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Nov 4, 2020

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As the final seconds of the Kansas City Chiefs vs. New England Patriots Week 4 matchup ticked away, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes took a knee to solidify a 26-10 victory.

When he stood up, a handful of Patriots headed his way, eager to acknowledge the reigning Super Bowl MVP as well as show their respect.

After quickly clasping hands with defensive lineman Byron Cowart, then linebacker Anfernee Jennings, Mahomes turned and faced cornerback Stephon Gilmore, who was waiting his turn. As Mahomes leaned his right shoulder toward Gilmore's chest, the two players did the unthinkable.

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They hugged.

Once a normal postgame ritual, hugging during the coronavirus pandemic has been eschewed. Gilmore later tested positive for COVID-19 and Mahomes, despite the contact, did not contract the virus.

The postgame personal contact isn't the only casualty in the war against COVID-19. The NFL has stopped another beloved player tradition: the swapping of jerseys in person after the game.

The NFL announced in July the trading of jerseys among players would be forbidden in 2020, and players were quick to respond.

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman quipped on Twitter (with multiple LOL emojis): "This is a perfect example of the NFL thinking in a nutshell. Players can go engage in a full contact game and do it safely. However, it is deemed unsafe for them to exchange jerseys after said game."

"It's silly," Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson said when he learned the league was prohibiting jersey swapping. "You're saying we can play 60 minutes or more tackling each other, then after the game, we can't go switch jerseys? It doesn't make sense."

After more pushback from players, the league came up with a compromise. Days before the 2020 NFL season kicked off in September, the rule was amended so that players could swap jerseys, but it must be done through the teams' equipment managers. The jerseys belonging to the players who are wanting to swap will be washed and then shipped in the mail.

"It's a dope opportunity to still be able to [jersey swap]," said Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs, who told his equipment manager, Bob Romanski, that he wanted to swap jerseys with Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs prior to their Week 4 matchup.

The Bills' defense held Jacobs to 48 rushing yards on 15 carries, his lowest total of the season through eight weeks, but receiving a delivered jersey in the mail a few days later might have helped Jacobs temporarily forget about the 30-23 loss to Buffalo.

"It's honestly like a trophy when you get their jersey," Jacobs said. "When it arrives, it's presented to you in a box. It's like Christmas almost."

Like the brief high-fives or fist bumps Patriots players snagged from Mahomes after the game, a freshly signed jersey from your opponent is the ultimate token of sportsmanship and respect among competitors.

Or, in some cases, the trade signifies an acknowledgement of excellence from your peers.

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Since their rookie seasons in 2017, Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey and Los Angeles Chargers running back Austin Ekeler are two of four NFL players who have at least 1,500 rushing yards and 1,500 receiving yards. The others are New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara and Atlanta Falcons running back Todd Gurley II.

"It's got to be something sentimental behind it," said Ekeler on his selection process for swapping jerseys.

"McCaffrey and I trained together [in Colorado]. He was a high prospect coming in, and I was this guy on the side ... Austin Ekeler, from a Division II school. I was always comparing myself and my measurables to him and trying to see like, 'OK, how do I compare to these guys?' It just helped me push myself mentally and physically."

Regardless of the reason or the relationship, players have their own protocols in place when it comes to making the transaction.

"If you haven't had conversations before, like in DMs, then you let them know before the game, 'Hey, man, if you wanna jersey swap, I'm down with it,'" said Colts linebacker Darius Leonard, who lists jerseys from Tennessee's Derrick Henry, Watson and McCaffrey among the highlights of his collection.

"Or there's times where you don't realize you're going to swap with someone who is under the radar. You could walk up to him and say, 'Hey, man, you had one helluva game. I want to jersey swap.' You're just showing respect."

"You make it sound so inorganic!" Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan said with a laugh when asked to describe how the process of swapping jerseys happens. Then, he elaborated.

"It's usually organic: 'Hey, bro. Been meaning to get that jersey. Run it.'

"'Hey, bro, really love your game.'

"'Hey, bro. Let's flip jerseys.'"

