NFL WORLD REACTS TO BOLD JOSH JACOBS ANNOUNCEMENT

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[{"selector":"#anim-47282481-83d7-4258-b845-01e4af8d9d9a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":150,"duration":1001,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-517fb8a8-8673-4f75-8c6f-b08e56485842","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 173.09939%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":150,"duration":1001,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Josh Jacobs, running back for the Las Vegas Raiders, announced on Twitter that he will not play football until the world is a better place.

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