Locked On Titans - Daily Podcast On The Tennessee Titans - Rob Gronkowski to Titans Rumors, Current Salary Cap Breakdown & AFC South Quarterback News

Episode Date: March 14, 2022

The Tennessee Titans were connected to tight end Rob Gronkowski in a rumors over the weekend. Why does it make sense and what are the risks of chasing Gronk for the Titans? Tyler discusses all angles ...of the potential pursuit. Next, the Titans have made a few moves to begin this offseason with some some signings and some cuts. Where does the Titans salary cap stand now and what are the next logical steps in the offseason scheme? Tyler charts a reasonable path forward financially. Finally, the AFC South had some big news stories come up over the weekend. The Houston Texans infamous QB Deshaun Watson avoided criminal charges and entered the trade market. Where could he end up? Also, the Indianapolis Colts have entered true QB purgatory and are connected to some interesting names, to say the least.Follow Tyler on Twitter @TicTacTitansFollow the show on Facebook @LockedOnTitansPodSubscribe to the Locked On Titans YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP3332GMOh4y5PX3q9NFybwSupport Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Starting point is 00:00:00 Welcome to the Locked on Titans podcast. I am your host, Tyler Rowland. Titans fans, it is a Monday edition of the Locked on Titans podcast. On today's show, Rob Gronkowski to the Tennessee Titans. We'll talk about the latest rumor and how much sense it makes for both sides. Then, we'll talk about the Tennessee Titans' current cap situation. We got some more roster moves over the weekend. I'll break down where the Titans are at right now heading into free agency.
Starting point is 00:00:28 And we got some big news around the AFC South over the weekend as well. So we'll dive into what's going on with the Titans division opponents. All of that and more on a Monday edition of the Locked on Titans podcast. Let's get it. You are Locked On Titans, your daily Tennessee Titans podcast. Part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day. Titans fans, it is a Monday edition of the Locked on Titans podcast. We are going to kick off today's show talking about the most recent rumors
Starting point is 00:01:12 connecting the Tennessee Titans to a Hall of Famer for the third offseason in a row, and this time about Rob Gronkowski. Before we get into it, I want to let you guys know that today's episode is brought to you by BetOnline. BetOnline has you covered this season with more props, odds, and lines than ever before. BetOnline, where the game starts. Also, I got to thank you guys for making the Locked on Titans podcast your first listen every day. If this is your first ever listen to the Locked on Titans podcast,
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Starting point is 00:02:05 and analysis on Twitter at TicTacTitans and check out the show Facebook page at LockedOnTitansPod. But with the housekeeping out of the way, let's dive into this most recent rumor. And for the third offseason in a row, it was 2020, it was maybe Tom Brady. In 2021, it was Titans are looking at Julio Jones.
Starting point is 00:02:25 Well, now 2022, it's all Tom Brady. In 2021, it was Titans are looking at Julio Jones. Well, now, 2022, it's all about Gronk. Rob Gronkowski is a potential target for the Tennessee Titans. Now, we've talked about that when we did our tight end free agency preview. Gronk wouldn't make some sense for the Titans, and we're going to go into that. But first, let's go to where this rumor is really coming from. And local Nashville media guy, Chad Withrow, who does Outkick 360 with Outkick.com, he's got a bunch of different things going on, but this is what he said on Saturday on Twitter.
Starting point is 00:02:57 Quote, I'm hearing there is serious mutual interest between the Titans and Rob Gronkowski. If he decides to play in 2022, Nashville will be an option, end quote. Now, I do want to say, this seems like a safe thing to tweet from Withrow. There will be mutual interest. Nashville will be an option. Okay, he's not going out on a limb there. He's just saying the Titans will be in the conversation. So, not going to take this report and this tweet as like,
Starting point is 00:03:34 oh, Gronk is coming, Gronk is coming. But it made sense all along that Gronk would have some interest in the Titans. Tampa Bay clearly isn't going to be what they have been in previous years without Tom Brady. The Titans have a major need at tight end that would take somebody who not only can block very well, but can catch the ball. And Gronkowski is probably the best tight end in football history, in my opinion. And he can definitely do both of those. Now, of course, you got to talk about with Gronk, the injuries, the age, the Titans can't
Starting point is 00:04:03 afford to have people who are injured all the time on the Titans can't afford to have people who are injured all the time on the team after what they dealt with with Bud Dupree and Julio Jones last year. It's just tough to go into it with a guy that old who gets beat up that much. But Gronkowski was incredibly productive last year. He had 55 catches, 802 yards, 6 touchdowns. Obviously, he's a fantastic blocker. We'll get physical in the run game.
