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December 31, 2016 at 10:04PM
Wide receiver Drew Wolitarsky, center, flanked by quarterback Mitch Leidner, left, and tight end Duke Anyanwu, waited for team members to file in to join them before he read the statement on behalf of the players. ] JEFF WHEELER ï jeff.wheeler@startribune.com Members of the University of Minnesota football team stood in the Nagurski Football Complex with Drew Wolitarsky as he read a statement Thursday night, December 15, 2016 that players would not be participating in any football activitie
Gophers wide receiver Drew Wolitarsky, center, flanked by quarterback Mitch Leidner, left, and tight end Duke Anyanwu, during the football team's two-day boycott before the Holiday Bowl. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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