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Brad Allen: ‘a double rookie’ at clinic

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July 19, 2014

Brad Allen: ‘a double rookie’ at clinic

AP reporter Stephen Hawkins speaks to first-year NFL official Brad Allen, who is the first official in 50 years to work the referee position in his first NFL season.

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