American football player (born 1982)
American football player
Sean Jones
![refer to caption](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/Sean_Jones_in_2009.jpg) Jones at Eagles training camp in 2009
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Position:
| Safety
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Born:
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1982-03-02
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March 2, 1982
(age 42)
Atlanta, Georgia
, U.S.
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Height:
| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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Weight:
| 220 lb (100 kg)
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High school:
| Westlake
(Atlanta, Georgia)
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College:
| Georgia
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NFL draft:
| 2004
/ Round: 2 / Pick: 59
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
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Player stats at
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Sean Jones
(born March 2, 1982) is a former
American football
safety
. He was selected by the
Cleveland Browns
in the second round of the
2004 NFL Draft
and also played for the
Philadelphia Eagles
and
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
. He played
college football
at
Georgia
.
Early life
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Jones attended
Westlake High School
where he played both as a
quarterback
and a
safety
. He passed for 2,490 yards and 31
touchdowns
and also rushed for 806 yards with 11 touchdowns as a senior.
College career
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Jones played in 37 games at the
University of Georgia
,
starting
24 times and finished with 250
tackles
, 1
sack
, 10 stops for losses, four quarterback pressures, three
fumble
recoveries, seven
interceptions
, and four blocked kicks. He was an education major.
Professional career
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Cleveland Browns
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Jones was selected by the
Cleveland Browns
in the second round (59th overall) in the
2004 NFL Draft
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However, he missed his entire
rookie
season due to a knee injury suffered before the start of the season.
In the
2005 season
, he appeared in all 16 games, playing mostly on
special teams
. He made his NFL debut versus the
Cincinnati Bengals
on September 11 and finished the season with 23 total tackles.
In
2006
, Jones started all 16 regular season games and recorded 111 tackles. He also led all NFL strong safeties with five interceptions. He made a career-high 13 tackles at the
Cincinnati Bengals
on September 17. He was named the
AFC
Defensive Player of the week with three tackles and two interceptions versus the
New York Jets
on October 29.
Just as he did in the previous season, he started in all 16 regular season games of the
2007 season
. He had 96 tackles and five interceptions, which again led all players at his position.
In
2008
he returned to the Browns as the starting strong safety again. This time only starting 12 games due to injury. He still tallied 56 tackles, 1 forced fumble, 4 interceptions, and 4 deflected passes.
Philadelphia Eagles
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In 2009, Jones replaced
Brian Dawkins
as the starting free safety for the
Philadelphia Eagles
. An
unrestricted free agent
in the 2009 offseason, Jones was signed to a one-year contract worth $3 million by the
Philadelphia Eagles
on March 6.
[4]
It was reported that Jones had to take a pay cut around $500,000 to stay on the roster for
2009
.
[5]
In week 11, Jones intercepted
Chicago Bears
quarterback
Jay Cutler
on the team's last drive to preserve a 24-20 victory for the Eagles.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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On March 16, 2010, Jones signed a two-year contract with the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
.
Detroit Lions
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Jones signed with the
Detroit Lions
on June 25, 2012. He was released on August 27, 2012.
NFL career statistics
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Regular season
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Year
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Team
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Games
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Tackles
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Interceptions
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Fumbles
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GP
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GS
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Cmb
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Solo
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Ast
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Sck
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TFL
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Int
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Yds
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TD
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Lng
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PD
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FF
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FR
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Yds
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TD
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2005
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CLE
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16
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0
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23
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16
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7
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0.0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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11
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0
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2006
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CLE
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16
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16
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111
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71
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40
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0.5
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3
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5
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46
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0
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19
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16
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0
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1
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-3
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0
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2007
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CLE
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16
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16
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96
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69
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27
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0.5
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3
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5
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37
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0
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26
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10
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1
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0
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0
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0
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2008
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CLE
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12
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12
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56
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48
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8
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0.0
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3
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4
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27
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0
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20
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4
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1
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0
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0
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0
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2009
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PHI
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15
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9
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62
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45
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17
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1.0
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3
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2
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37
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0
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37
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5
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0
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2
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-1
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0
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2010
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TAM
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16
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16
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74
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55
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19
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1.0
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3
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1
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45
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0
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31
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2
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0
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1
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0
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0
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2011
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TAM
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16
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16
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92
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76
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16
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1.0
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3
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0
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0
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0
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0
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3
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1
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2
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0
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0
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107
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85
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514
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380
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134
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4.0
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18
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17
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192
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0
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37
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40
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3
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7
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7
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0
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Playoffs
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Year
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Team
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Games
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Tackles
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Interceptions
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Fumbles
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GP
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GS
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Cmb
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Solo
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Ast
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Sck
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TFL
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Int
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Yds
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TD
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Lng
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PD
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FF
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FR
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Yds
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TD
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2009
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PHI
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1
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0
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4
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4
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0
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0.0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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4
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4
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0
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0.0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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References
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