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• Cody Mauch’s Triumphant Return To Bucs OTAs

There were a lot of things that went wrong for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2025. Injuries to key players, such as right guard Cody Mauch, wide receiver Mike Evans, running back Bucky Irving, and defensive tackle Calijah Kancey, to name a few, affected Tampa Bay’s push to the postseason. Those playoff hopes officially...2026
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• Graham Barton Focused On “Holding The Pocket” For Bucs O-Line

The Bucs began offseason workouts this past week, and one message was clear from the press conferences that were held. This is a team that recognizes they need improvement from within. No one embodies that mindset more right now than center Graham Barton. From defensive tackle Calijah Kancey to safety...2026
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• Buccaneers pick up DT Kancey's 5th-year option
The Buccaneers have picked up the fifth-year option on defensive tackle Calijah Kancey, the team announced Monday....2026
• Bucs Pick Up Calijah Kancey’s Fifth-Year Option For 2027

It's not surprising news, but it's news nonetheless: The Bucs will be picking up the fifth-year option on the rookie contract of defensive tackle Calijah Kancey, keeping him under contract through 2027, Pewter Report has learned. Kancey will earn $14.475 million in 2027. Kancey, the Bucs' first-round pick in the 2023 Draft, has shown...2026
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• What Demonte Capehart Does for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The Buccaneers continued with their defensive line makeover, using their first of two fifth-round picks to select Clemson defensive tackle Demonte Capehart. He’ll serve as vital depth upgrade with his overall size and on-field attitude, possibly getting snaps at 5-technique and nose tackle in the second line behind Calijah Kancey, Vita Vea, and A’Shawn Robinson. […]...2026
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• Bucs DT Calijah Kancey Has One Very Important Goal In 2026

Bucs defensive tackle Calijah Kancey has been a force to reckoned with during his three-year career in Tampa Bay. The problem is, that force hasn't been available nearly half the time he's been on the roster. It's pretty simple with Kancey and the Buccaneers. When he's in the lineup they win. But the amount...2026

• Bucs Sign Rookie DL, Place Calijah Kancey On IR

With Calijah Kancey’s season-ending pectoral injury, the Bucs will need a collective effort from their interior defensive linemen as they move forward with what is a 2025 season full of high expectations. While the team has some in-house candidates to fill the massive gap left by Kancey, who led Tampa Bay in sacks last year,...2025
• Calijah Kancey will reportedly miss the rest of 2025

Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Calijah Kancey will miss the rest of the 2025 season after sustaining a torn pectoral muscle during their Week 2 win over the Houston Texans. Multiple outlets are reporting the unfortunate news citing sources. Kancey exited after about 15 snaps and did not return as the injury occurred in the […]...2025
• Calijah Kancey looking “unblockable” during Bucs camp

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Bucs defensive tackle hopes to make a big leap and stay healthy in Year 3 It’s no stretch to say the Buccaneers have needed more consistent front-four pressure for several years now. The team drafted Calijah Kancey in the first round for that very purpose in 2023, and while he’s definitely been impactful the last two seasons (11.5 ...2025
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• Tampa Bay Buccaneers Hidden Gems: 3 Secret Superstars on the 2025 roster

Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images The Buccaneers have made it clear that regular-season success is no longer enough. Here are three Secret Superstars who could help the team get past the low ceilings of their recent postseasons. In the four seasons since they beat the living daylights out of Patrick Mahomes and won Super Bowl LV in a 31-9 thrasher, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have been a succe...2025
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• What is the Saints’ toughest home game in 2025?

Photo by Derick E. Hingle/Getty Images New Orleans will face some harder games on the road this season. The full 2025 NFL schedule released on Wednesday night, and with it, we finally got a look at the New Orleans Saints schedule. They have one of the easiest schedules in the league, but in my opinion, their road schedule is much tougher than their home schedule. Of their eight home oppone...2025
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• Buccaneers Post-NFL Draft Depth Chart Outlook

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Let’s take a preliminary look at how the rookie class might slot into the big picture. The Buccaneers welcomed six new players into the fold over the weekend, and their entire 2025 NFL Draft class has a great chance to make the roster come Week 1 kickoff. So how does their arrival affect current roster names, if at all? Let’s take a qui...2025
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• Bucs Nation 2025 NFL Draft Roundtable

Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images The Bucs Nation staff discusses different draft topics ahead of Thursday’s grand kickoff. With the draft less than 36 hours away, anticipation is steadily building. What will the Buccaneers do with their 19th overall pick? All of the writers at Bucs Nation sat down (metaphorically) and discussed (virtually) all of the possibilities that we all might w...2025
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• Calijah Kancey: NFL Sack Leader In 2025?