Starting point is 00:04:28 He's physical enough to go over the middle, go down the seam, and catch the ball. He's a great red zone target as well. Now, will Ryan Tannehill have the chemistry and connection with Rob Gronkowski that we've seen with Tom Brady? No. We know that. No, that's not the case.
Starting point is 00:04:45 But that doesn't mean that Gronkowski wouldn't be still a big boon to the Titans' offense. And we've talked about it. The Titans can't just get a purely receiver guy like Gasicki or Evan Ingram and guys like that that we've talked about, Eric Ebron, Jared Cook. Those aren't going to work. The Titans need somebody who's versatile, who can block within their scheme. The Titans are going to change the offense overnight.
Starting point is 00:05:05 They're not going to jerk the wheel. They're going to be the offense that we've seen the last three years, but they just need some improved talent at pass-catching positions. And Rob Gronkowski would check all of those boxes. His contract would probably be $5 million base with incentives. They could get him closer to $10 million. Maybe it's just an $8 million contract up front, but that all could work for the Titans.
Starting point is 00:05:29 So what you would do is at that point, because obviously Gronk has the health concerns and Gronk is closer to retirement than he is the prime of his career, you'd have to pair him with a young tight end, whether that's somebody you still go out in free agency and get, like a Tyler Conklin, a Gerald Everett, a Kyle Rudolph. Kyle Rudolph isn't necessarily young, but you guys see where I'm going. You would need a younger tight end to pair with Gronkowski, and that would include the
Starting point is 00:05:52 draft as well. I think the Titans would have to hit all of that and get three brand new tight ends. Gronk, a cheaper veteran, and a guy in the draft, I think would be the route to go if that's what they want to do. Here's what I do have to say. There's obviously the connection between Mike Vrabel and Tom Brady. So maybe Mike Vrabel can talk to Tom Brady and Tom
Starting point is 00:06:10 Brady can talk to Gronk and set up that connection. It would make a ton of sense. Tight ends love Nashville as we know. So I'm not here to poo-poo that as an option. But I'm just saying that with Gronkowski's injury concerns and everything that goes into it, I think you're taking quite the risk. And here's another risk that I want to pose. Rob Gronkowski's injury concerns and everything that goes into it, I think you're taking quite the risk. And here's another risk that I want to pose.
Starting point is 00:06:27 Rob Gronkowski may not make a decision in March. Rob Gronkowski may take this into the summer in terms of do I want to play football or not? Who do I want to play with? He has no incentive whatsoever to do this early. Can the Titans afford to miss out on the free agent tight end market to wait for Gronk? And the thing is, you may be saying, well, just wait for Gronk then.
Starting point is 00:06:49 But he is going to cost about $5 to $8 million in salary. Will the Titans have that money available in July after they have to sign their draft class? I just don't know if the Titans can afford to wait. I think if they did sign Gronk, they would need a commitment up front and early to know that he was going to be in the fold so they can proceed throughout their team building
Starting point is 00:07:10 and their roster building, knowing what the heck is going on. I just don't think the Titans can be in wait mode this offseason and wait to see what Gronkowski does unless he's going to take a super cheap deal that wouldn't really affect anything. So I think it's a good fit. I believe that the rumor is real.
Starting point is 00:07:25 I believe that Gronkowski does have the Titans as an option, but there are a lot of risks involved with this as well, and it does make me a tad nervous. But we'll cover that story as it develops. Either way, the Tennessee Titans are an option for Rob Gronkowski, which is something that just logically makes sense all the way back to February. But we're going to move forward.
