hero” and people wishing he was on the X platform so they could thank him. It doesn’t appear, at the time of this publication, that the Chiefs player has an account on the site.
“Kansas City Chiefs’ Tershawn Wharton saves the life of a boy who falls headfirst over the railing towards the field,” one person <a href="https://x.com/Bubblebathgirl/status/1861532823171072108">wrote</a>. “The kid was waving in excitement and took the plunge. Amazing lifesaving moment by Wharton!”
Another <a href="https://x.com/BlitzBuzzX/status/1861434962815181004">added</a>, “SAVIOR: Kansas City Chiefs DE Tershawn Wharton rescued a young Chiefs fan from injuring himself after falling over the side of the stands in Carolina. Respect to Wharton for being aware enough &amp; instinctively ready to save him!”
While a third <a href="https://x.com/RefDemo2/status/1861455206136926255">wrote</a>, “Mr. Tershawn Wharton of the @Chiefs needs an @X account simply so people can say thank you, and well done. Time to put him in receiver corps, @PatrickMahomes?”
Wharton signed with the Chiefs as an <a href="https://people.com/chiefs-player-tershawn-wharton-saves-young-fan-falls-from-stands-8752089">undrafted free agent in 2020</a>, and has been part of the two Super Bowls the team won in the 2022 and 2023 season.
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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/washington-commanders">Washington Commanders</a> managing partner Josh Harris and the NFL Commanders ownership group have agreed to un-cancel the Redskins (the iconic Blackfoot chief logo) history.
In a post on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SteveDainesMT/">Facebook</a> by Republican Montana Sen. Steve Daines, the Congressman wrote that “The censorship of the former Commanders logo was a classic case of woke gone wrong. I applaud the Commanders &amp; the NFL for their commitment to never censor the logo again.”
“And for working with the [Walter ‘Blackie’] Wetzel family to restore the logo to a place of prominence and honor to benefit Indian Country,” he added <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/11/24/opinion/un-erasing-redskins-history-one-small-defeat-for-americas-woke-stalinists/">mentioning</a> the “Native American artist who used Blackfoot chief John Two Guns White Calf as the inspiration for the logo the NFL team used for almost 50 years.&#8221;
In 2020, the team announced it was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/redskins-cave-announce-thorough-review-of-name-here-are-the-top-suggestions">removing Redskins</a> from its name and two years later announced the national professional football team would be called the Washington Commanders.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/washington-redskins-cant-return-to-dc-unless-they-change-their-name-officials-say">name change came</a> about from pressure from the cancel culture mob following the death of George Floyd and those who claimed that the term was racist and offensive to Native Americans.
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🚨BREAKING: IT APPEARS DISCUSSIONS ARE UNDERWAY ABOUT THE <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/COMMANDERS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#COMMANDERS</a> POTENTIALLY USING THE REDSKINS’ OLD LOGO.
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Senator Steve Daines says that the proceeds would go to help benefit the tribe.
Washington fans have been pushing for this to happen…<a href="https://t.co/bHTbGVLZWV">pic.twitter.com/bHTbGVLZWV</a>
— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/_MLFootball/status/1860042619218461178?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 22, 2024</a></blockquote>
Speaking to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SteveDainesMT/videos/1545483619422825">Fox News</a>, Daines called out the “irony” that the woke mob was “canceling Native American culture, as in the DEI [Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion] movement went way too far.”
Earlier this year, a local D.C. news station came under fire when it was revealed that it was blurring or removing the logo in archival footage and photographs of the team, <a href="https://www.tampafp.com/d-c-area-tv-station-under-fire-for-censoring-former-washington-redskins-logo/">Tampa Free Press</a> noted. And in February, the NFL censored the logo on its X account when honoring previous Super Bowl winners, Daines noted during his remarks on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SteveDainesMT/videos/921539389496459">Senate floor</a>. He also pointed out that the team had been selling a shirt that also blocked the logo. 
Daines has said he would approve legislation for the building of a new stadium for the Commanders, as long as the team agreed to never censor the logo again or degrade it. That includes the team using the logo again in some shape or form, ie. in historical images, videos, merchandise, even using the logo if the team should want to use it throwback game jersey, etc., the <a href="https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/after-blackfeet-logo-assurances-sen-daines-supports-rfk-stadium-bill-in-d-c/article_9d6d241c-a69f-11ef-aafd-779069e826a6.html">Bozeman Daily Chronicle</a> noted.
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Un-erasing the logo would also mean that if Wetzel wanted to use the logo in a throwback uniform, or something created to be posted in the stadium, etc. he could, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SteveDainesMT/videos/1490727504903229">Fox News</a> noted.
Wetzel&#8217;s grandson Ryan Wetzel said that he feels good that a plan will come about to honor his grandfather&#8217;s legacy, the <a href="https://dailymontanan.com/2024/11/19/daines-says-dc-can-move-ahead-with-football-plans-after-pledging-to-honor-logo-with-blackfeet-ties/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daily Montanan</a> reported.
“It’s exciting to even have that conversation after they said it (the logo) would be gone forever,” Wetzel said.
Following what the Senator called <a href="https://dailymontanan.com/2024/11/19/daines-says-dc-can-move-ahead-with-football-plans-after-pledging-to-honor-logo-with-blackfeet-ties/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">good faith talks with the league</a>, he was &#8220;proud to say, after speaking with my constituents, that they are satisfied with the ongoing negotiations with the team and feel optimistic about the direction that they are heading. Therefore, I will support the bill and vote in favor of its passage out of committee with the condition that the team follows through on the commitments made to the family.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/native-american-group-threatens-national-boycott-if-washington-football-team-doesnt-change-name-back-to-redskins" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Native American Group Threatens National Boycott If Washington Football Team Doesn’t Change Name Back To ‘Redskins’</a>

