Quote:It wasn't just the quote from Khan.   It was the entire post that was copied and pasted from another source. 

 
<a class="bbc_url" href='http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/playerbreakingnews.asp?sport=NFL&id=9320&line=282693&spln=1'>http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/playerbreakingnews.asp?sport=NFL&id=9320&line=282693&spln=1</a>

 

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Jaguars owner Shad Khan confirmed the team plans to draft a quarterback.

"Everybody knows we're going to draft a quarterback - maybe two," Khan said. The Jaguars hold the No. 3 pick in May's draft and very possibly could get their choice of the group, considering the Texans could take Jadeveon Clowney and the Rams don't appear to be in the market for a signal caller. Chad Henne is a free agent, and Blaine Gabbert's time has likely run up in Jacksonville. Henne could be brought back to help tutor a young quarterback. Central Florida's Blake Bortles, Louisville's Teddy Bridgewater, and Texas A&M's Johnny Manziel are widely viewed as the top three quarterback prospects. Jan. 31 - 1:25 pm et

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Full Definition of PLAGIARIZE

transitive verb

:  to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own :  use (another's production) without crediting the source

 
<a class="bbc_url" href='http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plagiarize'>http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plagiarize</a>

Typically, plagiarism controversies arise in academic settings, however, this appears to be a textbook example of it, though I doubt any real attempt to deceive was intended by the op. I think it more a case of a perception of relaxed standards in an informal and casual forum, despite rules prohibiting it.


I always try to err on the side of caution in these things. To the extent I post an idea or article not my own, I try to at least state its origin, if not an actual link.

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