Starting point is 00:07:45 We talked a little bit in our Rob Gronkowski conversation about the cap situation. Where is the cap situation right now for the Titans on the eve of the legal tampering period of free agency going into free agency week after some moves that the Titans made last week and over the weekend as well? And I know a lot of you guys blustered at the thought of cutting Brett Kern. Well, you got your wish and you got to restructure. So we'll break that all down. Before we do, I do want to tell you guys about the best tasting protein bars in the galaxy from our friends over at Built Bar.
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Starting point is 00:10:04 So even if you subscribe just to show me some support, I would appreciate it. Covering all the biggest NFL stories in under 30 minutes every day. So make sure you guys check out the Locked On NFL podcast. But talking about what the Titans have done so far and where their cap situation is. So basically their cap right now is at zero. They're a couple hundred thousand dollars above being at zero. So they're in the positive. They have some cap space, but nothing significant right now. And just to kind of recalibrate where we're at. So the Titans were at about minus seven and a half, minus eight
Starting point is 00:10:40 million dollars in cap space going into all the moves. We saw the cuts of Roger Saffold, Darrington Evans, and Kendall Lamb. Those together created about $14 million in cap space, which got the Titans to about $6 million in the plus side of things. But then we saw Harold Landry re-signed, and because of the cap structure, great job by Vin Marino and John Robinson's crew over there, Harold Landry is only going to cost $5 million towards cap space in the 2022 season. So if the Titans were at about $6 million in the green,
Starting point is 00:11:16 well, now that's going to knock them back to $1 million. And then we saw Morgan Cox get re-signed for a little over a million dollars as the Titans long snapper. So with that, the Titans got basically to even, a little below even, quite frankly. And then the move that came over the weekend, the restructuring of Brett Kern, which saved the Titans a little bit less than a million dollars.
Starting point is 00:11:43 So with all of that together, you're at minus eight. You get 14 million in cuts. You do six million in re-signs. The Titans are basically at zero right now. So what are their moves going forward to create more cap space? Because the Titans are not going to go into free agency at zero dollars. That's not going to happen. And I also want to tell you that differently
Starting point is 00:12:06 than when you cut a player. So when the Titans cut somebody, release them entirely, that's going to be immediate news. That's going to get tweeted out by Adam Schefter, Ian Rappaport. That's going to be out there right away because they're literally cutting that player and they can go be a free agent and be on the market. Well, with a restructure, sometimes restructure news doesn't come out for a while. Like, if I recall, Ryan Tannehill's restructure of his contract that took place last summer, we didn't get news of that until closer to training camp.
Starting point is 00:12:39 And that was, you know, after the Julio Jones news. And Julio Jones restructured his contract when he came to the Titans, and we didn't get news about that until closer to the season. So we could see some restructuring. That's why, basically, I want to tell you, the Titans could sign players, or maybe the Titans make a trade for a player, something like that. And you're thinking in your head,
Starting point is 00:12:58 wait, the Titans don't have cap room for that? The Titans don't have cap space for that? Well, remember that we don't always get the restructure news as quickly as we would get cut news because why would, why does the team have to tell anybody that they restructure? They don't, they don't. There's no reason to it. The player stays on the team. They just move their money around and they submit that to the league. That doesn't need to be public knowledge right away. Like when a player is cut and needs to go to a new team. So they may make moves and the Titans may do things in free agency that don't make a lot of sense,
Starting point is 00:13:32 but it's because we don't know about the restructures that have taken place. And quite honestly, we outlined this, the Titans could get to nearly, you know, 60, 70 more million dollars in cap space right now. If they restructured everybody who was eligible,
Starting point is 00:13:47 which I don't think they're going to do. But I do have a way that the Titans could carve out 27 million more dollars in cap space from even where they are right now, and that would give them the ability to have some play time in free agency. So number one, a cut that hasn't happened yet that we were expecting is Jackrabbit Jenkins.
Starting point is 00:14:06 That would save the Titans $7 million. He's currently a $10 million cap hit on the Titans cap scenario. And Jackrabbit was a good player last year. Quite frankly, he was underrated. A lot of people just went after him a lot of the time. Jackrabbit played some damn good ball for the Titans last year. And I don't agree with anybody who says he didn't play well. Jack Rabbit played fine.
