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Packers DL Kenny Clark wants (and needs) more consistency in 2023

Packers DL Kenny Clark wasn’t consistently productive or disruptive enough in 2022, and he knows it.

Green Bay Packers defensive lineman Kenny Clark saw “too much inconsistency” as being the main reason why he wasn’t as productive and disruptive in 2022 as in past years.

“It was up and down,” Clark told Mike Spofford of Packers.com. “I wasn’t too happy about how I performed in the run game for the most part all year. Pass rush, I think I started off fast, ended up doing a pretty good job.”

Clark finished the season with 45 pressures and 18 stops over 807 snaps, per Pro Football Focus. In 2021, he produced 64 pressures and 28 stops over 781 snaps. His 18 stops – or tackles creating a failure for the offense – were the lowest in a season since his rookie year.

In the run game, Clark had just 14 stops in 2022 after producing a team-high 25 in 2021.

Grades at PFF are controversial but paint an accurate picture of Clark’s season. He finished 2022 with the lowest run defense grade of his career, and the inconsistency – with five games graded over 75.0 and five games graded lower than 50.0 – showed up week to week.

Overall, Clark had eight games with three or more pressures and nine games with two or fewer, including four games with one or none. His season-high for stops was just three (Week 3, at Tampa Bay).

In most cases, a defensive lineman with 45 pressures and 18 stops had a good season. But Clark is one of the highest-paid interior defenders in football, and the Packers – with precious little depth up front – needed him to consistently carry the load along the defensive line.

Clark’s season swayed wildly just like Green Bay’s.

During the first four games, Clark delivered 14 pressures (3.5 per game) and seven stops, and the Packers were 3-1. During the next eight games, Clark delivered only 16 pressures (2 per game) and five stops, and the Packers went 1-7. During the final five games, Clark produced 15 pressures (3 per game) and six stops, and the Packers went 4-1.

Alignment wasn’t an issue. His snap count totals at the various positions along the defensive line were almost identical to 2021.

Clark is still (somehow) only 27 years old, and he won’t turn 28 until October. Now seven years in, Clark should be right in the prime of his physical ability. The Packers will hope his production and disruption return in a big way in 2023.

Kenny Clark, 2022 Pressures Stops PFF grade GB record
Weeks 1-4 (4 games) 14 7 77.3 3-1
Weeks 5-12 (8 games) 16 5 51.5 1-7
Weeks 13-18 (5 games) 15 6 79.5 4-1

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In need of disruption, Packers DL Kenny Clark needs more opportunities away from interior

To maximize Kenny Clark’s potential as a disruptor, the Packers need to give him more snaps away from the double teams of the inside.

Coming out of the bye week, one of several changes that should take place on the defensive side of the ball for the Green Bay Packers is more snaps for Kenny Clark away from the defensive interior.

For a large portion of the season, Clark hasn’t been the same dominant force that we’ve grown accustomed to seeing. Admittedly, Clark recently told Tom Silverstein that is due to a lack of consistency. But in his role, which primarily has him lined up in the A and B-gaps, he faces a lot of double teams as well, especially in recent weeks.

Clark seeing double teams or lining up inside isn’t anything new. It wasn’t until the 2020 season that he saw more than 100 snaps lined up as a defensive end, according to PFF. That number then nearly doubled in 2021, with Clark seeing a career-high 236 snaps away from the interior. With this move, Clark saw more one-on-one opportunities last season, so it’s not a coincidence that he ended up having one of his most productive seasons in the NFL as a pass rusher. Clark recorded 68 pressures, one shy of his career-best, along with four sacks.

This season, Clark is on pace for roughly 170 snaps lined up outside –something that has to change. In large part, Clark has seen so many snaps inside over his career because he is simply the best at it on the team. However, as already alluded to, with that comes more double teams and combo blocks to fight through. Clark has remained disruptive because he is just that good, but there is the potential for him to wreak even more havoc with additional snaps away from the center, thus giving him more one-on-ones.

Without Rashan Gary, the Packers need a lot more juice from their pass rush, which has, not surprisingly, struggled to create pressure regularly since his season ended due to injury in Week 9. This has also created more attention on Clark without the offensive line having to worry about Gary. For a defense that under Joe Barry doesn’t utilize a lot of blitzes or twists, it’s incredibly important that the defensive front wins its one-on-one matchups.

