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The Bow Tie Chronicles: A quick look around the NFC South

DL Ndamukong Suh spent the 2018 season with the NFC champion Rams.
DL Ndamukong Suh spent the 2018 season with the NFC champion Rams.
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May 22, 2019

In the 125th episode of The Bow Tie Chronicles podcast, we welcome Ndamukong Suh to the NFC South and look at what the other teams, Tampa Bay, New Orleans and Carolina have been doing this offseason. Carolina had the best draft (12th), while the Saints (28), Buccaneers (29th) and Falcons (30th) had poorly received drafts.

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