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Retired NFL Philadelphia Eagles star and podcast host <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jason-kelce">Jason Kelce’s</a> wife Kylie Kelce hilariously announced that the couple is expecting again, with a fourth daughter on the way.
In a post Friday on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DCsStvWOmL6/">Instagram</a>, the wife of the ESPN sportscaster shared a picture of their three girls &#8212; Wyatt, 4, Elliotte, 3, and Bennett, 15 months &#8212; all wearing cute, long-sleeve pink sweaters that read, “Big Sister.”
The funny part is only one of them was smiling &#8212; Ellie. Youngest daughter Bennett was in tears, and Wyatt was making a face with her hands over her ears.
“I feel like we captured a very accurate representation of how each of the girls feel about getting another sister,&#8221; Kylie’s post read. &#8220;At least Ellie, mom and dad are on the same page!”
Reading through the comments, everyone made it clear they couldn’t have been more excited for the couple’s news.
Kylie’s mother in law Donna Kelce wrote, “Love it.”
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Kansas City Chiefs star QB Patrick Mahomes’ wife Brittany Mahomes wrote, “Ahhhhhh Congrats you guys!!!”
The official account for Jason and Travis Kelce&#8217;s podcast “New Heights” wrote, “Congratulations to the whole fam.&#8221;
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And the official account for the Philadelphia Eagles added, &#8220;Congratulations.”
At the time of this piece, Jason&#8217;s brother Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce, has yet to publicly comment about the exciting news, nor has Travis&#8217; famous pop star girlfriend Taylor Swift.
In July, Kylie hit back at tabloid rumors that she and Jason were expecting in a <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@kyliekelce/video/7393370263125085471?lang=en">TikTok</a> about nipping the rumors in the bud, saying she was not pregnant.
She said in the video that there have been numerous articles written about her for the last year “stating that I am pregnant” and added she couldn’t stand “people writing such insensitive articles about a sensitive topic.”
On Friday, Kelce made a new post on <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@kyliekelce/video/7440254410401402143?lang=en">TikTok</a> using her past video and joked about “famous last words.” She then played a clip of the three girls in their pink sweaters, which she posted to announce the pregnancy.
Jason previously opened up about the possibility of the two growing their family and told <a href="https://people.com/jason-and-kylie-kelce-expecting-fourth-child-another-girl-8678330?hid=4f90b78dc31e627328d98338e1fa49d03b364abc&amp;did=15514730-20241122&amp;utm_campaign=ppl_relationship-builder&amp;utm_source=ppl&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=112224&amp;lctg=4f90b78dc31e627328d98338e1fa49d03b364abc&amp;lr_input=a08f4ce0dc67f7e22d138c82b9ce538ad294bfaca0b145e2f563962e58e05ef7&amp;utm_term=news-alert">People</a> &#8220;It’s not my decision.”
&#8220;We’ve talked about, before having kids, having certain numbers but I think whatever Kylie&#8217;s comfortable with,” Kelce said. &#8220;We’ll figure it out.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kylie-kelce-finally-shares-how-she-felt-about-husbands-viral-shirtless-antics-at-bills-chiefs-game" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kylie Kelce Finally Shares How She Felt About Husband’s Viral Shirtless Antics At Bills-Chiefs Game</a>