With Clark outside, that would give TJ Slaton more opportunities at nose tackle. After all, that is his role on this team as a 6-5 and 340-pound space eater. And in situations where the Packers need added pass-rush ability from the interior, they could give Devonte Wyatt more than the current nine snaps per game he is averaging.

Clark is still going to have a role inside — it’s not as if I expect that to completely go away. And it’s not as if Slaton and Wyatt are going to provide the same disruptive presence in that role either — there will be give and take. But to maximize what Clark can bring to this defense and to provide the pass rush with a much-needed boost, he needs more snaps away from the interior.

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Packers DL Kenny Clark producing dominant start to 2022 as a pass-rusher

Packers DL Kenny Clark is doing Aaron Donald-like things as a pass-rusher to start the 2022 season.

Green Bay Packers defensive lineman Kenny Clark can be paid the ultimate compliment to start the 2022 season: His pass-rushing numbers look awfully similar to all-world defensive lineman Aaron Donald through two games.

All stats courtesy of Pro Football Focus.

In terms of total pressures, Clark and Donald are tied for second among defensive linemen with 10.

In terms of win percentage, Clark’s 27.5 percent trails only Donald’s 28.6.

In terms of pass-rushing productivity, Clark is first at 13.8.

In terms of pass-rushing grade, Clark’s 91.9 grade trails only Donald’s 92.3.

Rush snaps Pressures Win% Rush graade PRP
Donald 66 10 28.6 92.3 8.7
Clark 41 10 27.5 91.9 13.8

Overall, Clark is producing a pressure on one out of every four pass-rushing snaps. While he doesn’t officially have a sack, he does have three quarterback hits – and he’s been the primary driver of a sack or two for teammates.

Clark’s previous career-highs are 64 for pressures, 6.0 for sacks and 13 for quarterback hits. At this early pace, he’s going to threaten all three numbers.

Here are a few examples of Clark wrecking blockers as a pass-rusher through two games:

Up next is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who are 2-0 but have struggled to protect the passer from the interior of the offensive line. Rookie guard Luke Goedeke has allowed five pressures. Center Robert Hainsey has allowed three. Both have poor pass-blocking grades at PFF through two games. Now, an Aaron Donald-like monster is headed Tampa Bay’s way in Week 3.

Can Kenny Clark be the X-factor for the Packers in beating Tom Brady and the Bucs on Sunday?

Improved interior defensive line play will benefit entire Packers defense

The Packers are big and talented in the interior of the defensive line. The improvements in the middle could help the entire defense in 2022.

“Get Kenny Clark some help!”

A phrase that I imagine many Green Bay Packers have said – or yelled – over the years.

Well, it appears that Clark finally has that help with what should be – on paper – the deepest and best interior defensive line room that the Packers have had in years.

Returning is Dean Lowry, who is coming off a career year in terms of quarterback pressures with 42, which ranked 20th among all interior defenders, along with four pass deflections. Lowry is often tasked with doing the dirty work defensively, taking on double-teams and occupying space, which often doesn’t lead to production, but his teammates can feel his presence.

Also returning is second-year player TJ Slaton, who was on the field for 266 snaps last season and could very well have a larger role in store for him this year. At 6’5″ and 330 pounds, Slaton will operate as an early down run-stuffer, lining up at either the 0 or 1-tech.

Defensive line coach Jerry Montgomery would say that he believes that Slaton can be a “dominant” run defender, while Matt LaFleur said that he is “lightyears” ahead of where he was a year ago.

Jarran Reed has been effective against both the run and the pass during his career – finishing with 30 or more pressures in three of his last four seasons while also ranking 26th out 143 interior linemen in PFF’s run-stop rate this past year.

First-round pick Devonte Wyatt is uber-athletic and would rank sixth out of all interior defensive linemen during his final season at Georgia in that same run-stop rate metric. Not to mention that with that athleticism, he is someone who can get after the quarterback as well.

