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3DownNation Podcast: West Division playoff race tightens, Dinwiddie apologizes, Mitchell returns

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Justin Dunk, John Hodge, and JC Abbott discuss the playoff race tightening in the West Division between the Calgary Stampeders, Saskatchewan Roughriders, and Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Ryan Dinwiddie offering an apology to Ottawa Redblacks fans, Chad Kelly missing action with the Toronto Argonauts, Bo Levi Mitchell announcing his return to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for 2027, Quebec City possibly getting a Grey Cup by 2033, Brett Lauther being traded back to Riderville, and the Montreal Alouettes alleging another B.C. Lions crotch punch.

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