Jordan is the proud owner of dozens of jerseys once donned by those whom he considers legends in the game: tight end Jason Witten, running back Adrian Peterson and defensive end Von Miller, for starters. His prized possession, though, is the last game-worn jersey of former Panthers defensive end and future Pro Football Hall of Famer Julius Peppers.

But as simplistic as trading jerseys with opponents might seem, there remains an unspoken code.

One-sided adulation is usually not part of the transaction: otherwise things can get ... awkward.

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Players from across the league are used to trading jerseys on the field after games, but because of the NFL's coronavirus protocols, the jersey swap tradition has been completely transformed.

"Every now and then," Jordan said, "you get offensive linemen who ask for your jersey. As a defensive end, you aren't really inclined to run that jersey, but as a man, you sort of have to.

"Or you're a practice squad guy and you've played no snaps. You're like, 'Hey, man, switch jerseys?'"

Jordan shrugged his shoulders slowly, dramatically, and paused. "Now ... you're putting me in a bad position. I don't want your jersey, I don't know you. So I guess this is a one-way deal.

"You don't just walk up to a legend like, 'Hey, run me your jersey.' There's an order there."

For example, asking Peppers to swap jerseys?

"Oh, I made sure my credentials were right," Jordan said. "I was three or four Pro Bowls in.

"I wanted to make sure I wasn't a scrub."

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We the undersigned retired Morrow County commissioners, having 24 years combined experience serving as Morrow County commissioners and more than 164 years as lifelong residents of Morrow County, enthusiastically endorse Joel Peterson for the position of Morrow County commissioner.

The Peterson family has a long history serving the residents of all of Morrow County. Joels grandfather served as county judge and was an original organizer of the Port of Morrow.

Joel knows the county from the Blue Mountains in the south as a generational cattle rancher, to mid-county as an operating wheat farmer, to north county as a family involved in irrigated agriculture. This countywide involvement in multiple areas of agriculture gives Joel knowledge of the agriculture needs throughout Morrow County.

Joel is a leader who puts others in the best position to succeed, and as a commissioner would do this by letting well-skilled county staff use their expertise to the fullest, while providing guidance and transparent policies rather than a forceful hand.

He will be a thoughtful deliberator at the county court, will always be prepared, will be inclusive of all views and will work for the success of all residents of Morrow County.

Joel has years of experience serving as president on countywide organizations, including Morrow County Planning Commission, Bank of Eastern Oregon, Valby Lutheran Church, MC Wheat League, Jordan Elevator Corp., ICABO, the school board and the lone School Foundation, as well as serving on the budget committees for the Port of Morrow and lone Fire Department. This extensive list of community service gives Joel unique and broad-based experiences all across Morrow County, and the tools necessary to be an exceptional commissioner for Morrow County to keep Morrow County moving in the right direction, deal with new challenges and keep the Morrow County economy growing.

Please vote Joel Peterson for Morrow County commissioner.

LeAnn Rea, Heppner

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The University of Toronto professor and bestselling author of 12 Rules for Life has been little seen over the past year, with most media updates coming through his daughter Mikhaila.

Peterson rocketed to notoriety over his objection to transgender human rights legislation and his refusal to use preferred pronouns for trans students.

I wanted to tell you that Im back in Toronto, that Im in much better health, although its still severely impaired, especially in the morning. But I can work again and I really want to, says Peterson.

With Gods grace and mercy, Ill be able to start generating original material once again and pick up where I left off.

Before the Exodus project, Peterson says he expects to release some videos devoted to the Book of Proverbs. Efforts are also underway to translate and dub his YouTube lectures into several languages.

He says six will be rolled out over the next few months.

Peterson thanked his family for their support, noting his daughter Mikhaila accompanied him to Russia and Serbia.

Both of those episodes were extremely grueling and lasted for months. But Im alive and I have plans for the future, he says.

Mikhaila said earlier this year that she and her father contracted COVID-19 while in Serbia.

Peterson says he hopes much of his health woes are behind him and that he can return to something resembling a normal life.

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Before he starts lecture series on the Old Testament book of Exodus or Proverbs, the controversial social commentator described how health issues have sidelined him this year.