Having a deeper and stronger rotation will greatly benefit Clark. For one, it will provide Clark with some additional snaps off, which isn’t a bad thing. During the 2021 and 2019 seasons – when he was fully healthy – Clark was on the field for 73% and 83% of the total defensive snaps, respectively. Even three to five fewer snaps per game will add up quickly over the course of a 17-game season.

Improved play inside will also afford the Packers more flexibility to move Clark around. For much of Clark’s career, he has been the one lined up in either the A or B-gap – in part because Green Bay had no other choice. This led to Clark often having to fight through double teams.

But now, with other capable defenders who can assume that role and that the offensive line has to be mindful of, Clark can slide out to the 5-tech, which will provide him with more one-on-one opportunities.

We saw more of this last season from Joe Barry, with Clark lining up over the tackle on 236 of his defensive snaps, according to PFF, the most of his career by a wide margin. It’s also not a coincidence that Clark had one of his most productive seasons as well.

However, it’s not only Clark who is going to benefit from strong interior defensive line play but the entire defense. The game of football has changed over the years, but games are still won and lost in the trenches.

Much like Clark having less attention on him, the same can be said for the Packers’ edge rushers, who will have fewer double-teams to contend with when there is more attention and a greater push from inside.

The linebackers will be kept clean while the interior defenders occupy blockers, allowing De’Vondre Campbell and Quay Walker to flow freely and with the ball – which should put them in position to make plays.

The Green Bay secondary will benefit from a strong interior push, which is the best way to wreck any play quickly. This will mean less time they have to cover and should also present them with more turnover opportunities with the quarterback under duress.

During the 2019 and 2021 seasons, the Packers ranked in the top six in interceptions. It just so happens that those years also coincide with two seasons in which Green Bay was among the best at pressuring the quarterback. But in 2020, as their total pressures would dip, so did their interception total. There is a bit of randomness that comes with turnovers from year to year, but more pressures will often lead to more opportunities.

Lastly, with a defensive front that can hold its own against the run, the Packers won’t have to devote additional defenders to the run game as often, in turn, better equipping them to play the pass with more players away from the line of scrimmage.

This will also make it more challenging for opposing offenses to decipher what is going on, as the Green Bay defense gives them similar looks from play to play while also creating more third and long opportunities where offenses will have to try to pick up chunk yardage against this Packers secondary.

So far, through the first few training camp practices, we’ve seen a lot of what was just discussed on display. The defensive front has been controlling the line of scrimmage by filling gaps, flying to the football, and generating consistent push into the backfield.

There is a lot of excitement around this Packers defense this season, and rightfully so. On paper, this could be one of the best units in the NFL, and that potential dominance begins up front with what should be a very deep and productive interior defensive line group.

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Loaded everywhere, Packers defense has elite players at each level

The Packers defense is as good, at least on paper, as it’s ever been in the Aaron Rodgers era.

On paper, the Green Bay Packers have one of the most talented defensive units in the NFL. It’s arguably the most talented defensive group of the Aaron Rodgers era. 

“I like our defense on paper for sure,” Rodgers said. “It’s one of the best defenses on paper that we’ve had.”

Green Bay’s defense has elite playmakers at every level of the defense.

Pro Bowler Kenny Clark is one of the best interior defensive linemen in the league. 

For the first time in his career, Clark finally has a talented supporting cast. This offseason Green Bay’s general manager, Brian Gutekunst signed veteran defensive lineman Jarran Reed and drafted Devonte Wyatt in the first round. 

From a talent standpoint, Wyatt is hands down the most skilled defensive lineman that Clark has played with since Green Bay selected the former UCLA Bruin in the first round in 2016. 

“He can be really good on first and second down,” Green Bay defensive line coach Jerry Montgomery said. “He’s an inside guy that has some unique traits as a pass-rusher…He’s got twitch…Really, really good defensive line traits.”

Aside from the two newcomers, the Packers return Dean Lowry and T.J. Slaton to round out the defensive line unit. Lowry enjoyed a career year last season. Lowry recorded a career-high five sacks, while Slaton flashed potential in limited playing time during his rookie season. 

Rashan Gary is primed to enjoy a monster season. The 2019 first-round pick recorded 9.5 sacks and consistently got after the quarterback (87 pressures) last season.

