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TIL Kenny Vaccaro, a former 15th OVR pick in the 2013 Draft retired at age 30 to “pursue a career in E Sports”. No videos have been uploaded to his channel in 2+ years and in February 2025, he was ordered to pay a former employee over $245,000 in a Fraud case

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