In his first two years at the NFL level, Bucs defensive tackle Calijah Kancey has shown flashes of being a dominant pass rushing force. The problem? Kancey has yet to play a full 17-game season. As a rookie, Kancey suffered a calf injury early in training camp that cost him valuable practices, as well...2025
• Buccaneers NFL Draft Target: DL Derrick Harmon, Oregon

Photo by Brian Murphy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Could the Bucs reinforce their defensive line in Round 1? The defensive line could be considered the Buccaneers’ strength on defense from 2024, relatively speaking. Despite missing time with injuries, Calijah Kancey and Vita Vea both played at high levels to be among the team’s individual sack leaders, with Kancey leading everyone (7.5...2025
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• Assessing Buccaneers draft needs post-free agency

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Let’s check the thermostat on more time before draft weekend. The Buccaneers took their usual approach to free agency again, focusing on retaining their own guys while making strategic outside additions. It’s largely led them to success this decade, so it’s hard to fault them for maintaining the status quo. With the biggest additions being the retention of Chris Go...2025
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• Notes: Levi Onwuzurike takes part in Lions’ voluntary offseason program
Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Despite back surgery, Detroit Lions DT Levi Onwuzurike is taking part in the team’s offseason program, a positive sign that his career is not over. This week, the Detroit Lions were among the majority of NFL franchises who began their offseason workouts. While we’re only in Phase 1 of those workouts—which is basically only allows conditioning, strength tra...2023
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• Bucs Pick Up Calijah Kancey’s Fifth-Year Option For 2027
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• Calijah Kancey looking “unblockable” during Bucs camp
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• Bucs Storylines: The Buzz Surrounding Calijah Kancey In 2025

Let’s put the spotlight on Bucs defensive lineman Calijah Kancey. With the 2024 season firmly in the rearview mirror and the pre-draft process, free agency, the draft itself, OTAs and mini-camp also behind us, it’s time to ramp up the excitement for training camp and then, of course, the Bucs’ 50th season. As we...2025
• Calijah Kancey Is A Burgeoning Superstar

The Bucs took a chance in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft. Calijah Kancey's size profile was an extreme outlier in every sense of the word. His mockdraftable profile could work as a problem on a grade school geometry test. There were two instances of similar sized interior defenders working out in...2025
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• Tampa Bay Buccaneers Hidden Gems: 3 Secret Superstars on the 2025 roster
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• Tampa Bay Buccaneers' contentious offseason acquisition reports to minicamp

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Tampa Bay Bucs fans can breathe, Haason Reddick has entered the building. Mandatory minicamp has officially begun for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. To the surprise (and dismay) of drama-seeking headlines, Haason Reddick was in attendance. The Buccaneers signed Reddick earlier this offseason, as a potential free agent fix for their woeful ...2025
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• What is the Saints’ toughest home game in 2025?
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• Buccaneers depth chart analysis ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images A pre-draft look at where the holes are on the roster. As the 2025 NFL Draft kicks off Thursday night, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ depth chart showcases a competitive roster with key strengths. However, there are areas the team needs to address. Offensively, Baker Mayfield anchors the quarterback position, backed by Kyle Trask. The running back trio of Rach...2025
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• Bucs Nation 2025 NFL Draft Roundtable
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• Tampa Bay Buccaneers Hidden Gems: 3 Secret Superstars on the 2025 roster
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• What is the Saints’ toughest home game in 2025?
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• Perception could be reality for the Buccaneers on draft night

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Some say the Bucs are going defense first, and GM Jason Licht hits on that. As the 2025 NFL Draft approaches, thoughts and opinions swirl around the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ strategy, with many expecting a defensive focus in the first round. The team’s 2024 defensive performance provides context for this perception. Last season, the Bucs struggled against t...2025
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• Buccaneers NFL Draft Target: DL Derrick Harmon, Oregon
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• Yaccarino’s NFL First Round Mock Draft 1.0

Photo by Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images The 2025 draft order is official. 1. Tennessee Titans - QB Cam Ward (Miami) Titans president of football operations Chad Brinker stated that the team “won’t pass up on a generational talent with the first pick in the NFL Draft,” but Tennessee needs a quarterback, and Cam Ward is the best in the class. 2. Cleveland Browns - ED Abdul Carter (Penn Stat...2025
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• 2025 Detroit Lions coach profile: Meet new DL coach Kacy Rodgers

Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images A deep look into new Detroit Lions DL coach Kacy Rodgers, his profile, his influences, and what his former players are saying about him. As the Detroit Lions build out their new coaching staff for the 2025 season, we’re going to take in-depth looks at the newcomers. Thus far, there is just a single external hire that’s reportedly been made: defensive line c...2025
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• Notes and stats from the Buccaneers 23-20 NFC Wild Card loss to Washington

John Babiak/Bucs Nation It was a rough ending to what was an exciting and productive season in some ways. - The Buccaneers fell to the Commanders, 23-20, to end their season. The 49th season in Buccaneers history resulted in the club extending its franchise record for consecutive postseason berths to five and extending its record for consecutive division titles to four. The Buccaneers rema...2025
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• NFL Playoffs 2025: Where the Wild Card losers go from here

Geoff Burke-Imagn Images Where do the playoff losers go from here? There’s still one more game left to play in the Wild Card round, but for the most part we have our divisional round matchups set. We have a titan battle between two MVP caliber QBs, and both No. 1 seeds enter the battle like Super Smash Bros. However, before we look forward to the Divisional Round, we have to look back in m...2025
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• Bucs Mailbag: Who’s The Better DT, Vita Vea Or Calijah Kancey?

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• Tampa Bay Buccaneers Hidden Gems: 3 Secret Superstars on the 2025 roster
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• Assessing Buccaneers draft needs post-free agency
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• Joey Bosa’s 8 biggest suitors in NFL free agency, ranked by where we think he’ll land

Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images What’s the best landing spot for Joey Bosa? Let’s rank ‘em. Wednesday marked a fascinating day in the NFL ahead of free agency, with the Seattle Seahawks releasing Tyler Lockett and granting wide receiver DK Metcalf permission to seek a trade. But those were not the only moves that made news on the West Coast. Wednesday evening brought word that the Los ...2025
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• Analyzing Buccaneers 2025 NFL Draft Needs

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images The thermostat is back as the NFL Scouting Combine proceeds. It’s time to gather around and dust off the thermometer, Bucs Nation. The draft needs temperature check returns once again! The Buccaneers enter 2025 in a relatively stable position with good cap flexibility, a healthy boon of young talent, few priority free agents, and a decently positioned first-round pic...2025
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• Tampa Bay Bucs’ NFL Draft needs in 2025, and the players who can fill them

Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Bucs need to reload on defense if they plan on repeating as division champs. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are on an incredible hot streak, winning the NFC South for four straight years. As they begin another season with a new offensive coordinator, I have more faith in that side of the ball keeping up their high level of play with QB Ba...2025
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• Buccaneers Wild Card Top Performers vs. Washington Commanders

Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images Another walk-off loss summed up Tampa Bay’s entire season. The game of inches can be brutal and unforgiving, and the Buccaneers experienced that in full force Sunday night. A botched handoff, a mistimed snap, and a unfortuitous doink served as the hallmarks of a frustrating loss as the Washington Commanders claimed their first playoff win in 19 years with a ...2025
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• Calijah Kancey Is Back – And Better Than Ever

For a moment, it almost felt as if it was deja vu all over again when Bucs defensive tackle Calijah Kancey was sidelined during training camp. Kancey, the Bucs' first round pick from a season ago had been out for over 10 days with a knee injury and it was not certain if we'd...2024
• SR’s Fab 5: Bucs Are Banking On Chris Braswell’s Pass Rush Ability

