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Tampa Bay confirmed some enchancment within the 2024 common season, profitable 10 video games and a fourth straight NFC South championship – the third below head coach Todd Bowles. However the Bucs couldn’t advance previous the NFC Wild Card spherical, shedding a house playoff sport to the Commanders, 23-20.
The group doesn’t have practically the quantity of pending free brokers that it did in 2024 with the contracts of solely three starters – vast receiver Chris Godwin, inside linebacker Lavonte David and left guard Ben Bredeson – expiring.
Tampa Bay presently has simply over $2.6 million in wage cap house, however can create over $40 million extra in cap room with some restructures – and maybe the discharge or commerce of underachieving cornerback Jamel Dean, which might liberate $8,284,941.
The Bucs would additionally wish to signal three gamers to contract extensions this offseason if doable – proper sort out Luke Goedeke, cornerback Zyon McCollum and tight finish Cade Otton, as all three are coming into contract years in 2025.
Free company comes earlier than the NFL Draft, so there’s a likelihood that the group will deal with some urgent wants with veterans earlier than trying to fill these wants with rookies in 2025. The expectation is that Godwin shall be re-signed to a multi-year deal this offseason and that Bredeson might be again on one other one-year take care of a slight elevate. David is considering both retiring or returning for a 14th 12 months in the course of the offseason.
Taking all of this into consideration, here’s a take a look at the group’s personnel wants, listed so as of significance.
Bucs Personnel Wants
Inside Linebacker
Bucs ILBs Lavonte David and KJ Britt and 49ers RB Christian McCaffrey – Photograph by: Cliff Welch/PR
Because it stands proper now, the Bucs’ lone returning starting-caliber participant at inside linebacker is SirVocea Dennis, who noticed his second 12 months in Tampa Bay minimize quick by a season-ending shoulder harm in Week 4. Dennis made a powerful impression early on in protection and as a blitzer, however given his penchant for being injured, the Bucs want so as to add at the very least two extra high quality inside linebackers.
One might be Lavonte David, who turned 35 on January 23, if he doesn’t retire, nevertheless it’s uncertain that Okay.J. Britt, who was a starter for a lot of the season, returns. Britt, who’s coming into free company, lacks the athleticism to be a starter and was supplanted within the beginning lineup on the finish of the season by J.J. Russell, who’s slated to be a restricted free agent and will return on a one-year deal to compete for a roster spot. Veteran Deion Jones, 30, was already re-signed to an affordable, one-year deal, however he’s not a lock to make the roster.
Simply because that is the Bucs’ high want doesn’t imply that this would be the group’s first-round decide. Tampa Bay used the fifth general decide on inside linebacker Devin White in 2019, and whereas he helped the group win Tremendous Bowl LV in his second season, his play fell off significantly in his last two years in Tampa Bay. Of the 4 Professional Bowl inside linebackers this 12 months, just one – Baltimore’s Roquan Smith – was a first-rounder.
Outdoors Linebacker
Bucs OLB Chris Braswell – Photograph by: Cliff Welch/PR
The Bucs are proud of Yaya Diaby, who enters his third season, as one starter at outdoors linebacker. Whereas Diaby’s pressures had been up – he completed with 65, which was the ninth-best amongst edge rushers – his sacks had been down. Diaby had 7.5 sacks as a rookie and simply 4.5 sacks final 12 months. The Bucs shall be on the lookout for an alpha edge rusher this 12 months, maybe buying a veteran in free company or by way of commerce to be a real No. 1 outdoors linebacker, as Diaby proper now’s a strong No. 2 cross rusher.
If the group is unsuccessful in that strategy previous to the draft, there’s a good likelihood that the Bucs spend one other premium decide on an out of doors linebacker. Bucs common supervisor Jason Licht has hit on a number of defensive tackles within the NFL Draft through the years, however has struggled to discover a stud edge rusher able to turning into a double-digit sacker. Noah Spence, a 2016 second-round decide, flamed out rapidly, and Joe Tryon-Shoyinka, a first-round decide in 2021, has not lived as much as expectations. Diaby, a third-round decide in 2023, has been a very good participant, however the jury remains to be out on 2024 second-rounder Chris Braswell, who has been sluggish to develop.