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U.S. men’s soccer star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/top-usa-soccer-player-does-trump-dance-after-goal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Christian Pulisic</a> has been hit by writers with major news outlets after he celebrated making the first goal in the team’s victory against Jamaica by rocking the viral “Trump” dance move following President-elect Donald Trump’s victory.
After the game, Pulisic confirmed that it wasn&#8217;t political when he did the “Trump Dance,&#8221; which he said “everyone’s doing” and he thought was &#8220;<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/us-soccer-star-christian-pulisic-insists-trump-dance-not-political-thought-funny">funny</a>.&#8220; However, writers with Forbes and The Athletic attacked him for it and wrote that he might come to “regret it.”
<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/ianquillen/2024/11/19/usmnts-christian-pulisic-may-come-to-regret-trump-dance-celebration/">Forbes columnist</a> Ian Nicholas Quillen suggested Pulisic should keep the focus on the game rather than draw attention to Trump and questions about other teammates&#8217; eligibility given where the president-elects stands on immigration.
&#8220;But all things being equal, Pulisic and his American teammates would probably rather the focus stay on the soccer they play,&#8221; Quillen wrote. &#8220;On Monday night, their captain made that tougher.&#8221;
Tim Weah and Yunus Musah qualify for the team based on birthright citizenship, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/us-soccer-star-christian-pulisic-faces-scrutiny-trump-dance">Fox News</a> noted.
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Christian Pulisic when asked about his &#8216;Trump Dance&#8217; celebration after scoring against Jamaica 🎙️
&#8220;I saw everyone doing it yesterday in the NFL, I saw Jon Jones do it, and we were just having a bit of fun. I thought it was a pretty fun dance.
Obviously, that&#8217;s the &#8216;Trump Dance&#8217;… <a href="https://t.co/d3OSeRIww7">pic.twitter.com/d3OSeRIww7</a>
— USMNT Only (@usmntonly) <a href="https://twitter.com/usmntonly/status/1858888622252183660?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 19, 2024</a></blockquote>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5934687/2024/11/20/christian-pulisic-donald-trump-dance-usmnt/">The Athletic writer Jeff Reuter </a>wrote that the soccer captain should “consider how their actions will be perceived by their teammates and others.&#8221;
&#8220;He may not realize how Trump’s views on immigration could impact his dual-national teammates and their families,” Reuter wrote. &#8220;Regardless, this is a case where a dance conveys a meaning well beyond a simple gesture. With his nation co-hosting the World Cup in 2026, having the captain and face of the USMNT paying homage to Trump carries outsized subtext, intended or not.&#8221;
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&#8220;It doesn’t matter if Pulisic wants that responsibility to consider perception. That comes with being a leader,” he added. “He can cite eagerness to embrace that type of role but in light of Monday’s dance move, he’d be wise to consider what that distinction truly entails.&#8221;
Pulicic made <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/top-usa-soccer-player-does-trump-dance-after-goal">headlines</a> on Monday night at the Concacaf Nations League Quarterfinals in St. Louis after he <a href="https://x.com/JonnyRoot_/status/1858686073876160515">kicked</a> the ball over the goalkeeper’s head to land it in the back of the net and take the U.S. up 1-0 in the game.
After the soccer star made the goal, he ran out of the goalie box and back out onto the field, where he stopped and did the “Trump” dance — making two fists and twisting his hips — which has become a viral sensation.
It became a trend on social media after supporters made videos of themselves doing the same dance moves that Trump often did when he danced to the Village People’s “Y.M.C.A.” at his numerous campaign rallies.
NFL players from across the league have also started celebrating their individual victories by doing the <a href="https://x.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1858267401533714552">dance</a>.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/top-usa-soccer-player-does-trump-dance-after-goal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Top USA Soccer Player Does ‘Trump’ Dance After Goal</a>

