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WTOP Huddle: Turkey with a side of rivalry for Thanksgiving

Washington suddenly headlines the Thanksgiving Day slate of NFL football after Baltimore’s primetime game in Pittsburgh was moved to Sunday.

In this edition of The Huddle, we discuss whether local fans will enjoy their meal or have football-related indigestion.

Seahawks enjoy morning beers, praise ‘best team in the world’ as Seattle celebrates Super Bowl title

By The Associated Press
SEATTLE (AP) — Ernest Jones IV dropped a few choice words while praising his defensive teammates, his offensive line, his quarterback and the city of Seattle ahead of the Seahawks' Super Bowl victory parade on Wednesday. Like the rest of the Seahawks, the leader of Seattle's vaunted “Dark Side” defense had an excuse for using the occasional profanity during a morning trophy presentation at Lumen Field. A keg of Bud Light sat on the stage to provide some refreshment for players, and Jones — like many who spoke before him — sipped from a cup of beer as he addressed a crowd that the team estimated at 50,000. The hard-hitting linebacker stated what became abundantly clear to everyone who watched Seattle's 29-13 dismantling of the New England Patriots on Sunday in Santa Clara, California. “Not only do we have the best defense in the world,” Jones said, “we have the best team in the world.”
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