Rabalais: With 'protect the team' line, Ed Orgeron 'fumbled' chance to denounce domestic violence

Rabalais: With 'protect the team' line, Ed Orgeron 'fumbled' chance to denounce domestic violence

BY SCOTT RABALAIS | srabalais@theadvocate.com
Updated Aug 18, 2018 at 10:33 pm
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