The contracts of Tryon-Shoyinka and Anthony Nelson are up, and whereas JTS gained’t be again, Nelson may return as a reserve outdoors linebacker as soon as once more. The Bucs even have Marcus Watts and Jose Ramirez below contract, however each are thought-about reserves and usually are not locks to make the group in 2025. There’s a superb likelihood that Tampa Bay may spend one other premium decide on an out of doors linebacker in 2025 – even when the group lands a veteran in free company – maybe as excessive as the primary spherical.
Cornerback
Bucs CB Jamel Dean – Photograph by: Cliff Welch/PR
The Bucs moved on from Carlton Davis III the third final 12 months. His large wage didn’t match his lack of interceptions, and Davis struggled to remain on the sphere with quite a few accidents over the previous couple of seasons. Tampa Bay was fortunate to discover a commerce companion in Detroit and obtain a third-round decide for Davis. Jamel Dean is in the same scenario, as he has only one decide in two years and has missed a complete of 9 video games over the previous two seasons. And Dean missed the second half of the playoff loss to Washington, which proved to be expensive. Reducing or buying and selling Dean would save the group practically $8.3 million in cap room.
If Tampa Bay strikes on from Dean, as anticipated, the Bucs will want one other starting-caliber cornerback to interchange him and pair alongside Zyon McCollum. That might are available free company or within the 2025 NFL Draft with a premium decide. Bucs G.M. Jason Licht has solely spent one first-round decide on a cornerback and that didn’t end up effectively, as Vernon Hargreaves III was a bust in 2016. Tampa Bay has had higher success drafting cornerbacks within the center rounds like Davis (second spherical, 2018), Sean Murphy-Bunting (second spherical, 2019) and Dean (third spherical, 2019).
The Bucs may use at the very least two extra proficient cornerbacks behind McCollum on the depth chart. Bryce Corridor won’t return from a damaged leg he suffered in Week 1, and Josh Hayes and Tyrek Funderburk confirmed they don’t seem to be starting-caliber gamers of their restricted taking part in time in 2024. The Bucs want to noticeably improve the cornerback room.
Security
Bucs safeties Jordan Whitehead and Antoine Winfield Jr. – Photograph by: Cliff Welch/PR
Tampa Bay has probably the most proficient safeties in Antoine Winfield Jr., who was a bona fide playmaker throughout his first 4 years in Tampa Bay till this previous 12 months when accidents price him eight video games in the course of the common season. Winfield ought to return with a vengeance in 2025 and be again to his common playmaking self. However the Bucs want one other playmaker on the different security place. Jordan Whitehead was an enormous disappointment in his return to Tampa Bay on a two-year deal after a two-year absence. Complicating issues is that Whitehead fractured some vertebrae in his neck in a January automobile accident, which may put his 2025 season in jeopardy.
The Bucs spent a third-round decide on Tykee Smith final 12 months and he began 14 video games at nickelback, however may also play sturdy security if Todd Bowles desires to go that route. Tampa Bay can’t depend on Whitehead to return to his playmaking type from the 2020 season subsequent 12 months, and Christian Izien and Kaevon Merriweather don’t make sufficient performs to ideally crack the beginning lineup.
The Bucs may very effectively draft a security within the center rounds, or double up on the cornerback place with considered one of them taking part in within the slot and shifting Smith to sturdy security. Smith and Mike Edwards, who’s a free agent and should or could not return as a reserve choice, had been third-rounders, and Whitehead was a fourth-rounder.
Vast Receiver
Bucs WR Trey Palmer – Photograph by: Cliff Welch/PR
The Bucs plan on re-signing veteran receiver Chris Godwin this offseason. Godwin turns 29 in February, however proved to be a really perfect slot in Liam Coen’s new offense earlier than struggling a season-ending ankle harm in Week 7. His return would give new offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard the group’s three high three receivers once more in 2025 with Godwin, Mike Evans and Jalen McMillan. However the Bucs want one other starting-caliber receiver for the No. 4 spot in case accidents strike the receiver place once more, in addition to for the long run as Evans is coming into a contract 12 months and turns 32 in August.
Trey Palmer might be on the outs with the group after underwhelming in 2024 and shedding the WR3 function to McMillan throughout his rookie season. He performed no higher than observe squad receivers Ryan Miller and Rakim Jarrett. Veteran Sterling Shepard was elevated to the function of a starter for some time with Evans and Godwin out, however he turns 31 this 12 months and had too many expensive drops to return.
