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For the first time in a decade, I’m pain-free.” <a href="https://t.co/DClum5mbe2">pic.twitter.com/DClum5mbe2</a></p>&mdash; Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1166345234172850176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 27, 2019</a></blockquote>\n'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/tweet/instances/333828-weei-11@published'}, {'data': {'adSize': 'medium-rectangle', 'sticky': False, '_version': 1, 'adLocation': 'btf', 'adPosition': 'rec', 'environment': 'production', 'adRefreshInterval': '60000', 'doubleclickBannerTag': 'NTL.RADIO'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/google-ad-manager/instances/mediumRectangleContentBody@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Gronkowski did, however, leave to door open for a possible return to the NFL.\xa0'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/333828-weei-12@published'}, {'data': {'url': 'https://twitter.com/McKennAnalysis/status/1166345939067559936', 'html': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Gronk says he doesn&#39;t forsee returning to the NFL in the next few weeks or a month. 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