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- ↑ Jeff Kerr (January 24, 2017). "Corey Davis pulls out of Senior Bowl with shoulder injury". cbssports.com. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ↑ John Casillo (January 28, 2017). "Etta-Tawo misses Senior Bowl with injury as South beats North, 16-15". Nunesmagician.com. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- 1 2 Stephenson, Creg (January 20, 2017). "Senior Bowl 2017: 2 players out due to injury, several added". AL.com. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ↑ Joe Clarkin (January 28, 2017). "Alabama football: LB Ryan Anderson will not play in Senior Bowl due to thumb injury". SECCountry.com. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ↑ Austin Gayle (February 16, 2017). "SDSU's Nico Siragusa good to go for combine, speaks to Aztecs' bright future". FoxSports.com. Retrieved January 3, 2018.