Search for the Bucs to draft a much bigger physique at vast receiver to affix the combination in 2025. Tampa Bay has too many 190-pound receivers, and Grizzard’s offense would thrive with larger receivers just like the 220-pound Evans and the 205-pound Godwin.
Defensive Deal with
The have two of one of the best defensive tackles in soccer in Professional Bowler Vita Vea, who recorded a career-high seven sacks in 2024, and Calijah Kancey, who led the group with 7.5 sacks in his second 12 months in Tampa Bay. Logan Corridor, the group’s high decide in 2022, had a breakout 12 months with 5.5 sacks as a reserve and enters a contract 12 months in 2025.
Regardless of having three high quality defensive tackles, the Bucs would have drafted Illinois defensive sort out Johnny Newton with the No. 26 decide final 12 months if offensive lineman Graham Barton was off the board. G.M. Jason Licht believes in having high quality depth at defensive sort out, and Vea turns 30 in 2025. The Bucs can re-sign Greg Gaines for an additional 12 months for depth, however the group would possibly transfer on from Will Gholston, who turns 34 in July.
If the fitting defensive sort out is there in the fitting spherical and he’s one of the best participant accessible, it wouldn’t be a shock to see Licht and head coach Todd Bowles the pull set off and draft one other one this 12 months. This 12 months’s draft class is loaded at defensive sort out and Tampa Bay would possibly lean into that place and reap the benefits of the depth there.
Bucs’ 2025 NFL Draft Picks
The Bucs presently have six picks within the 2025 NFL Draft. They traded their sixth-round decide and cornerback Carlton Davis III to the Lions final 12 months in change for Detroit’s third-round decide, which was used on vast receiver Jalen McMillan. The Bucs usually are not anticipated to obtain any compensatory draft picks this offseason.
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2025 7-Spherical Bucs Mock Draft 2.0By Scott Reynolds and Josh Queipo
Spherical 1 – Bucs Commerce For Bengals Edge Rusher Trey Hendrickson9-Yr Veteran • 6-4, 270
Bengals DE Trey Hendrickson – Photograph by: USA In the present day
The Bucs ship their 2025 first-round decide, No. 19 general, together with their third-round decide, No. 83 general to the Cincinnati Bengals in change for star edge rusher Trey Hendrickson, the Bengals’ 2025 second-round decide, No. 49 general, and their sixth-round decide, No. 193 general.
As Scott Reynolds has beforehand advocated, the Bucs are in want of a real pressure off the sting reverse Yaya Diaby to assist elevate the Bucs’ cross rush. A premier edge rusher would permit Todd Bowles’ protection to win with a four-man cross rush extra usually and assist him reduce his have to blitz. Hendrickson is a four-time Professional Bowler who’s coming off back-to-back 17.5-sack seasons with the Bengals. When Bowles can disguise his inventive blitz packages out of superfluity slightly than convey them out of necessity, he’s at his finest.
Selecting at No. 19, there is no such thing as a assure that the Bucs would be capable of choose a game-wrecking, blue-chip edge rusher like Mike Inexperienced. If the Bengals and the 30-year outdated Hendrickson are at an deadlock relating to the contract extension he’s in search of, the Bucs may swoop in and provide a bundle that primarily permits the Bengals to maneuver up a spherical to No. 19 general on the entrance finish of the draft and decide up a third-rounder, too.
From the Bucs’ perspective, they’d get a confirmed cross rusher in Hendrickson and nonetheless have two picks within the high 51, along with conserving six picks general by selecting up a lacking sixth-round decide in change for giving up a third-rounder.
Relying on the commerce chart you subscribe to, the online worth of Hendrickson is equal to the thirtieth general decide within the draft (Jimmy Johnson chart), or the 62nd general decide (Spielberger/Fitzgerald chart), or the forty eighth general decide (Queipo/DeDiminicantanio chart). That’s honest worth for a man who has led the NFL in sacks over the previous two years. With wanted upgrades at every stage of the protection, Hendrickson offers Tampa Bay a direct identified high-end amount on the first stage who exhibits no indicators of slowing down at age 30.