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The NFL has finally weighed in on the viral “Trump dance” that&#8217;s sweeping the sports world in honor of President-elect Donald Trump.
In a statement from NFL Chief Spokesperson Brian McCarthy, the league made it clear it has no problem with the players who have celebrated their individual victories on the field by doing the dance, which became a viral sensation during the 2024 election, <a href="https://www.outkick.com/sports/nfl-says-has-no-issue-players-doing-trump-dance-celebrations">OutKick</a> reported.
&#8220;There&#8217;s no issue with celebratory dances such as what took place Sunday or the previous week with the 49ers on November 10,&#8221; McCarthy said in an e-mail. 
NFL players from across the league have celebrated their victories by doing the <a href="https://x.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1858267401533714552">dance</a>, which became a trend on social media after supporters made videos of themselves doing the same dance moves that Trump often did when he danced to the Village People’s “Y.M.C.A.” at his numerous campaign rallies.
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Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers did the Trump-esque dance moves when he scored a touchdown on Sunday, after he caught a 23-yard pass from Gardner Minshew late in the third quarter against the Miami Dolphins. 
And while those watching the game live saw Bowers’ dance in the end zone — and then a shot of Raiders’ owner Mark Davis reacting to the TD — the victory celebration seemed to be missing from the post “NFL on CBS” made on X, <a href="https://www.outkick.com/sports/nfl-cbs-caught-editing-trump-dance-out-raiders-touchdown-celebration">OutKick</a> noted. The <a href="https://x.com/NFLonCBS/status/1858239347444564173">social media post</a> showed the 23-yard catch and then cut straight to the shot of Davis in his suite.
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The NFL, through a spokesperson, has confirmed that it has &#8220;no issue&#8221; with players who do the dance that mimics the moves of President-elect Donald Trump.
&#8220;There&#8217;s no issue with celebratory dances such as what took place Sunday or the previous week with the 49ers on November… <a href="https://t.co/JUTjJIfLC2">pic.twitter.com/JUTjJIfLC2</a>
— OutKick (@Outkick) <a href="https://twitter.com/Outkick/status/1858977602888757442?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 19, 2024</a></blockquote>
But Bowers wasn’t the only NFL player rocking the dance moves. During the Detroit Lions game, Za’Darius Smith and Malcolm Rodriguez celebrated their team’s defensive stop on Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars, by doing a series of dance moves that included the funny <a href="https://x.com/Lions/status/1858247510399095080">Trump-esque dance</a> steps.
Tennessee Titans players Calvin Ridley and Nick Westbrook-Ikhine busted out the Trump moves ahead of what appeared to be a touchdown during the team’s game against the Minnesota Vikings.
A week earlier — shortly after Trump’s victory against Vice President Kamala Harris — it was San Francisco 49ers star Nick Bosa who first did the Trump dance moves on the field following a sack of a Tampa Bay Buccaneers player, the Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/11/18/sports/cbs-seemingly-removed-brock-bowers-donald-trump-dance-after-raiders-touchdown/">noted</a>.
Earlier in the day on Tuesday, Hall of Fame football legend <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/brett-favre">Brett Favre</a> was asked about the “Trump dance” and said he didn’t think the league would fine players or institute any kind of ban to get <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nfl-reportedly-looking-into-fine-against-bosa-for-flashing-maga-hat-on-tv">players to stop showing support</a> on the field for Trump.
“I find it hard to believe that the NFL would crack down on this ‘Trump’ dance,” Favre told <a href="https://x.com/foxnews/status/1858903118349476245?s=46&amp;t=yVg_AIbZC0FnyCtU4qPVYw">Fox News</a>. “I really do. I would hope that they wouldn’t.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/viral-trump-dance-takes-over-nfl-ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Viral ‘Trump’ Dance Takes Over NFL, UFC</a>

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NFL Says It Has ‘No Issue’ If Players Celebrate With ‘Trump Dance’

NFL Says It Has 'No Issue' If Players Celebrate With 'Trump Dance’

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The New York Jets announced that the team’s general manager Joe Douglas has been fired, just weeks after the team let go of head coach <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-york-jets-fire-head-coach-5-games-into-season">Robert Saleh</a> amid a struggling season.
In a press release from Jets’ owner Woody Johnson, he said that Douglas would no longer be with the AFC East team, which has a record of 3 and 8 after coming into the season with Super Bowl aspirations.
&#8220;Today, I informed Joe Douglas he will no longer serve as the general manager of the New York Jets,&#8221; Johnson said in a statement. &#8220;I want to thank Joe for his commitment to the Jets over the last six years and wish him and his family the best moving forward.”
“Phil Savage will be the interim general manager for the remainder of the season,” the statement added. “We will begin the process to identify a new General Manager immediately.&#8221;
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Jets part ways with GM Joe Douglas. (via <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RapSheet</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/TomPelissero?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TomPelissero</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeGarafolo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MikeGarafolo</a>) <a href="https://t.co/6ll9Kebn3c">pic.twitter.com/6ll9Kebn3c</a>
— NFL (@NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1858922412454088859?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 19, 2024</a></blockquote>
The Jets grabbed Douglas from the Philadelphia Eagles in 2019 and signed him to a six-year contract, which ended with the 2024 season. Under his direction, the New York team has a dismal record of 30-64 and has not made a single playoff appearance.
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Since the Jets traded for Aaron Rodgers in 2023, the team has gone 10-28. The team was 20-36 with coach Saleh at the helm.
Saleh was in his fourth season with the Jets, a team that had high expectations for 2024. In its first five games, the Jets lost three games, including a loss to the undefeated Minnesota Vikings in London. Jets Defensive Coordinator Jeff Ulbrich stepped in as the interim head coach following Saleh’s firing.
Some have <a href="https://x.com/Sportsville_/status/1858981118407832000">speculated</a> that since Douglas is the one who brought in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/aaron-rodgers">Rodgers</a>, the 40-year-old QB most likely won’t be back next year. With a new GM and head coach, the Jets may want to start fresh with their own quarterback.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-york-jets-fire-head-coach-5-games-into-season" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Jets Fire Head Coach 5 Games Into Season</a>

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New York Jets Fire GM Amid Dismal Season