“Rashan is a tone-setter,” Matt LaFleur said. “He’s relentless. He plays with a great motor and energy and I think it rubs off on everybody. He makes everyone around him better.”

Across from Gary, is Preston Smith, who enjoyed a bounce-back season in 2021. After posting four sacks in 2020, Smith recorded nine sacks last season. 

De’Vondre Campbell earned all-pro honors during his first season in Green Bay in 2021. Campbell will be joined in the middle by first-round selection, Quay Walker. 

In the secondary, the Packers have the best cornerback trio in the league. Jaire Alexander, Eric Stokes, and Rasul Douglas give Barry a trio of cornerbacks capable of locking up the opposing team’s top receiving weapons. 

“All three of those guys in my mind are elite players,” LaFleur said. “They’re super versatile. Whether they’re in the slot or outside, I think they have the skill set to do it all.”

Adrian Amos and Darnell Savage form a formidable duo in the back end of the secondary for Barry. 

Amos is the model of consistency. Since signing with the Packers in 2019, Amos has yet to miss a game and has recorded 84 or more tackles and eight or more pass deflections each season. This past season, Amos recorded a career-high 93 tackles to go along with eight pass deflections and two interceptions.

Is this the year that Savage puts it all together? The former first-round pick enjoyed a stellar sophomore season in 2020 after he recorded 32 tackles, four interceptions, and seven pass deflections during the final six games of the regular season.

After a disappointing season in 2021, can Savage replicate the success he enjoyed down the stretch in 2020? If he can, the Packers could have the best secondary in the league.

“I feel like we’re loaded everywhere,” Clark said. “We got great defensive backs. We got a great front. Great linebackers. We’re fast. We can do a little bit of everything…I think we’re a stout defense on all levels.”

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The NFL’s top 12 interior defensive linemen

Touchdown Wire’s Doug Farrar continues our position lists with the NFL’s 12 best interior defensive linemen.

It’s an interesting time to be an interior defensive lineman in the NFL. Not only do you have to beat guards and centers inside in traditional four-man fronts, you also have to show a lot of positional versatility, and you’ll be moving around anyway as the league transitions to more five-man fronts. We’re not spoiling much here when we say that once again, Aaron Donald is our best interior defensive lineman, and last season for the Rams, Donald played 11 snaps in the A-gap, 430 in the B-gap, 628 snaps over the tackles, and 188 snaps outside the tackles.

What does this tell you? The Rams want Donald aligned everywhere — whether it’s straight over the center, attacking gaps, or blowing tackles off their feet from the edge. These versatility requests are common in today’s NFL to the point where an interior defensive lineman who works from one of two gaps is the exception, not the rule. Even Vita Vea, the Buccaneers’ ginormous interior threat, spent 50 of his 2021 snaps over the tackles, and 10 snaps outside.

So, when we talk about the NFL’s best interior defensive linemen, we’re really talking about run-stoppers and disruptors who make the cake inside, and manufacture the frosting outside to a greater or lesser degree.

Four of the players from last year’s list (Fletcher Cox, Akiem Hicks, Stephon Tuitt, Grady Jarrett) didn’t make the cut this time, which can be put down mostly to injury and attrition. Tuitt, for example, missed the entire 2021 season and then retired. Hicks, a serious problem for any offensive line when healthy, played in just nine games last season. Cox was healthy all season, but as much as he’s built up what will be a pretty decent Hall of Fame argument down the road, 2021 just wasn’t the same — though one of his teammates is part of this year’s new blood. Jarrett just missed the cut, and given what he had around him last season, you could certainly make a case for him.

The new blood makes for some amazing players and defensive schemes, and here are Touchdown Wire’s 12 best interior linemen in anticipation of the 2022 season — another one of our position lists as Mark Schofield and myself lead up to our rankings of the 101 best players in the NFL today.

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Packers DL Kenny Clark finally surrounded by talent

On paper, the Packers defense is loaded with talent around elite DL Kenny Clark.

Kenny Clark has been a part of some very good rosters since entering the NFL in 2016. Clark has played for four different Green Bay Packers teams to reach the NFC Championshi Gamep, only to come up short each time. This year’s team feels different for Clark, especially on defense.

