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- ↑ "Keith Jones". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2022. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ↑ "1989 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
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