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They are contemporaries. That is not a big bro, little bro situation."<br><br>— <a href="https://twitter.com/getnickwright?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@getnickwright</a> on C.J. Stroud/Caleb Williams exchange <a href="https://t.co/NbbMgPfLOa">pic.twitter.com/NbbMgPfLOa</a></p>— First Things First (@FTFonFS1) <a href="https://twitter.com/FTFonFS1/status/1836506732480340123?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 18, 2024</a></blockquote>\n\n', 'showMedia': True, 'showThread': True, 'componentVariation': 'tweet'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/tweet/instances/cm19hag1o003c357kecm97i5o@published'}, {'data': {'url': 'https://twitter.com/WillKunkelFOX/status/1836535317408477355', 'html': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">There's a lot of conjecture around the C.J. Stroud & Caleb Williams postgame interaction.<br><br>📢Mike Florio (<a href="https://twitter.com/ProFootballTalk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ProFootballTalk</a>): "At what point did C.J. Stroud become Tom Brady? He's not there yet."<br><br>Why did C.J. Stroud take a moment to try and talk to the rookie quarterback?… <a href="https://t.co/k5ynNtebtY">pic.twitter.com/k5ynNtebtY</a></p>— Will Kunkel (@WillKunkelFOX) <a href="https://twitter.com/WillKunkelFOX/status/1836535317408477355?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 18, 2024</a></blockquote>\n\n', 'showMedia': True, 'showThread': True, 'componentVariation': 'tweet'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/tweet/instances/cm19hao3y003m357k6wohyh1m@published'}, {'data': {'url': 'https://twitter.com/TexansCommenter/status/1836464402553262545', 'html': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Y’all really just gunna say some wild shit and delete the video? 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