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Today, we examine the police investigation into Deshawn Watson that's going on in Houston. And while this is likely just the beginning, we could have law enforcement in multiple states snooping around Deshawn Watson.

We discussed that.

You also get a 27-minute news update with Brian Finley who hijacks the entire hour.

That and more is coming your way right now in hour number one.

An NFL star fighting for his freedom.

Welcome in the beginning of another edition of the Ben Malers show a brand new week.

We are in the air everywhere as we treat insomnia, coast to coast, border to border, and beyond on the vast

and powerful microphones of FSR emanating live from inside the theater, the theater of the

mind, the Fox Sports Radio Studios.

Hope you're well.

And we're back at it again here starting a new week behind the microphones of FSR.

And our lead this hour comes from the crime files of the Ben Mallor show,

specifically a story that we've spent a lot of time on discussing the status of Deshawn Watson.

It is a fluid story.

And while we were away from our post here in the catbird seat of the sporting world,

a big development took place.

And if you were not paying attention, you were distracted by other things going on in your life, and perhaps

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