Spherical 2 – East Carolina CB Shavon RevelRedshirt Senior • 6-2, 188
The Bucs proceed so as to add to their protection with an enormous, lengthy, bodily nook with probably the greatest upsides on this draft class in East Carolina’s Shavon Revel. He likes to dictate phrases from the second receivers attempt to launch off the road. Revel has a powerful understanding of methods to use the sideline to his benefit and to cut back angles whereas his plus energy and to drive his opponent the place he desires them to go.
Regardless of being a bigger nook, his velocity and fluidity out and in of his breaks offers him the do-it-all skill to sq. off with any sort of receiver who traces up throughout from him. Whether or not that be a big conventional cut up finish receiver, or a smaller, shiftier route-runner who creates house with wonderful footwork, Revel can shut down anybody. Revel is a powerful, aggressive participant who enjoys supporting within the run sport. He’s a sound tackler who has a profession missed sort out charge below 6%.
East Carolina CB Shavon Revel Jr will certainly be talked about rather a lot within the upcoming weeks… regardless of coming off a torn acl, he’s considered one of many high corners on this class on account of his dimension and instruments to work with… pic.twitter.com/Yjto1abKy2
Shavon Ravel’s Defensive Statistics2022: 8 tackles 2023: 29 tackles, 4 TFLs, 1 sack, 1 INT, 13 PBUs, 1 FR, 1 TD2024: 8 tackles, 1 TFL, 2 INTs, 2 PBUs, 1 TD
With 12 cross breakups, three interceptions and 20 defensive stops in simply 855 snaps in faculty, he’s the consummate playmaker with elite bodily traits and one of many highest ceilings on this draft. His measurables test the entire containers the Bucs historically search for in beginning nook.
However given the group is more likely to transfer off of 1 oft-injured nook, they could draw back from Revel as he’s coming off of a torn ACL. However that harm could also be what drives a first-round expertise into the second spherical the place his upside might be well worth the threat.
Spherical 2 – UCLA ILB Carson SchwesingerRS Junior • 6-2, 225
There are two varieties of linebackers wanted in a Todd Bowles system. Lavonte David has efficiently embodied the do-it-all, protection second-level function for years. The opposite skillset wanted is a downhill, reckless abandon model participant who can create havoc and disruption as a mugged-up blitzer. Maybe no different linebacker on this 12 months’s draft can play that function higher than UCLA’s Carson Schwesinger.
Few linebackers on this draft work downhill and preserve off blocks in addition to UCLA’s Carson Schwesinger. A downhill participant with plus athleticism. pic.twitter.com/2NUYsCiaDO
The fast, athletic Schwesinger generated 18 pressures and 4 sacks on simply 62 cross rushes final 12 months. That’s a 29% stress charge and a 6.5% sack charge. He has loads of twitch and burst on a body that has room so as to add weight with out shedding his skill to maneuver. His final 12 months at UCLA was his first as a full-time starter and he posted a really spectacular 7.6% missed sort out charge. He has a fast set off that helps him get into opposing backfields rapidly.
Carson Schwesinger’s Defensive Statistics2022: 15 tackles, 1 TFL2023: 12 tackles, 2 TFLs, 1 sack2024: 136 tackles, 9 TFLs, 4 sacks, 2 INTs, 3 PBUs, 1 FF
In protection, he’s finest attending to the flats to explode screens and assist root out return/whips, fast outs and stick routes. These are all staples of what Bowles seems to be for in his David confederate. Explosive, good eye-discipline and excessive soccer IQ. Schwesinger is a toolsy ‘backer with good instincts and a excessive soccer I.Q. within the Bowles mildew.
Spherical 4 – Louisville CB Quincy RileyRedshirt Senior • 5-10, 192
Inform me in the event you’ve heard this earlier than. The Bucs sorely want ball manufacturing. Enter Louisville’s Quincy Riley. Ball manufacturing is the title of his sport. With 25 passes defensed and 5 interceptions up to now two seasons, Riley creates performs. He lacks the prototypical size the Bucs search for in perimeter corners. The common peak and arm size of Tampa Bay’s final 4 drafted beginning corners is 6-foot-1 and 31.75 inches. Riley misses the peak common by over three inches, however his arm size is shut at 31.375 inches.