“We got a lot of talent,” Clark said. “This is the most talent I’ve been a part of since I’ve been here, so we can be as good as we want to be. Every single level of the defense, we’ve got Pro Bowl and All-Pro caliber players.”

Clark is right in that the Packers have a stud at each level of their defense. Between him, De’Vondre Campbell, and Jaire Alexander, Green Bay has a standout on all three levels with either a Pro Bowl or All-Pro nod. Throw in Rashan Gary, and you have a pass rusher who will soon be another Pro Bowler.

Last year felt like a golden opportunity. Alexander was hurt for most of last season but returned to the lineup for Green Bay’s divisional-round matchup against the San Francisco 49ers. It was the first time since week 4 when the Packers had all their defensive stars playing together. The defense showed up, holding the 49ers to just six points. Unfortunately, a poor offensive showing squandered what was arguably Green Bay’s best defensive unit in quite some time.

With 2021 being an exception, past defenses for the Packers always had a hole. A poor run defense or costly secondary has typically led to their demise.

If last year’s defense had a flaw, it was their depth on the defensive line. For years, the team has failed to surround Clark with adequate help in the trenches. So, they went out and signed a reliable veteran in Jarran Reed and used one of their two first-round draft picks on defensive tackle Devonte Wyatt. Insert those guys into a rotation that already had Dean Lowry and TJ Slaton, and Green Bay has given Clark exactly what he and this defense need.

“I think it’s going to be a good thing for us just to keep us fresh,” Clark said. “It’s hard to stop anyone of us when we come on the field on third down and being able to rush the passer and have our legs under us. It’s going to be hard for any offense to stop us.”

On paper, this group looks complete, but the Packers will have to put it all together on the field to avoid another early playoff exit.

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10 highest-paid defensive tackles in the NFL following Aaron Donald’s 3-year, $95M reworked deal

10 highest-paid defensive tackles in the NFL following Aaron Donald’s 3-year, $95M reworked deal with the Los Angeles Rams; Where Fletcher Cox lands

Aaron Donald is putting off retirement, as the Rams’ all-world defensive tackle is the highest paid non-quarterback in NFL history after agreeing to a restructured three-year, $95 million deal with $65 million guaranteed in the first two years.

Donald, 31, had 12.5 sacks during the 2021 NFL season, then logged 3.5 more in the playoffs during the Rams’ run to the Super Bowl, including the game clincher on the Bengals Joe Burrow.

In eight seasons, Donald has 98 sacks, eight Pro Bowl selections, and seven All-Pro selections as well.

With the future Hall of Famer continuing his career, here are the ten highest-paid defensive tackles in the NFL.

How the Packers’ defense could get Green Bay to Super Bowl LVII

The Packers have methodically built a new defense over the last few years. Now is the time when it might all come together — perhaps with a Super Bowl berth.

On May 16, the Green Bay Packers made Jaire Alexander the NFL’s highest-paid cornerback with a four-year, $84 million contract extension that included a $30 million signing bonus and keeps Alexander in that defense through the 2026 season if everything works out. This was part of a concerted effort by general manager Brian Gutekunst to give his defense marquee players at every level, whether that shorts Aaron Rodgers of offensive weapons or not.

Alexander missed the last three months of the 2021 regular season with a shoulder injury, returning for Green Bay’s divisional round loss to the San Francisco 49ers, but the Packers had a great plan in place in Alexander’s stead. They signed cornerback Rasul Douglas off the Cardinals’ practice squad in early October, and Douglas managed to define his new secondary as he had never before in his career. 2021 first-round cornerback Eric Stokes played well, safeties Darnell Savage and Adrian Amos held things up pretty well at the safety positions, and free agent signing De’Vondre Campbell had a Rasul Douglas-like impact at the inside linebacker position — something the Packers have lacked for the most part since the days of Ray Nitschke.

The Packers doubled down on their defensive intentions in the first round of the 2022 draft. With the 22nd overall pick, acquired from the Las Vegas Raiders in the Davante Adams trade, Green Bay took linebacker Quay Walker, and went after Walker’s Georgia teammate, defensive tackle Devonte Wyatt, with the 28th overall pick. The Packers did take two receivers for Rodgers later in the draft — North Dakota State’s Christian Watson in the second round, and Nevada’s Romeo Doubs in the fourth — but it’s interesting that the predominant mindset for this team, with one of the best quarterbacks in NFL history in a shorter age window, has been mostly about the defensive side of the ball.

