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FILE- In this Nov. 20, 2016, file photo, Minnesota Vikings cornerback Xavier Rhodes, right, intercepts a pass in the end zone in front of Arizona Cardinals wide receiver John Brown (12) during the first half of an NFL football game in Minneapolis. The Vikings announced Sunday, July 30, 2017, that they signed Rhodes to a five-year contract extension. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King, File)

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Arizona Cardinals' wide receiver John Brown arrives for a voluntary team NFL football workout, Tuesday, May 16, 2017, in Tempe, Ariz. John ''Smokey'' Brown went through a difficult 2016 season, fighting fatigue and weakness as doctors tried to figure out just what was wrong. Eventually, they seem to have found out, and the diminutive speedster is ready to resume his role as a critical part of the Arizona Cardinals' offense. (AP Photo/Matt York)

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In this Feb. 8, 2017 photo, the farmhouse where abolitionist John Brown launched his ill-fated, 1859 seizure of a Harpers Ferry, W.Va., federal armory stands in Dargan, Md. A new book traces a connection between 19th-century abolitionist John Brown and soul singer James Brown. The common ground is the farmstead near Dargan, Maryland, where John Brown launched his 1859 raid on a federal armory in nearby Harpers Ferry, W.Va. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, right, celebrates with wide receiver John Brown after scoring during the second half of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Arizona Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer (3) talks with rookie wide receiver John Brown (12) after an NFL football organized team activity workout at the Cardinals training facility on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2014 file photo, Pittsburg State wide receiver John Brown runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis. Brown is exceedingly fast. His 40-yard time was third-fastest at the NFL combine. But the wide receiver's route to professional football was anything but rapid. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

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FOR RELEASE FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 2014, AT 12:01 A.M., CST - In this Feb. 6, 2014 photo, John Brown, owner of Brown's Guitar Factory in Inver Grove Heights, Minn., poses with a chambered electric guitar finished in "Molten Lava". (AP Photo/Pioneer Press, Scott Takushi) MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE OUT.

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FOR RELEASE FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 2014, AT 12:01 A.M., CST - In this Feb. 6, 2014 photo, John Brown holds the "Zeus: Guitar of the Gods", a one-of-a-kind 23-karat gold-leaf guitar, with gold strings, which he created in his shop, Brown's Guitar Factory in Inver Grove Heights, Minn. It costs about $18,00 to build. (AP Photo/Pioneer Press, Scott Takushi) MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE OUT.

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FOR RELEASE FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 2014, AT 12:01 A.M., CST - In this Feb. 6, 2014 photo, John Brown shapes a maple guitar neck with wenge and lace wood laminate at his shop, Brown's Guitar Factory, in Inver Grove Heights, Minn. (AP Photo/Pioneer Press, Scott Takushi) MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE OUT.