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Halas Intrigue, Episode 82: Allen Robinson, Jimmy Garoppolo and a Jarrett Payton cameo

Patrick Finley and Jason Lieser talk Bears, Super Bowl and playing the lottery.

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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo speaks to reporters in Miami.

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo speaks to reporters in Miami.

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Patrick Finley and Jason Lieser sit down at Super Bowl Radio Row to talk about the Bears, Allen Robinson and Jimmy Garoppolo. Jarrett Payton stops by for 30 seconds and Marlins Man lurks in the background.

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