“I would say the expectations we have for our whole football team, but specifically our defense, is really high,” Gutekunst said last month after the draft. “I thought they played really well last year and they ended on a very high note, playing at a very high level. We’ve got some guys coming back who will be here for their second year and be important. I like the way that group is growing together. It’s a new season, and they’ve got to put in the work and the time and the chemistry and all the things that go with that, but I think the expectation level for that group is going to be high.”

The thing is, the Packers’ defense was still more vulnerable than the organization would have liked. Green Bay ranked 22nd in Football Outsiders’ Defensive DVOA metric — 16th against the pass, and 28th against the run. Moreover, the Packers had more defensive issues as the season went along; they dropped from 15th to 25th overall from Week 10 through the end of the regular season, 12th to 18th against the pass, and 24th to 28th against the run. Green Bay prevented the San Francisco 49ers from scoring an offensive touchdown in the divisional round in what turned out to be a special teams debacle for the team, but it was clear that more was needed.

If the pieces all come together, it might be defense, not Rodgers and his remaining targets, that could lead the Packers to their sixth Super Bowl, and perhaps their fifth Lombardi Trophy.

Here’s how it could happen, from the front of the defense to the back.

(All advanced metrics courtesy of Football Outsiders, Pro Football Focus, and Sports Info Solutions unless otherwise indicated).

How restructuring Kenny Clark’s contract saved almost $11M on Packers’ salary cap

The Packers created almost $11M in cap space by restructuring Kenny Clark’s deal. But how did they do it? A popular salary cap trick.

The Green Bay Packers restructured Kenny Clark’s contract and created almost $11 million in cap space.

As a fan, you might be asking: How did the team accomplish this accounting magic act?

Let’s walk through the process. Clark’s contract – and the restructuring of it – provides a great example of how cap-strapped NFL teams create space each offseason. This should be a valuable refresher course considering the Packers are planning to restructure many more contracts over the next few months.

In the past, the Packers rarely went to these extremes to manipulate the salary cap. But the financial cost of the pandemic – combined with the team’s desire to keep its championship window open – has forced adjustments.

So, how did the Packers shave off almost $11 million from the salary cap with just one move?

To keep it simple: The team did two important things.

First, the Packers converted Clark’s $6.4 million roster bonus and a little over $7.2 million of his base salary in 2022 into a signing bonus. His base salary was reduced to the league minimum for a player with his experience.

Next, the Packers added two void years onto his deal.

Teams across the NFL have used this combo cap trick over the last two years.

The Packers converted the roster bonus and base salary into a signing bonus to spread out the cap charges over several years. Instead of roughly $13.6 million of his roster bonus and base salary hitting the cap all at once in 2022, it will be spread out evenly (or prorated) over the next five years.

Adding two void years allowed the Packers to spread the converted money out over the maximum five years. Before the restructure, Clark’s deal was to expire in 2024 (or three years). So the void years created even more immediate savings.

The final result: Instead of Clark counting over $20 million on the cap in 2022, his cap number will be just under $10 million. And the Packers get much-needed relief as the team attempts to get under the cap by the start of the new league year on March 16.

Here’s what Clark’s contract looks now, via Over the Cap:

Of course, this kind of restructuring has future costs. The Packers are pushing almost $11 million of cap commitments to future years, raising Clark’s cap numbers to almost $24 million in 2023 and a little over $24.7 million in 2024. And around $5.4 million in dead money will be due on the Packers’ cap in 2025 when the deal voids.

If nothing else, the Packers have all but guaranteed Clark will be on the roster for at least the next two seasons.

General manager Brian Gutekunst called it an easy decision. Clark is a two-time Pro Bowler, highly disruptive against the run and pass and still only 26 years old. Pushing money into the future – when the cap will rise significantly – is easier to do with an elite player.

Expect the Packers to pull off this trick several more times. Left tackle David Bakhtiari and running back Aaron Jones are two prime candidates for this exact type of restructuring.

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