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- ↑ "1998 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ↑ Seattlepi.com Where Are They Now: Jason Chorak
- ↑ Croatian Chronicle Network 35 Pacific Northwest Croatian Athletes
- ↑ Washington's Wild-man Linebacker Sports Illustrated
