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  "textContent": "Consider this sentence a trigger warning for Green Bay Packers fans. The NFL is reportedly “laying groundwork” for the utilization of replacement refs this season amid ongoing collective bargaining negotiations with the NFL Referees Association, ESPN’s Kevin Seifert reports, citing an email obtained by the network on Wednesday. Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio first reported Read more...\n\nThe post NFL reportedly ‘laying groundwork’ for replacement refs this season appeared first on Awful Announcing.",
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