However the Bucs could use Riley to swap some chess items across the board. If Tampa Bay strikes on from Jordan Whitehead at sturdy security, Riley might be introduced into the fold as a slot defender, permitting the Bucs to maneuver Tykee Smith to security reverse Antoine Winfield Jr. Smith, Christian Izien and Riley are all 5-foot-10, so the Louisville cowl nook suits the invoice for the function. And Riley has the chops to offer the Bucs outdoors versatility if accidents creep up and pressure them to dip into depth. He noticed most of his faculty motion taking part in outdoors cornerback.
Nice rep from CB Quincy Riley.
Affected person, no panic, contest the again shoulder. pic.twitter.com/rwtTqAxSY1
Quincy Riley’s Defensive Statistics2020: 14 tackles, TFL, 4 PBUs, 2 INTs2021: 33 tackles, 4.5 TFLs, 1.5 sacks, 9 PBUs, 5 INTs2022: 27 tackles,1 TFLs, 1 sack, 3 INTs, 2 PBUs, 1 TD2023: 49 tackles, 2 TFLs, 3 INTs, 12 PBUs2024: 33 tackles, 3 TFLs, 2 INTs, 13 PBUs, 1 FF
Riley, who had seven interceptions and 13 cross breakups at his earlier cease at Center Tennessee from 2020-21, is at his finest in zone the place he can preserve his eyes within the backfield and play the ball. This will get him to the ball earlier than receivers and aids him in his ball manufacturing. His closing velocity is spectacular as he has fast ft and clean hips. All of this could play up in a Cowl 3-heavy system just like the Bucs run.
Riley struggles to be constant together with his tackling approach and his aiming factors may be off. This might be one thing which will flip off the Bucs’ brass alongside together with his dimension. Tampa Bay struggled with tackling all through a lot of final season and should not need to add a participant with a profession 18.5% missed sort out charge.
Spherical 5 – UNLV WR Ricky White IIISenior • 6-1, 190
Two years in the past, the Bucs chosen a speedy wideout who may win vertically downfield with velocity and ball monitoring. Trey Palmer had a strong rookie marketing campaign however fell down the depth chart final 12 months regardless of ample alternative to cement himself as an up-and-coming menace for a group that misplaced each of its beginning receivers to harm. Mike Evans shall be 32 this upcoming season and is publicly speaking about retirement within the close to future. Tampa Bay will ultimately want somebody who can transfer into his function as a fringe receiver that may win downfield.
Ricky White is a participant in that mildew who’s price the same dart throw. His profession yards per catch common in faculty is 14.8 and he has 20 catches on throws of 20+ air yards up to now two seasons. Whereas he isn’t anticipated to run a blazing 40-yard sprint, common consensus is he’ll register someplace within the mid 4.4’s, it’s his ball monitoring and ball-winning talents down subject that put him extra within the mildew of a Josh Palmer. Since 2023, White has caught seven of his 13 downfield contested catch alternatives.
Ricky White’s Receiving Statistics2020: 10 catches, 223 yards (22.3 avg.), TD 2022: 51 catches, 619 yards (12.1 avg.), 4 TDs2023: 88 catches, 1,483 yards (16.9 avg.), 8 TDs2024: 79 catches, 1,041 yards (13.2 avg.), 11 TDs
Whereas he lacks Evans’ dimension, his general profile meets that of different X receivers, and he has spent over 70% of his snaps in faculty out vast with unimaginable effectivity as a dynamic a part of UNLV’s offense. He registered 2.93 yards per route run final 12 months and three.83 the 12 months prior when he racked up over 1,400 yards. He has additionally confirmed to be explosive after the catch.
Ricky White is a playmaker with the ball in his fingers, turning these 12 yard performs into 30 plus performs repeatedly.
He’s going to be an excellent Z receiver on the subsequent stage, pair him with an alpha and watch him prepare dinner. pic.twitter.com/2IZPFhmItd
White doesn’t have the smoothest transitions on the high of his stem, particularly towards man protection, and is most comfy working deep-breaking routes like posts, corners or deep digs towards zone. However that skillset performs completely for a Bucs offense that, whereas incredible final 12 months, lacked a really constant deep, field-stretching menace.
