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He did return to the facility later in the day, and spoke with reporters.", '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm4vrk9zr001k3d6w8h5wq7vm@published'}, {'data': {'url': 'https://twitter.com/MattParrino/status/1869840208235245745', 'html': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Dion Dawkins spoke today about the plane crash that happened near his East Aurora property this morning. <br><br>“I just hope the pilot’s family is OK. … and I’m glad that my family is perfectly fine.”<br><br>Dawkins rejoined his teammates at some point during Thursday’s practice. <a href="https://t.co/W9brGdEf7X">pic.twitter.com/W9brGdEf7X</a></p>— Matt Parrino (@MattParrino) <a href="https://twitter.com/MattParrino/status/1869840208235245745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 19, 2024</a></blockquote>\n\n', 'showMedia': True, 'showThread': True, 'componentVariation': 'tweet'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/tweet/instances/cm4vrkxqe001u3d6wcpzmf7cf@published'}, {'data': {'text': "Linebacker Baylon Spector moved from a full participant at Wednesday's walk-through to limited on Thursday with a calf injury. 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