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Former Bears wide receiver Allen Robinson II announces retirement

Chicago Sun-Times and WGN-TV (Nexstar, Chicago) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Former Bears wide receiver Allen Robinson II announces retirement.
The headline split The left frames it as "Former Bears WR Allen Robinson officially retires". The center frames it as "Former Bears wide receiver Allen Robinson II announces retirement".
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Left / center-leftFormer Bears WR Allen Robinson officially retires

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CenterFormer Bears wide receiver Allen Robinson II announces retirement

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WGN-TV (Nexstar, Chicago)News report · Aug 25, 1:27 AM

Former Bears wide receiver Allen Robinson II announces retirement

(WGN) — A stalwart of the 2018 Chicago Bears has called it a career. Former Bears wide receiver Allen Robinson II announced his retirement on Instagram on Monday. Robinson played four seaso...

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Chicago Sun-TimesNews report · Aug 24, 11:30 PM

Former Bears WR Allen Robinson officially retires

Allen Robinson, who had 3,561 receiving yards from 2018-21 with the Bears, officially retired Monday. In a nine-minute video he posted to social media, Robinson detailed the stops in his ca...

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Aug 24, 11:30 PM: Chicago Sun-Times joined the source map.

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