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Was There a Little Draft Day Rivalry Between the Saints and Bengals?
Was There a Little Draft Day Rivalry Between the Saints and Bengals?
I know that jockeying for position, strategery, deception, and manipulation are all par for the course in the NFL draft. So it's not exactly a head-turner when one team jumps ahead of another for a player they're both interested in. Three players, however, is a tad more interesting. The Saints and Bengals both came into the draft with comparable needs, and the two coaching staffs have some ...
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Canal Street Chronicles — ... Two articles from The Fanhouse. This one talks about the little rivalry we had going on with Cincinnati in this years draft. We screwed them over twice. Nice! ...

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