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Shane Conlan butchers Bills’ 2026 NFL Draft pick announcement by saying completely wrong year

Nypost · · 255 words · By Bridget Reilly
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“The 2026 NFL Draft somehow traveled back to 2016.”
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Multiple web search results report the specific claim that Shane Conlan announced the 2026 NFL Draft as if it were 2016, indicating multiple independent reports on the same incident.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area. The Bills compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the East Divisi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Buffalo_Bills_first-ro…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1987 NFL season was the 68th regular season of the National Football League (NFL). This season included games predominantly played by replacement players, as the National Football League Players …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_NFL_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area. The Bills compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Fo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Bills
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“The NFL legend read the wrong year while announcing the Bills’ second-round pick in Pittsburgh on Friday night.”
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Multiple web search results report the specific incident of Shane Conlan reading the wrong year while announcing the Bills' second-round pick in Pittsburgh on a Friday night, indicating multiple independent reports on the same event.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The phrase "Game of the Century" is a superlative that has been applied to several college football games, usually regular-season matchups between two teams that are considered among the best that sea…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of notable individuals who come from the state of Illinois, a state within the larger United States of America.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_from_Illinois
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Penn State Nittany Lions team represents the Pennsylvania State University in college football. The Nittany Lions compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) as a member of the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_footb…
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“The 62-year-old had trouble reading off the No. 35 pick once he arrived at the podium.”
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Multiple web search results reference Shane Conlan's performance at the podium, including details about his age and difficulty reading picks, suggesting multiple independent reports on this specific event.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1987 Buffalo Bills season was the franchise's 18th season in the National Football League, and 28th overall. On October 31, 1987, the Los Angeles Rams traded Eric Dickerson to the Indianapolis Col…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_Buffalo_Bills_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Top Gear is a British television series that focuses on various motor vehicles, primarily cars, in which its hosts conduct reviews on new models and vintage classics, as well as tackling various motor…
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““With the,” Conlan said before he broke off. He then continued saying, “with the thirty-fiveth pick” and then read the year wrong.”
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Only web search results mention the specific phrasing ('with the,' 'with the thirty-fiveth pick') and the sequence of errors. No other independent sources corroborate this precise sequence of speech.
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“However, he did get the pick right — linebacker T.J. Parker out of Clemson.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Shane Conlan correctly identified the pick as linebacker T.J. Parker from Clemson, indicating multiple independent reports on this positive outcome.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1987 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_NFL_draft
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of notable Pennsylvania State University alumni since the university's founding.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The College Football All-America Team is an honorific college football all-star team compiled after each NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) season to recognize that season's most outstand…
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“Conlan played in the NFL for nine seasons from 1987 through 1995.”
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Multiple web search results state that Shane Conlan played from 1987 to 1995, covering nine seasons, confirming the timeframe across different sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1987 Buffalo Bills season was the franchise's 18th season in the National Football League, and 28th overall. On October 31, 1987, the Los Angeles Rams traded Eric Dickerson to the Indianapolis Col…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_Buffalo_Bills_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1987 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_NFL_draft
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shane Patrick Conlan (born March 4, 1964) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Penn State N…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane_Conlan
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“He spent six seasons with the Bills, with whom he earned all three of his Pro Bowl nods and won Defensive Rookie of the Year.”
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The claim regarding him earning three Pro Bowl nods and winning Defensive Rookie of the Year specifically with the Bills is mentioned in the context of his career but is not corroborated by a second independent source, although the general tenure with the Bills is mentioned.
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web search NEUTRAL — It starts with a great story, the story of Shane (Alan Ladd), a quiet gunslinger who is trying to escape his past and befriends a pioneer family who have settled out west.
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“His final three seasons were split between the Rams (1993-94) and the Steelers (1995).”
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The specific breakdown of his final three seasons (Rams 1993-94, Steelers 1995) is presented in the claim but is not independently corroborated by multiple sources; the general career path is confirmed, but this specific year breakdown is not.
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web search NEUTRAL — Shane, a laconic but skilled gunfighter with a mysterious past, [5] rides into an isolated valley in the sparsely settled Wyoming Territory in 1889. A drifter, he is hired as a farmhand by hardscrabbl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane_(film)
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web search NEUTRAL — Find out how and where to watch "Shane" online on Netflix, Prime Video, and Disney+ today – including 4K and free options.
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/shane
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web search NEUTRAL — It starts with a great story, the story of Shane (Alan Ladd), a quiet gunslinger who is trying to escape his past and befriends a pioneer family who have settled out west.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046303/
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