Starting point is 00:14:27 But $10 million, he didn't play that fine. And with John Robinson's comments earlier in the offseason saying that they're going to be relying heavily on Caleb Farley to be who they need him to be, that indicates to me that they do plan on moving on from Jack Rabbit Jenkins. Could they restructure his deal? Maybe that's what they're working on right now. They'd like to keep Jackrabbit around.
Starting point is 00:14:47 Because as I said in the free agency preview, the Titans can't go into the year with Fulton, Farley, Molden, and Chris Jackson. Like that's way too young of a secondary group. But what are they going to do? Add a cornerback in the draft? Get a veteran like Jackrabbit, but even cheaper and even worse like Terrence Mitchell? No, I don't think that's the best move. So the Titans could potentially restructure Jackrabbit's deal to keep him around.
Starting point is 00:15:11 And maybe that's why we haven't got the news on his situation yet. We got Roger Sappold, Kendall Lamb, Darrington Evans. We got Brett Kearns restructure. Along with Jackrabbit Jenkins, those are the guys who I expected to be cut. So we got news on all those guys. We haven't got news on Jackrabbit Jenkins, those are the guys who I expected to be cut. So we got news on all those guys. We haven't got news on Jackrabbit, so they probably are in discussions right now negotiating how to restructure his deal to bring that cap number down.
Starting point is 00:15:34 Now if Jenkins says, no, I don't want to take a pay cut of any kind, which a restructure can just be moving around the money, or you can restructure and do a pay cut, which is what Brett Kern did. He took about a little less than a million dollars off his pay for the year. So Jackrabbit could do something like that. If he balks and says no, then they'll cut him outright and create $7 million there. Restructuring guys who you think will be with the team for at least two more seasons makes sense as well.
Starting point is 00:15:59 Kevin Byard, Taylor LeJuan, Zach Cunningham. You restructure those three guys right there, and it gets you an extra $20 million in cap space. So with Jackrabbit's cut at $7 million, let's say Jackrabbit restructures and saves the Titans about $4 million. Along with the restructures of Bayard, LeJuan, and Zach Cunningham, you would still have $24 to $27 million, depending on how that Jackrabbit situation works out.
Starting point is 00:16:26 So that is plenty to go out and sign a tight end for $5 to $6, $7 million. Also, go out and get a veteran wide receiver for $4 to $5 to $6 million. Add some depth on the offensive line as well. It's all very possible for the Titans. Heck, if they wanted to make a big splash, they could restructure Ryan Tannehill and save $14 million more. I don't want to push money into the future
Starting point is 00:16:52 on Tannehill, Dupree, or Derrick Henry, or Julio Jones. I don't want to push money into the future on those guys because the Titans need flexibility with those guys. If they need to get it, you know, go ahead and go a different direction from those guys after 2023 or after 2022 even,
Starting point is 00:17:07 like with Bud Dupree or Julio. So you don't want to push too much money into the future on guys that you can't be certain you need around for the future. But again, fired, he's going to be good for a couple of years. Taylor LeJuan has very minimal guaranteed money on his deal going forward after this year. So even if you restructured him, it wouldn't be that punitive to move on after the year. And Zach Cunningham has no guaranteed money on his deal going forward after this year. So even if you restructured him, it wouldn't be that punitive to move on after the year.
Starting point is 00:17:27 And Zach Cunningham has no guaranteed money on his deal. So I would like to lock Zach Cunningham up for a couple more years and give him some guaranteed money up front so he feels better about his situation. So all of that would make a ton of sense. Again, the Titans could get to $27 million with just those three restructures and cutting Jackrabbit Jenkins. I do expect them to make some of those moves as we get closer and closer to the opening
Starting point is 00:17:50 of the free agency period, which will happen next week. And I'm very excited to break that all down. But that's where the Titans are at right now. $0 in cap space with potential ability to go from realistically around $25, $27 million all the way to like $60-70 million if they need.
