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DraftKings refunds Bijan Robinson bets after bizarre Falcons game, which is the right call

What the heck happened with Bijan Robinson on Sunday that saw the rookie sensation carry the ball exactly once against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers?

The answer is that something wasn’t right with the running back’s head, according to Atlanta Falcons head coach Arthur Smith and Robinson himself (who said he didn’t feel right Saturday night and Sunday), which of course is a big deal and should be the focus here.

For those folks who put money down on Robinson, who didn’t appear on an injury report this week, DraftKings did the right thing and announced it would refund any prop bets — both individual bets and whatever parlays he was included in — made on the running back:

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