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TONY KHAN, the son of Jaguars owner SHAD, showed up for the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday night wearing a neck brace, 24 hours removed from getting beat up on AEW Dynamite. Khan found himself on the wrong end of a punch, followed by a pile driver. The NFL’s website said that Khan’s “status for the Jacksonville Jaguars’ 2024 NFL Draft obligations could be questionable.” Like a trooper, Khan showed up wearing a wrestling staple (FLORIDA TIMES-UNION, 4/25). Khan laid motionless in the ring before a referee came out to save him. A day later, he looks much better (DENVER POST, 4/25).

NAMES: Browns QB DESHAUN WATSON traveled to Saudi Arabia last weekend to visit with Saudi prince ABDULLAH BIN MOSAAD. Watson appeared in a video on the NFL4Arab X account in an official Saudi dress explaining what it would take to bring American football to the Middle East, and why he thinks it is important. In Watson’s view, it is all about educating those in the Middle East about NFL football (Cleveland PLAIN DEALER, 4/25)....Former NFLer JASON KELCE, for the fourth consecutive year, is taking his bartending talents to Sea Isle City to raise money for the Eagles Autism Foundation at the Yacht Club at Sea Isle on June 26 (PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, 4/25).

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