NY Jets Fire GM After Letting Go Head Coach Amid Dismal Season

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Hall of Fame football legend <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/brett-favre">Brett Favre</a> weighed in on whether the NFL will crack down on players who have celebrated victories by doing the viral “Trump” dance.
On Tuesday, speaking to <a href="https://x.com/foxnews/status/1858903118349476245?s=46&amp;t=yVg_AIbZC0FnyCtU4qPVYw">Fox News</a>, the 55-year-old former Green Bay Packers star QB was asked about the dance that’s sweeping the sports world and whether he thinks the league will fine players or institute some kind of ban to get <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nfl-reportedly-looking-into-fine-against-bosa-for-flashing-maga-hat-on-tv" target="_blank" rel="noopener">players to stop showing support</a> on the field for Trump.
“I find it hard to believe that the NFL would crack down on this ‘Trump’ dance,” Favre told the outlet. “I really do. I would hope that they wouldn’t.”
NFL players from across the league have also started celebrating their individual victories by doing the <a href="https://x.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1858267401533714552">dance</a>, which has become a viral sensation. 
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INSTANT REPLAY: <a href="https://twitter.com/BrettFavre?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BrettFavre</a> shares his reaction to the viral Trump dance taking the NFL by storm — and whether the league will punish players for showing their apparent support of the president-elect on the field. <a href="https://t.co/4APO7Xh6Q7">pic.twitter.com/4APO7Xh6Q7</a>
— Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNews/status/1858903118349476245?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 19, 2024</a></blockquote>
It became a trend on social media after supporters made videos of themselves doing the same dance moves that Trump often did when he danced to the Village People’s “Y.M.C.A.” at his numerous campaign rallies.
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers did the Trump-esque dance moves when he scored a touchdown on Sunday, after he caught a 23-yard pass late in the third quarter to give the Raiders 12 points against the Miami Dolphins&#8217; 17.
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And while those watching the game live saw Bowers’ dance in the end zone — and then a shot of Raiders’ owner Mark Davis reacting to the TD — the victory celebration seemed to be missing from the post “NFL on CBS” made on X, <a href="https://www.outkick.com/sports/nfl-cbs-caught-editing-trump-dance-out-raiders-touchdown-celebration">OutKick</a> noted.
The <a href="https://x.com/NFLonCBS/status/1858239347444564173">social media post</a> showed the 23-yard catch and then cut straight to the shot of Davis in his suite.
But Bowers wasn’t the only NFL player rocking the dance moves.
During the Detroit Lions game, Za’Darius Smith and Malcolm Rodriguez celebrated their team’s defensive stop on Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars, also by doing the funny <a href="https://x.com/Lions/status/1858247510399095080">Trump-esque dance</a> moves.
Tennessee Titans players Calvin Ridley and Nick Westbrook-Ikhine busted out the Trump moves ahead of what appeared to be a touchdown during the team’s game against the Minnesota Vikings.
The viral dance even made an appearance on Monday at the Concacaf Nations League Quarterfinals in St. Louis, when U.S. men’s soccer star Christian Pulisic <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/top-usa-soccer-player-does-trump-dance-after-goal">celebrated</a> making the first goal in the team’s 4-2 victory against Jamaica by rocking the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/viral-trump-dance-takes-over-nfl-ufc">viral dance moves</a>.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/viral-trump-dance-takes-over-nfl-ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Viral ‘Trump’ Dance Takes Over NFL, UFC</a>

