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By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com When DeAndre Hopkins was sent from the Houston Texans to the Arizona Cardinals it must have flown under the radar how it would affect week two for Washington. Hopkins, who is on the short list of candidates for best receiver in the NFL terrorized Washington as the […]

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