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Blake Bortles Becomes Free Agent Bachelor After Dropping Girlfriend Lindsey Duke

May 9, 2014; Jacksonville, FL, USA; Blake Bortles (Central Florida) poses with his family after addressing the media at the Upper West Touchdown Club at EverBank Field a day after being selected as the third overall pick in the first round of the 2014 NFL draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars. L-R girlfriend Lindsey Duke, his mother Suzy Bortles, Blake Bortles, his father Rob Bortles his uncle Randy Bortles and Laura Bortles. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
May 9, 2014; Jacksonville, FL, USA; Blake Bortles (Central Florida) poses with his family after addressing the media at the Upper West Touchdown Club at EverBank Field a day after being selected as the third overall pick in the first round of the 2014 NFL draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars. L-R girlfriend Lindsey Duke, his mother Suzy Bortles, Blake Bortles, his father Rob Bortles his uncle Randy Bortles and Laura Bortles. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports

Beautiful young women in Jacksonville are rejoicing over the fact that Jaguars rookie quarterback Blake Bortles is now unattached, as he and longtime girlfriend Lindsey Duke hit the road to Splitsville

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Oh, Blake Bortles. You had it all: starting quarterback in the NFL (even though it’s Jacksonville), youth, lots of money and a girlfriend that was H-O-T hot. Yet, like all quarterbacks, mistakes will happen.

Bortles, who has committed his share of turnovers this season, may have committed his biggest to date when he sent longtime girlfriend Lindsey Duke to the waiver wires of the dating world. The two had been dating since high school, and as Bortles’ draft stock went soaring after the Combine, Duke’s photos also went into the nether reaches of Internet popularity. Even before the Jaguars made him the third pick of the draft, it was pretty clear that he was a lock to earn the Rookie With the Hottest Girlfriend award.

Who knows what went wrong, but as of this week, Bortles now comes home to nothing but film work. Granted, the extra hours of breaking down defenses requires lots of concentration, but who among us wouldn’t mind the distraction of Lindsey Duke?

Weep not for Duke, though. She’s already returned to the party scene, and there’s a 100 percent chance the right man will woo the hell out of her. At the same time, you shouldn’t feel too bad for Bortles, either. Jacksonville is stocked with beautiful young women, many of whom are thrilled that a young millionaire quarterback is just one chance meeting away.

Hopefully, Bortles will become known more for leading Jacksonville back to respectability rather than the draft bust who dropped Lindsey Duke.

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