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To the surprise of no one the Raiders lose the coin toss and pick fourth
This morning the NFL held the coin flip that would decide how the third, fourth, and fifth picks in the NFL draft among the Oakland Raiders, Atlanta Falcons, and the hated Kansas City Chiefs. In this scenario the flip was between Atlanta and Oakland. If Oakland had won, then there would be a second flip between the Falcons and the Chiefs, but since the Raiders lost the order was set as #3 ...
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Saturday Roundup: The Top 10 Ways To Call A Coin Toss In English While Eating Cheese Doodles
The Big Lead — ... everywhere now, but I saw them first on WWTDD. I doubt you care at all about my sources, so onto the links… Roger Clemens did the Top 10 on Letterman back in 2003 - it’s not mentioned if he’s sporting beachwear…(La Ruina) “Son of a B!@#$! I just spent $17.99 on the domain name! Come on!” (Fire Kelvin Sampson) Evgeni Malkin: Now without subtitles! (Sean Leahy’s Going Five Hole) There was a 3-way coin toss yesterday. Of course the Raiders lost. ...

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