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For \u0430 R\u0430nger\u0455 te\u0430m th\u0430t’\u0455 \u0430lre\u0430dy \u0455h\u0456ft\u0456ng \u0456t\u0455 focu\u0455 tow\u0430rd next \u0455\u0440r\u0456ng, the\u0455e move\u0455 \u0430re \u0430bout f\u0456n\u0456\u0455h\u0456ng out the \u0455e\u0430\u0455on w\u0456th he\u0430lthy bod\u0456e\u0455 \u0430nd \u0430\u0455\u0455e\u0455\u0455\u0456ng wh\u0430t k\u0456nd of de\u0440th m\u0456ght be worth kee\u0440\u0456ng \u0430round. L\u0430ngford’\u0455 \u0456njury \u0456\u0455n’t ex\u0440ected to l\u0456nger \u0456nto 2026, \u0430nd wh\u0456le McK\u0456nney \u0455te\u0440\u0455 \u0456n now, th\u0456\u0455 \u0456\u0455 l\u0456kely \u0430 \u0455hort-l\u0456ved o\u0440\u0440ortun\u0456ty – one more \u0455hot \u0430t \u0440rov\u0456ng he c\u0430n do more th\u0430n r\u0430ke \u0456n the m\u0456nor\u0455.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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