Spherical 6 – Louisville DT Thor GriffithRedshirt Senior • 6-2, 320
Thor Griffith, who spent his last faculty season at Louisville, is a tough-as-nails nostril sort out who lives to drive offensive linemen backwards. He retains his eyes within the backfield to ensure he’s consistently working to the ball. His finest instrument is his leverage as he persistently drives up and into opponents’ chests. Pairing that preliminary contact that he initiates most of the time with a powerful leg drive ensures he performs ahead greater than backwards.
Griffith’s sport has some further nuance to it. He’s good, evidenced by his Harvard background, and shows good really feel for a way inside linemen need to assault him. But he isn’t in a position exploit a leaner with a fast arm-over or simply twisting his body to cut back floor space and slip previous guards or facilities making an attempt to get horizontal displacement with him.
Griffith’s athleticism could shoot him up draft boards as soon as there’s official testing on him. He made Bruce Feldman’s “The Freaks List,” which ranks the High 100 most athletic gamers in soccer. He made the checklist on account of a sub-5.0 second 40-yard sprint time and a 45-repetition bench press of 225 kilos. No defensive sort out within the 2024 NFL draft over 300 kilos matched Griffith’s reported 40 time.
His mix of physicality, I.Q. and athleticism make Griffith a tantalizing developmental venture to be taught below Vita Vea and Calijah Kancey.
Thor Griffith’s Defensive Statistics2021: 31 tackles, 10.5 TFLs, 5 sacks, 1 FF2022: 46 tackles, 12 TFLs, 5 sacks2023: 55 tackles, 11 TFLs, 3 sacks, 1 FF2024: 21 tackles, 6 TFLs, 3 sacks, 1 FF
Spherical 7 – California ILB Teddye BuchananSenior • 6-2, 236
California’s Teddye Buchanan brings extra dimension than most linebackers on this draft. The measurements above had been verified on the East-West Shrine Bowl, the place Buchanan had a very good week impressing scouts and draft media members. Buchanan starred at UC Davis from 2020-23 earlier than transferring to Cal for his senior season.
I stay very impressed with Cal LB Teddye Buchanan.
Had an excellent weekend on the Shrine Bowl.
Rams wish to convey simulated pressures and blitz a LB. Had 25 pressures final 12 months with the Golden Bears. pic.twitter.com/3FOsi6NzF4
Along with his cross dashing aptitude – Buchanan had 9 profession sacks – which might play up in Todd Bowles’ system, he’s a certain tackler who can convey down playmakers in house. In 5 collegiate seasons he by no means had a missed sort out charge over 10%. Buchanan is a brilliant participant with a excessive soccer IQ. He understands route growth behind him which makes him an efficient hook defender.
His lengthy velocity is restricted, which implies he is probably not one of the best seam or pole runner in a Tampa 2 defensive name, however he works successfully in hooks, flats and towards screens. Buchanan has proven a transparent understanding of spatial consciousness all through his profession, consistently placing himself close to the ball as evidenced by his eight interceptions and 11 cross breakups in faculty.
Teddye Buchanan’s Defensive Statistics2020: 19 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 PBU2021: 74 tackles, 5.5 TFLs, 2 sacks, 2 INTs, 4 PBUs2022: 44 tackles, 3 TFLs, 3 INTs, 5 PBUs, 1 FF, 1 FR2023: 72 tackles, 5.5 TFLs, 2 sacks, 3 INTs, 4 PBUs2024: 114 tackles, 12 TFLs, 5 sacks, 4 PD, 2 FFs
He has a fast set off and might drive to the ball effectively with good set off/burst. His finest trait could also be his skill to search out and exploit creases to get himself into the backfield rapidly. Nevertheless, Buchanan struggles to shed blocks when offensive linemen are capable of climb to him and he can get engulfed at occasions.
Buchanan has primarily performed the Mike function, which might make him a powerful complement to Lavonte David this 12 months and a doable complement to somebody like Carson Schwesinger sooner or later. His play is finest the nearer to the road of scrimmage he will get. As he drops deeper, he can panic and begin to grow to be extra frenetic in his actions. His athletic testing will almost definitely present up as extra common than nice, which is able to harm his draft inventory. Nonetheless, his tenacious play model will make him an element on particular groups as a rookie as he learns Tampa Bay’s protection.
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