Starting point is 00:18:07 I don't see that, but the Titans have the ability to create as much space as they need to to make this roster as good as possible. One last nugget, Jim Wyatt, the team's beat reporter who's employed by the team, did mention recently that he wasn't going to mention names, but wide receiver, tight end, offensive line, and backup running back are major targets for the team, which means that Jim Wyatt knows some names that the Titans already honed in on at those positions. So the fireworks are right around the corner, folks.
Starting point is 00:18:33 And speaking of fireworks, we got some fireworks over the weekend in terms of some reports, and they do happen to impact the Titans and the AFC South. So we'll get into that in just a moment. Before we do, I want to tell you guys about BetOnline.net. It's that time of year again. College basketball's tournament is finally upon us for all the latest odds, contests, and player props.
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Starting point is 00:19:30 Titans fans, let's cap off this Monday edition of the Locked on Titans podcast. We started off with the Rob Gronkowski rumors, moved into the Titans' current cap space situation, what I expect them to do to carve out more money to play around in free agency. Now I want to get into a conversation about the AFC South and some big news points that came out over the weekend with some of the Titans division rivals. Before we get into that, of course, I got to thank you guys for making the Locked on Titans podcast your first listen every day.
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Starting point is 00:20:20 But moving into these rumors. So number one, major domino here that everybody in the NFL is paying attention to, and that is Deshaun Watson. So on Friday, Deshaun Watson had his, you know, I'm not a lawyer. I tell you guys all the time, I'm not a doctor. I'm not a social engineer. I'm not a lawyer. I'm not a lawyer. So, you know, don't hammer me down on the details here. But the summary of it all is Deshaun Watson had a court situation where basically in Houston they were going to decide if they were going to charge him with criminal charges. Criminal, which is different than the civil suit where people are just trying to get money off of him.
Starting point is 00:21:01 This is criminal charges, which obviously for NFL teams would be a big deal. You can't trade for somebody who's got criminal charges over their head. Well, a grand jury decided that they would not be charging Deshaun Watson with criminal charges.
Starting point is 00:21:19 So he's not going to face any legal trouble in that sense. Criminal trouble, I should say. His civil suits are continuing to go on. His lawyer, Rusty Hardin, has said they're going to continue fighting those civil suits. He thinks it's a money grab by all the accusers. There is some fishiness with the lawyer that's trying to get all these girls to press charges. Well, not press charges anymore, but civil charges on Deshaun Watson.
Starting point is 00:21:48 There is some fishiness here. Now, I'm not trying to clear Deshaun Watson of blame. You guys can have your thoughts on the matter. Nobody knows the real truth of what happened here. So, Deshaun Watson was clearly doing some weird stuff. There's no way around it. It was weird, just the facts of the case. But, at the end of the day, being a weirdo
Starting point is 00:22:07 isn't necessarily always a criminal thing. You know what I mean? There are some situations where if you're weird enough, you're going to get put in jail, but I don't know. It's not a criminal offense to just kind of be a weirdo. And Deshaun Watson may, in fact, be a little strange when it comes to massages and all that. But, at the end of the day, like I
Starting point is 00:22:24 said, it didn't result in criminal charges. So, no team is going to be deterred by a civil suit. Deshaun Watson, like we've seen with Ben Roethlisberger, pains me to say it, but like we've seen with Kobe Bryant, we've seen big-name professional athletes pay out money to women
Starting point is 00:22:39 for sexual assault allegations and then move on with their careers. The women get the money. The guy gets to go back to doing his job and not worrying about it. And both sides end up, you know, leaving satisfied, at least to a point. So that's probably what's going to happen with Deshaun Watson at this point. He's going to fight the civil suits.
Starting point is 00:23:01 But all that really matters is, I'm off on a tangent here, but all that really matters is he did not get charged criminally, which means the trade floodgates are open. And let me just cut out a section of the fan base right away. No, the Titans are not trading for Deshaun Watson. Get over it. Move on. Don't even think about it. Sorry, we're not doing this again. But some teams who are going to get a shot at Deshaun Watson,
Starting point is 00:23:25 the Carolina Panthers. The Seattle Seahawks. The New Orleans Saints. Those seem to be the three top level contenders. But you also have Cleveland. It's been throwing their name in the mix. Philadelphia, throwing their name in the mix. Tampa Bay, throwing their name in the mix.