Bucs OLB Chris Braswell – Photo by: Jeffrey Jones/PR INTRO: The Bucs just finished their joint practices with the Jaguars and all eyes are on Tampa Bay's pass rush, which had its moments in Jacksonville – even without starters like outside linebackers Yaya Diaby and Joe Tryon-Shoyinka and defensive tackle Calijah Kancey. Tampa Bay...2024
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• ESPN columnist names Olusegun Oluwatimi as ‘the biggest steal of the draft’
Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images How was the Outland Trophy winner still on the board in Round 5? Michigan center Olusegun ‘Olu’ Oluwatimi, whose first name means “God gave me victory”, had to wait until the middle of the 5th round to hear his name called during the 2023 NFL Draft. Worse, before getting his phone call from the Seattle Seahawks, Olu had to watch as five...2023
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• Bucs Draft DT Calijah Kancey In Round 1
In something of a shocking twist, the Bucs spent the No. 19 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft on Pittsburgh defensive tackle Calijah Kancey. Leading up to the draft, the 6-foot-1, 281-pound Kancey had to deal with an unfair comparison to another Pitt defensive tackle of similar stature: Aaron Donald, who is a nearly identical...2023
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• Video proves Bucs were taking Jack Campbell at 19 if Lions had drafted Kancey
Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Video of the Buccaneers war room proves that the Detroit Lions weren’t the only team very high on 1st-round LB Jack Campbell. Now that NFL teams are starting to release some behind-the-scenes videos of the 2023 NFL Draft, we’re starting to get a clearer picture of what teams really thought about this year’s draft prospects. Earlier t...2023
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• Lions mock draft roundup 11.0: Bijan Robinson time?
Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images Taking a closer look at the prospects from the 2023 NFL Draft that have been projected to the Detroit Lions over the past week. If you’re not familiar with how the Detroit Lions roundup works, each week we collect data from the latest expert mock drafts published over the last seven days and compile them (with links to the original pieces) in one easy-to-ac...2023
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• Notes: Levi Onwuzurike takes part in Lions’ voluntary offseason program
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• Lions mock draft roundup 19.0: Daniel Jeremiah’s thoughts on Detroit’s options
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Taking a closer look at the prospects from the 2023 NFL Draft that have been projected to the Detroit Lions over the past week. If you’re not familiar with how the Detroit Lions roundup works, each week we collect data from the latest expert mock drafts published over the last seven days and compile them (with links to the original pieces) in one easy-to-access a...2023
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• Detroit Lions mock draft roundup 13.0: Impact from the NFL Combine
Photo by Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Taking a closer look at the prospects from the 2023 NFL Draft that have been projected to the Detroit Lions over the past week. If you’re not familiar with how the Detroit Lions roundup works, each week we collect data from the latest expert mock drafts published over the last seven days and compile them (with links to the original pi...2023
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• Injury report: Sam LaPorta, 7 others miss Thursday practice

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Checking in on the Detroit Lions' Week 6 Thursday injury report, as they prepare to take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Detroit Lions injuries continue to mount as the week rolls on. The newest addition to the injury report is rookie tight end Sam LaPorta, who was not at practice on Thursday as the team prepares for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Let’s take...2023
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• Cody Mauch’s Triumphant Return To Bucs OTAs
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• Bucs DT Calijah Kancey Has One Very Important Goal In 2026
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• Yaya Diaby getting much praise as Buccaneers camp heats up

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Tampa Bay’s young OLB is looking sharp so far in camp. Tampa broke a record on the thermostat Sunday for breaking 100-degrees. I know, it’s hard to believe since it feels like that’s the case every summer but that is how tricky it is with the humidity making it feel as it is. The heat though hasn’t stopped the Bucs at training camp nor ...2025
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• Bucs Storylines: The Buzz Surrounding Calijah Kancey In 2025
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• What is the Saints’ toughest home game in 2025?
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• Buccaneers Post-NFL Draft Depth Chart Outlook
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• Tampa Bay Buccaneers' contentious offseason acquisition reports to minicamp
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• 2025 Buccaneers 7-Round Mock Draft: Post-Free Agency Edition

Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images With the roster picture a little clearer, let’s investigate some potential draft scenarios. The 2025 NFL Draft is sneaking up quick, now only 5 weeks away. The final act of the process will accelerate quickly with college pro days, top 30 visits and final medical checks that allow teams to put their finishing touches on painstaking evaluations they’ve b...2025
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• Week 6 snap counts: Jameson Williams scaled back, EDGE roles change

Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images The Detroit Lions actually scaled Jameson Williams’ playing time back against the Buccaneers, while making some major adjustments on the defensive line. The Detroit Lions went on the road to Tampa and won their fourth straight contest this season to move to 5-1. Let’s take a closer look at their personnel choices against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Offens...2023
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• Bucs Draft DT Calijah Kancey In Round 1
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• Notes: Lions to honor 90th season with commemorative uniform patch
Photo by Ric Tapia/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images To honor their 90th year in the NFL, the Lions will wear a commemorative patch on their uniforms during the 2023 season. Today the Detroit Lions announced plans to commemorate their 90th season in club history with a patch that will be worn on uniforms during gameday. And with all of the excitement currently surrounding the team, now is a...2023
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• NFL mock draft 2023: Updated first round projection after free agency frenzy
Here’s our latest projection of the 2023 NFL Draft’s first round after free agency. Welcome to Mock Draft Monday! With less than three weeks until the Carolina Panthers are officially on the clock, it is time to drill deeper into the upcoming 2023 NFL Draft. Now that free agency is mostly in the rear-view mirror, how have things changed? In this mock, we take a look at how we believe the first ro...2023
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• Lions mock draft roundup 9.0: Favorites emerge, new names introduced
Photo by Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Taking a closer look at the prospects from the 2023 NFL Draft that have been projected to the Detroit Lions over the past week. If you’re not familiar with how the Detroit Lions roundup works, each week we collect data from the latest expert mock drafts published over the last seven days and compile them (with links to the original pie...2023
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