Carolina Panthers v San Francisco 49ers

Brett Favre Weighs In On Whether Or Not NFL Will Crack Down On ‘Trump’ Dancing

Brett Favre Weighs In On Whether Or Not NFL Will Crack Down On 'Trump' Dancing

Brett Favre

U.S. men’s soccer star Christian Pulisic celebrated making the first goal in the team’s 4-2 victory against Jamaica by rocking the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/viral-trump-dance-takes-over-nfl-ufc">viral dance moves</a> that have been sweeping the sports world following President-elect Donald Trump’s victory.
It happened on Monday night at the Concacaf Nations League Quarterfinals in St. Louis when <a href="https://x.com/JonnyRoot_/status/1858686073876160515">Pulisic kicked</a> the ball over the goalkeeper’s head to land it in the back of the net and take U.S. up 1-0 in the game, <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2024/11/18/trump-dance-christian-pulisic-goal-usmnt-jamaica/76418530007/">USA Today</a> reported. 
After the soccer star made the goal, he ran out of the goalie box and back out onto the field, where he stopped and did the “Trump” dance — making two fists and twisting his hips — which has become a viral sensation. 
It became a trend on social media after supporters made videos of themselves doing the same dance moves that Trump often did when he danced to the Village People’s “Y.M.C.A.” at his numerous campaign rallies.
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USMNT Captain Christian Pulisic scored and immediately did the Trump dance 🕺 <a href="https://t.co/jMyfvE8T3J">pic.twitter.com/jMyfvE8T3J</a>
— Jon Root (@JonnyRoot_) <a href="https://twitter.com/JonnyRoot_/status/1858686073876160515?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 19, 2024</a></blockquote>
NFL players from across the league have also started celebrating their individual victories by doing the <a href="https://x.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1858267401533714552">“Trump” dance</a>.
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers did the Trump-esque dance moves when he scored a touchdown on Sunday, after he caught a 23-yard pass late in the third quarter to give the Raiders 12 points against the Miami Dolphin’s 17.
And while those watching the game live saw Bowers’ dance in the end zone — and then a shot of Raiders’ owner Mark Davis reacting to the TD — the victory celebration seemed to be missing from the post “NFL on CBS” made on X, <a href="https://www.outkick.com/sports/nfl-cbs-caught-editing-trump-dance-out-raiders-touchdown-celebration">OutKick</a> noted.
The <a href="https://x.com/NFLonCBS/status/1858239347444564173">social media post</a> cut showed the 23-yard catch and then cut straight to the shot of Davis in his suite.
But Bowers wasn’t the only NFL player rocking the dance moves, which Trump made famous while dancing to the “Y.M.C.A.” 
During the Detroit Lions game Za’Darius Smith and Malcolm Rodriguez celebrated their team’s defensive stop on Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars, also by doing the funny <a href="https://x.com/Lions/status/1858247510399095080">Trump-esque dance</a> moves. 
Tennessee Titan’s players Calvin Ridley and Nick Westbrook-Ikhine busted out the Trump moves ahead of what appeared to be a touchdown during the team’s game against the Minnesota Vikings. 
The viral dance even made an appearance on Saturday at Madison Square Garden during the <a href="https://x.com/joeroganhq/status/1858166819544240607">UFC Championship</a>, when Jon “Bones” Jones rocked the moves from the ring in his victory against Stipe Miocic, <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2024/11/18/brock-bowers-trump-dance-raiders-nfl/76403822007/">USA Today</a> noted.
After Jones won, he stood in the ring, did the Trump dance, and then pointed to President-elect Donald Trump — who was in the audience with several supporters, including Kid Rock, X founder Elon Musk, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Tulsi Gabbard.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/viral-trump-dance-takes-over-nfl-ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Viral ‘Trump’ Dance Takes Over NFL, UFC</a>

Top USA Soccer Player Does ‘Trump’ Dance After Goal

Top USA Soccer Player Does 'Trump' Dance After Goal

NFL players from across the league have celebrated their individual victories by doing what’s been labeled the <a href="https://x.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1858267401533714552">&#8220;Trump” dance</a>, in honor of President-elect <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a>, which became a viral hit during the 2024 election.
Video of Trump dancing to the Village People’s “Y.M.C.A.” at his numerous presidential rallies led to supporters making videos of themselves doing the same dance moves, making the “Trump” dance a viral sensation that is now showing up at sporting events everywhere. 
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers did the “Trump” dance moves when he scored a touchdown on Sunday, after he caught a 23-yard pass late in the third quarter to give the Raiders 12 points against the Miami Dolphin’s 17.
And while those watching the game live saw Bowers’ dance in the end zone — and then a shot of Raiders’ owner Mark Davis reacting to the TD — the victory celebration seemed to be missing from the post “NFL on CBS” made on X, <a href="https://www.outkick.com/sports/nfl-cbs-caught-editing-trump-dance-out-raiders-touchdown-celebration">OutKick</a> noted.
The <a href="https://x.com/NFLonCBS/status/1858239347444564173">social media post</a> cut showed the 23-yard catch and then cut straight to the shot of Davis in his suite.
After the game at a <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/11/18/sports/cbs-seemingly-removed-brock-bowers-donald-trump-dance-after-raiders-touchdown/">press conference</a>, a reporter asked Bowers about the dance and he said that, “I’ve seen everyone do it … I watched the UFC fight last night and Jon Jones did it. I like watching UFC so I saw it, and thought it was cool.”
But Bowers wasn’t the only NFL player rocking the dance moves, which Trump made famous while dancing to the “Y.M.C.A” by making two fists and twisting his hips.
During the Detroit Lions game Za’Darius Smith and Malcolm Rodriguez celebrated their team’s defensive stop on Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars, also by doing the funny <a href="https://x.com/Lions/status/1858247510399095080">Trump-esque dance</a> moves. 
Tennessee Titan’s players Calvin Ridley and Nick Westbrook-Ikhine busted out the Trump moves ahead of what appeared to be a touchdown during the team’s game against the Minnesota Vikings. 
A week earlier — shortly after Trump’s victory against Vice President Kamala Harris — it was San Francisco 49ers star Nick Bosa who first did the Trump dance moves on the field following a sack of a Tampa Bay Buccaneers player, the Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/11/18/sports/cbs-seemingly-removed-brock-bowers-donald-trump-dance-after-raiders-touchdown/">noted</a>.
The viral dance even made an appearance on Saturday at Madison Square Garden during the <a href="https://x.com/joeroganhq/status/1858166819544240607">UFC Championship</a>, when Jon “Bones” Jones rocked the moves from the ring in his victory against Stipe Miocic, <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2024/11/18/brock-bowers-trump-dance-raiders-nfl/76403822007/">USA Today</a> noted.
After Jones won, he stood in the ring, did the Trump dance, and then pointed to President-elect Donald Trump — who was in the audience with several supporters, including Kid Rock, X founder Elon Musk, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Tulsi Gabbard.
Jones later told members of the press, “I’m proud to be a great American champion. I’m proud to be a Christian American champion.”

