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The announcement was made in February but now the time is at hand to confront the reality: Ron Jaworski has been dismissed from ESPN’s “Monday Night Football’’ booth, leaving only Mike Tirico and Jon Gruden.

If all goes well, Gruden will tone down the coaching jargon and gushing and fulfill the star power ESPN sees in him. On the other hand, he could return to coaching, causing yet another...

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