I have been suffering from severely impaired health, as a consequence of benzodiazepines use for anxiety or, more accurately, from a combination of using that medication and then ceasing its use, once I realised it was dangerous, began Peterson.

Peterson has been hospitalised during the past year, including in Russia, and he also reportedly suffered from COVID-19 and pneumonia.

I can tell you what kept me going during what was certainly the worst period of my life family, thats for sure, friends and the work I was able to continue doing, explained Peterson in the dimly-lit video.

Having released a lecture series in 2017 on the Book of Genesis, Peterson intends soon to start working on the next book, which is Exodus. However, before that video series, he revealed that I think Im going to produce videos devoted to Proverbs, a book of wisdom essentially.

With Gods grace and mercy, Ill be able to start generating original material once again, and pick up where I left off, Peterson concluded.

Along with Petersons positions on politically correct language and the status of masculinity, he has attracted international attention for how he upholds the Bible, God and Jesus. Among other fans of his philosophies, notably young men, Peterson has attracted a groundswell of support from plenty of Christians.

His endorsement of biblical views about good and evil, morality and living well together has contributed to this popularity, yet Peterson has never publicly claimed to be a Christian.

One of the reasons, according to Peterson, is the high bar set by the perfect life lived by Jesus Christ. Peterson thinks it audacious for anyone to claim they believe in Jesus so much that their life can be changed accordingly. To live as if one truly believed in Gods saviour son is an unbearable task, in some sense, Peterson said at PragerU 2019 Summit because no-one can match Jesus moral record.

So while I try to act like I believe [in God], I never claim that I manage it.

Yet in his new video, Peterson references Gods grace and mercy in relation to himself.

Perhaps the past year has unveiled more to Peterson about what the Bible reveals about grace and mercy, such as Ephesians 2:8-10:For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are Gods handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

Or Titus 2:11-14: For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say No to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope the appearing of the glory of our great God and Saviour, Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.

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In a new video released late Monday, renowned author, professor, and clinical psychologist Dr. Jordan Peterson announced his return home after months of touch and go treatment, and gave some hints as to what work he is planning next.

I wanted to tell you Im back in Toronto. Im in much better health, though I am still severely impaired, the professor said in the eight-minute video. With Gods grace and mercy, Ill be able to start generating original material again, and pick up where I left off.

The video discusses in personal terms the difficulties the professor has experienced over the last year. According to the video, and prior interviews with his family members, Peterson developed a physical dependence on a benzodiazepine prescribed to him in 2017 as an anti-anxiety medication. The issues worsened after his wife of 30 years, Tammy, was diagnosed with a severe case of cancer. While Tammy did recover, her husbands condition worsened.

Thats put me in and out of hospitals for much of the last year, in Connecticut in the United States, in Toronto in Canada, in Moscow in Russia, and in Belgrade, Serbia as my family searched for specialists who could aid me in the severe, post-use withdrawal and neurological-damage related consequences of both the benzodiazepines use and its cessation.

Peterson also spoke of the people who helped him through the ordeal.

Ive learned some things during that trying time, I suppose. I can tell you what kept me going, during what was certainly the worst period of my life: family, thats for sure. Friends. And the work that I was able to continue doing.

The psychologist went on to describe some of work he has been doing while recovering, and what hell be writing on in the coming months. This included discussion of a previously unmentioned book he has been creating, although he declined to give any details on the works subject matter yet.

Peterson also discussed two new video series he plans on releasing about the Bible, following up on his popular 2017 series of video essays on the the book of Genesis. The original series, which is more than 30 hours long, has accumulated around 30 million views on YouTube since publication.

Im going to start working on the next book, in the Old Testament, which is Exodus, which will take a while, but in the interim Im going to start producing vidoes on the Book of Proverbs, the book of wisdom, or a book of wisdom rather, he said. I think the analysis of those [proverbs], which can be done in a relatively short period of time, will prove of benefit to me and perhaps to those who are inclined to watch or listen to my analysis.

You can watch the Jordan Petersons full update here, and his previous lecture series here.

Jonah Gottschalk is an intern at the Federalist. He studies Modern History and International Relations at the University of St Andrews.

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