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Viral ‘Trump’ Dance Takes Over NFL, UFC

Collegiate <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/volleyball">women’s volleyball</a> players filed multiple lawsuits on Wednesday against the Mountain West Conference over the inclusion of trans-identifying male players in their sport.
A dozen women have cited violations of their First Amendment rights and Title IX protections in response to San Jose State University’s biologically male star player Blaire Fleming’s participation in the MWC, prompting four schools in the conference to forfeit games against SJSU, <a href="https://www.outkick.com/sports/volleyball-players-sue-mountain-west-first-amendment-outkick-exclusive">OutKick</a> reported.
Several of Flemings’ SJSU teammates, like Captain Brooke Slusser and two former Spartans — along with female athletes from four other colleges — are part of the suit against the conference, its commissioner and SJSU officials over the conference&#8217;s adoption of the “Transgender participation policy&#8221; in September after the first school, Boise State, forfeited its game.
The suit said that the policy is “intended to chill protests and other expressive conduct, including boycotts, on a women’s rights issue” of women athletes in the MWC. It also claims that the trans policy was adopted outside the “normal course of MW rules and procedures” and that it was an effort to prevent schools from exercising their First Amendment Rights, the outlet noted.
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This is HUGE. Female volleyball players in the Mountain West conference drop a bombshell lawsuit against the <a href="https://twitter.com/MountainWest?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MountainWest</a> citing First Amendment &amp; Title IX violations.
Several of his SJSU teammates signed on as well. This is the way. Hold the line!!! 👏🏼<a href="https://t.co/Co6bFPUfEo">https://t.co/Co6bFPUfEo</a>
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_/status/1856845416219717888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 13, 2024</a></blockquote>
&#8220;Recently, the MWC, SJSU, and the other Defendants have collectively manipulated MWC rules, diminished sport opportunities for women, spread inaccurate information, used their positions to chill and suppress speech with which they disagree, and punished dozens of female collegiate volleyball student-athletes for taking a public stand for their right to compete in a separate sports category, all in a concerted effort to stamp out debate over women’s rights in sport,&#8221; the <a href="https://nevadasportsnet.com/newsletter-daily/nevada-volleyball-players-among-those-suing-mountain-west-san-jose-state-officials">lawsuit read</a>.
&#8220;The NCAA, Mountain West Conference, and college athletic directors around the country are failing women,&#8221; Bill Bock, lead attorney for the plaintiffs and the pro-woman organization <a href="https://www.iconswomen.com/">Independent Council On Women&#8217;s Sport</a> (ICONS), which is funding and backing the lawsuit, said.
&#8220;Because the administrators don’t have the courage to do their jobs, we have to ask the federal courts to do their jobs for them,&#8221; he added.
The lawsuit requests emergency injunctive relief in advance of the MW women&#8217;s volleyball tournament in Las Vegas, which starts on Nov. 27. It also calls on either disqualifying SJSU and Fleming from competing in the tournament and/or removing the losses from the records of teams who forfeited SJSU games and therefore the wins from SJSU.
Five schools have forfeited playing SJSU in protest of the biologically male star player on the CA team. Those schools include Southern Utah University, Boise State University, the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/university-womens-team-becomes-latest-to-refuse-to-play-against-trans-identifying-male">University of Wyoming</a>, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fourth-university-womens-team-refuses-to-play-against-trans-identifying-male">Utah State</a> University, and the University of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/university-finally-scraps-match-after-womens-team-refuses-to-play-team-whose-star-player-is-male">Nevada</a>.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/university-finally-scraps-match-after-womens-team-refuses-to-play-team-whose-star-player-is-male" target="_blank" rel="noopener">University Finally Scraps Match After Women’s Team Refuses To Play Team Whose Star Player Is Male</a>

