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So, there’s not going to be any consolation prize for anybody.
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Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
Maybe Netflix could green-light a GLOW movie as a consolation prize?
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2026
But if quarterback is off the table, either because of how the board falls or Cleveland’s faith in Shedeur Sanders, OT1 would be a pretty great consolation prize.
—Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Well, there is one consolation prize.
—Sam McDowell December 21, Kansas City Star, 22 Dec. 2025
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Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
Maybe Netflix could green-light a GLOW movie as a consolation prize?
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2026
But if quarterback is off the table, either because of how the board falls or Cleveland’s faith in Shedeur Sanders, OT1 would be a pretty great consolation prize.
—Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Well, there is one consolation prize.
—Sam McDowell December 21, Kansas City Star, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Consolation prize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consolation%20prize. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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