Starting point is 00:23:43 And at the end of the day, here's what it comes down to for me, guys. Get that man out of the AFC. Get him out. See ya. There's been a lot of talent in the AFC at the quarterback position, and now you got Russell Wilson added to that. So get somebody out, especially within the division.
Starting point is 00:24:01 Especially within the division. Watson, even with a garbage Houston Texans team, has given the Titans fits. Fits! And it's because I personally think he's one of the top five quarterbacks in the NFL. He's amazing. So, I'm very, very high on Deshaun Watson as a football
Starting point is 00:24:18 player. So, just whatever it takes, get that man out of the AFC. Get him out of the AFC South. That's great news for the Titans. And the rumor is that the Texans want to bring back to Rod Taylor to back up Davis Mills. Yes, great. We love to see it.
Starting point is 00:24:36 We love to see it. Now, the other side of this is about the Indianapolis Colts. Oh, man. I already laid out my case about this on the Locked On NFL show last week. I think I briefly mentioned it on our show, but the Colts are going to be worse at quarterback. There's no way around it. They're going to be worse at quarterback.
Starting point is 00:24:57 And here's the thing. Jimmy Garoppolo is better than Carson Wentz, but Carson Wentz's ability to scramble, Carson Wentz's ability to make second reaction plays, they do result in some turnovers, but Jimmy G throws interceptions, bad ones, all the time. I watched the playoffs. Jimmy G was making insane throws, risky throws
Starting point is 00:25:17 that made no sense at all. So you get the same risk of boneheadedness with Jimmy G without the mobility and second reaction ability of Carson Wentz. Now you're going to get more leadership, a more mature guy, a better guy in the locker room with Jimmy G. So that tips the scales. But on the field with a diminishing offensive line, with mediocre weapons,
Starting point is 00:25:40 I think that Carson Wentz is a better quarterback for the Colts than Jimmy G. But here's the thing. The rumors are saying it's not even Jimmy G. Here are the guys that the Colts have serious buzz around right now. Garner Manchu. Marcus Mariota. Go ahead, Indy. Go ahead.
Starting point is 00:26:07 Both those guys are backups. Okay? They're both decent. I mean, Garner Minshew, I think, is a fringe-level starter. I think he's like the Ryan Fitzpatrick of this generation. He's going to be, you know, a bridge starter his entire career. Never really get a real opportunity to be the guy for a team, but always have a chance to play.
Starting point is 00:26:27 That's Garner Minshew's role, and I think he deserves it. He's right there on the fringe of the starting-level quarterbacks. But Marcus isn't. Not a chance. The guy is brittle. He's made of glass. So that's hilarious to me, the Indies targeting Minshew and Mariota. They got worse. They found a way to get worse. Indies targeting Minshew and Mariota. They got worse.
Starting point is 00:26:46 They found a way to get worse. And I do want to point this out. I forget who said this on Twitter, but imagine being Chris Ballard and having to call Philadelphia after giving them your first-round pick for Carson Wentz, who you don't have anymore, and give up more picks for their backup. Chris Ballard, so great, man. He's such a good GM.
Starting point is 00:27:06 Get the hell out of here. Dude's so overrated. Chris Ballard is just so overrated. It's unbelievable. I'll continue pushing the narrative as long as I possibly can. Also, though, the Colts may be interested in trading for Kirk Cousins, may be interested in trading for Derek Carr. So I heard all that,
Starting point is 00:27:25 but why would either of those teams do that? Why? It doesn't make any sense at all. They're going to end up with Minshew. They're going to end up with Mariota. They're going to end up with Jimmy G, something like that. And by God, I'm happy about it.
Starting point is 00:27:40 Oh, man, feels good. It sure feels good. But that's all the latest news in the division for the Titans. Again, this is going to be a crazy week, folks. So buckle up, strap in. I'm going to be here with you the whole week, breaking everything down. But that's going to do it for me today, folks. As always, I am your host, Tyler Rowland.
Starting point is 00:27:56 And this was Locked on Titans. Thank you.

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