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Collegiate Women’s Volleyball Players File Title IX Lawsuit Against Schools Over Trans Players

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Suspended <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/san-jose-state">San Jose State University</a> women’s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/volleyball">volleyball</a> associate head coach <a href="https://sjsuspartans.com/staff/melissa-batie-smoose">Melissa Batie-Smoose</a> said that “safety is being taken away from women” and has continued to speak out against a trans-identifying male, Blaire Fleming, on the team.
&#8220;Safety is being taken away from women,&#8221; Batie-Smoose told Fox News’ “<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/suspended-san-jose-state-coach-embroiled-transgender-controversy-sounds-alarm-womens-sports">America Newsroom</a> on Monday. &#8220;Fair play is taken away from women. We need more and more people to do this and fight this fight because women’s sports, as we know it right now, will be forever changed.&#8221;
Batie-Smoose was suspended indefinitely from her job when she took the side of the women on the team who didn’t want to play with the biological male player, after she filed a Title IX complaint against her school.
In the complaint, the suspended coach alleged that the trans-identifying male player “conspired with an opponent to help the team lose a match and injure teammate <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ncaa-volleyball-player-says-coaches-repeatedly-assigned-her-to-room-with-trans-player-at-his-request">Brooke Slusser</a>,&#8220; who has spoken out about the inclusion of trans players in women’s sports, the <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/11/05/sports/san-jose-state-players-dont-feel-safe-anymore-in-transgender-drama/">New York Post</a> noted.
After the suspension came down on November 2, SJSU released a statement that the associate head coach of the women’s team “is not with the team at this time, and we will not provide further information on this matter,&#8221; <a href="https://www.outkick.com/sports/suspended-sjsu-volleyball-coach-batie-smoose-safety-women">OutKick</a> reported.
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Coach Batie-Smoose from SJSU just showed us what true leadership looks like. By risking &amp; ultimately losing her job, she&#8217;s standing up for her athletes &amp; the future of women&#8217;s sports because &#8216;safety &amp; fair play are being taken away for women.&#8217; Her courage should inspire us all!… <a href="https://t.co/HEyoP8yUqk">pic.twitter.com/HEyoP8yUqk</a>
— Kaitlynn Wheeler (@WheelerKaitlynn) <a href="https://twitter.com/WheelerKaitlynn/status/1856019186197414299?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 11, 2024</a></blockquote>
Batie-Smoose said following news of the discipline, &#8220;This is just another form of what San Jose State has been trying to do – silence people that are speaking up for their First Amendment rights and for what&#8217;s right,” the outlet noted.
Slusser later reacted to Batie-Smoose&#8217;s suspension and said the women on the team “aren’t happy and we don’t feel safe anymore,” <a href="https://www.outkick.com/sports/exclusive-brooke-slusser-sjsu-ruined-volleyball-batie-smoose">OutKick</a> reported. “Melissa was that person that we felt like as long as she was there, we had someone that would stand up for us. And now there’s no one there that will.”
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“I don’t think the school sees how much they just basically ruined this program by taking Melissa away from us,” she added. “So, who knows what’s to come in the future [with regard] to what our team will do or how we will react from this.”
Five schools have forfeited playing SJSU in protest of the biological male star player on the CA team. Those schools include Southern Utah University, Boise State University, the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/university-womens-team-becomes-latest-to-refuse-to-play-against-trans-identifying-male">University of Wyoming</a>, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fourth-university-womens-team-refuses-to-play-against-trans-identifying-male">Utah State</a> University, and the University of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/university-finally-scraps-match-after-womens-team-refuses-to-play-team-whose-star-player-is-male">Nevada</a>.
UNR was initially resistant to canceling its women’s volleyball match after members of UNR’s women’s team refused to play against SJSU and Fleming.
“We, the University of Nevada Reno women’s volleyball team, forfeit against @SJSU and stand united in solidarity with the volleyball teams of Southern Utah University, Boise State University, the University of Wyoming, &amp; Utah State University,” the statement read in part, as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/5th-womens-volleyball-team-nixes-game-against-college-with-trans-identifying-star-player">reported</a>.
Later, the university released its own statement showing it did not support the move by the women’s team.  Backlash ensued against the school, however, and vocal advocates called on the girls to hold the line and refuse to play, as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/university-turns-on-its-womens-team-over-refusal-to-play-against-trans-identifying-athlete">reported</a>.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/university-turns-on-its-womens-team-over-refusal-to-play-against-trans-identifying-athlete" target="_blank" rel="noopener">University Turns On Its Women’s Team Over Refusal To Play Against Trans-Identifying Athlete</a>

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Suspended San Jose State University Coach Continues To Speak Out Against Trans-Identifying Male On Team

Suspended SJSU Coach Continues To Speak Out Against Trans-Identifying Male On Team

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