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Assume your battle position.

Welcome in the beginning of the Ben Mallor show.

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And the story of the week here continues to be the story that we must talk about.

We've got to start with this as we unpack the torrid tales.

Are they true from Buffalo Bills running, LaShawn Shady McCoy,

what the heck is the truth?

And will we find ourselves in another high-profile court situation?

Do we have that to look forward to in the coming months here?

Now, we know that LaShawn McCoy was accused of being responsible for the vicious assault of the former girlfriend, the estranged girlfriend, Delicia Corden.

We know that.

Now, Richie Incognito, who I always think of as the bastion of honesty.

Richie Incognito, the meathead and former teammate,

and also a noted whack job himself,

he is now blocking still for Shady McCoy.

I guess that Incognito has not gotten the message.

He's no longer on the Buffalo Bills.

He's a free agent, but he's still running a pattern protecting his running back, Shady McCoy.

He said, the quote, I know the full story, and he didn't do it.

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